You may run,
walk, swim, paddle, pedal or swing one or more of the many events during
Lake Tahoe Marathon Week of Events 5 day week.
The main marathon is run on
Sunday starting on Commons Beach in Tahoe City and
finishes on Pope Beach near South Lake Tahoe.
Walkers and IPods are
welcome in any of our events.
We have a 7.5 hour time limit for the Marathon.
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Finisher’s
medals are giving to all of our finishers and an event Windshirts to all
of our registered athletes.
We offer optional fun events for runners and family. On Saturday take
the
Around the Lake &
Course tour and that
afternoon enjoy our
Sunset Pasta Cruise ; and Race Day
have your family and friends watch you from
the
spectator buses
as they
follow you down the course and sign up for our optional
Gourmet Finish Line Brunch for a
post race feast.
If you are tough enough, try our
72 Mile Midnight Express Ultra Marathon, or our
3-Day
Tahoe Triple
Marathon. The Tahoe 72 Mile Ultra is one lap around Lake
Tahoe starting at mid-night and finishing with the regular marathon. The
Tahoe Triple will measure your heart and desire with 3 different
marathons in 3 days covering the whole lake and 2 states.
We also have
Speed Golf
on
Thursday. Play the 18 hole course with a 3 club limit. Add your score to
your time and compare.
The
Lake Tahoe Triathlon is a one of a
kind event with Kayaking or Swimming on Friday; choice of cycling
distanaces on Saturday;
and a choice of runs on Sunday. And any of our triathlon events can be
run a la carte.
All the runs are point to point and scenic from start to finish. The
marathon, 20 Miler, and Half are run along the west shore of Lake Tahoe
and include challenging hills around spectacular Emerald Bay. The 10K
which begins at Inspiration Point over looking Emerald Bay is a very
scenic 99% downhill run. The beauty of Lake Tahoe will take your
breath away even if the runs don’t!
The
Optimist Kids Fun
Runs
are
Saturday, free and come with a finisher’s metal, hotdog and drink.
It will be a long weekend you and your family and friends will never
forget!
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What's new for 2008?
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Marathon Events are on Sunday. changed
from Saturday
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Swim events will proceed Kayak events and will
be on Friday instead of Thursday at Lakeside Beach at Stateline.
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Cycle Events will be on Saturday instead of
Friday.
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One day Expo on Saturday only
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Speed Golf will be on Thursday instead of
Wednesday still at Tahoe Paradise Golf Course.
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Awards will be on the beach right after the
races
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Optimist Kids Fun Runs will be Saturday
afternoon
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The Re/Max 5K will be Sunday morning same day as
the Marathon events
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New Corporate Marathon Relay Challenge. (5 & 2
Person mixed teams with purse to go to winners charity)
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