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Virginia Beach is host to a Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon each year on Labor Day weekend in conjunction with the American Music Festival. It is one of the largest Half Marathons in the world. The final 3 miles (4.8 km) are on the boardwalk. [138] Virginia Beach also hosts the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon, founded in 1973 with over 24,000 participants.
The 21.0975-kilometer (13.1-mile) course began at the Virginia Beach Convention Center within the city, moving on to follow Pacific Avenue and Atlantic Avenue towards the oceanfront. The course then headed south on General Booth Boulevard, looping back north along Prosperity Road near Red Wing Lake Golf Course just after the halfway point.
In 2008, the Competitor Group took over Elite Racing, the company that had been organizing the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. The following year, 2009, an internal audit revealed that the charity in whose name the race had been run, Elite Racing Foundation for Children, Education & Medical Research, had been improperly commingling funds with the for-profit Elite Racing.
New Kent County was established in 1654 from York County, Virginia. Kent County, England: 26,134: 210 sq mi (544 km 2) Northampton County: 131: Eastville: 1634: Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Accomac Shire. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. However, in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties.
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Marathon and half marathon participant corral B – 6:40 a.m. 5K participants – 7 a.m. Motorists wanting to travel north or south are encouraged to use U.S. 17 since it is not part of the race ...
Fauquier County Line: Champe Ford Road Cobb House Road SR 734 (Snickersville Turnpike) Gap between segments ending at different points along US 50: Louisa [52] 2.70 4.35 Goochland County Line: Cartersville Road US 522 (Cross County Road) Lunenburg [53] 2.80 4.51 Charlotte County Line: Tidewater Road SR 688 (Ward Corner Road) Madison [54] 2.10 3.38