St. Catharines Road Runners and Walkers - Club listing of road and trail races in St. Catharines and Niagara

12 Mile Creek Half Marathon

24th annual running of this race. Saturday June 2, 2012.

Runners start at 9 am, walkers at 7 am.

The race starts near the end of Lockhart Drive in St. Catharines.

Directions to Lockhart Drive, St. Catharines, Ontario:

From QEW (east or west) take HWY 406 South to St. Davids Road West, see signs to Brock University. At lights for Brock campus turn right on Glenridge Ave. (north). Continue down hill and take the first left immediately at the bottom of the hill onto Lockhart Drive. Continue through to end of Lockhart (5 minutes from Pen Centre).

Mail-in application and full event details

Online registration

RACE HIGHLIGHTS

One of North America's most historic regions, featuring the Niagara escarpment, Decew Falls, early Welland Canal sites, Decew Falls Generating Station and 12 Mile Creek rapids.

Long sleeve technical shirt guaranteed to pre-registered runners by May 18, 2012.

Returning runners can get their names on the back of the shirts.

On-line and mail-in registration will be available very soon.

Walkers' division 7:00 a.m. start, prizes limited to first overall male and female.

Out and back and looped section on multiple rolling hills.

80% hard-packed gravel on meandering and picturesque 12 Mile Creek Trail also known as the historic Merritt Trail, in St. Catharines, Ontario.

6 electrolyte and water stations throughout, plenty of marshals and signage.

Lots of awards courtesy Desjardins Financial Security..

In January, the course is home to the 12 Mile Creek Fool's Marathon.

Climb Hydro Hill, part of the Niagara Escarpment, and find out why runners keep coming back to this unique race.

"Och Aye" Jimmy Bagpipe start.

Great post-race party with food and prizes.