Lincoln Memorial Course, Turn by Turn--our run for Saturday, March 22

UPDATE: Click here for a map of the official 2008 Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon course!

UPDATE # 2: Eastman Street between 2nd and 3rd is closed to traffic due to construction this week. This part of the LM course is passable, though, by using the sidewalk on the south (right) side of the street then turning north (left) on 3rd Street.

UPDATE # 3: Thanks to Tim McCaughey and Dwayne Blisset, the LM Course is now marked. Look for orange paint marks at all turns.


Thanks to Dwayne Blisset for forwarding this info...

We will meet at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum (6th Street & Jefferson) this Saturday, March 22, 7:30 a.m. for our practice run of the LM course! It promises to be fun!

And don't forget to join us at Cafe Moxo after the run. If you have not visited Moxo, it has great breakfasts and coffee and is a wonderful addition to downtown Springfield

Here's the turn by turn description. Changes from 2007 course are in yellow:

Start on 6th Street, facing south in front of Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, just north of Jefferson.
South on 6th.
Left on Capitol.
Right on 8th.
Right on Vine.
Right on 7th.
Left on Capitol.
Left on 2nd.
Right on Edwards.
Left on Spring.
Right on Scarritt.
Left on Pasfield.
Right on Williams.
Into Washington Park.
Left on Park and exit Washington Park.
Right on Ash.
Right on Wiggins.
Back into Washington Park.
Turn left down "big hill".
Right at bottom of hill past ponds.
Left on Lincoln.
Right on Elliot.
Left on MacArthur.
Right on Yates.
Right on Monument.
Turn left around south end of boulevard on Monument and continue north on Monument.
Enter Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Stay to the left and down hill.
Turn right at intersection at bottom of hill.
Back up hill in front of Lincoln Tomb.
Exit Oak Ridge Cemetery onto Monument.
Left on Eastman.
Left on 3rd, which turns into Black then turns into 1st.
Right into Lincoln Park, then first left in Lincoln Park.
Take full loop around Lincoln Park, down hill and towards 5th Street exit.
Turn right before 5th, go up hill and exit Lincoln Park at 4th Street.
Right on Eastman.
Left on 3rd.
Left on Dodge.
Right on 4th.
Left on Union.
Right on 5th.
Left on Miller.
Right on 7th.
Right on Mason. Finish in front of Prairie Heart Institute!