- Dates
- 2011-09 – 2011-10
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- sportstourismcommunitytransportation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 2011 Beacon reports that Beaver Island was packed for its third Island Marathon. The October issue supplies the promised results: Joe Bolha ran 2:45:10 for a course record and led ten Boston Qualifiers; Rich Power set a 2:50:44 Masters record; and the marathon, half-marathon, walk, and 3.5-mile Harbor Run drew 204 participants in total.
Evidence limits
The newspaper report supplies a detailed results table and a total participant count, but not an independent audit of the field or a complete route survey.
Sources
- Chamber posts say registration had risen to more than 200, give the race director's 9 a.m. marathon and 11 a.m. half-marathon starts, and provide local event information. The later Beacon results remain the stronger source for the final 204-person total.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003987
- A race organizer sought a child-sized wading pool to cool runners in case of hyperthermia. This documents contemporaneous safety preparation, not an incident or medical-outcome report.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003973
- Beaver Beacon, September 2011, "The Third Island Marathon."Reports that the Island was full for the third Marathon, with all beds taken and some participants sleeping on public benches or leaving by late-afternoon plane; it identifies the event as a final Boston Marathon qualifying opportunity and says complete results would appear the following month. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the third Marathon report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, October 2011, "The Third Island Marathon."Reports the complete race results and participation: Joe Bolha's 2:45:10 course record and ten Boston Qualifiers, Rich Power's 2:50:44 Masters record, the marathon, half-marathon, walk, and Harbor Run fields, and 204 total participants. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held October issue scan confirms the race-results report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island hosts its third Island Marathon, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-third-island-marathon-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "You Can Still Enter The Marathon, 1/2 or Harbor Run," August 29–September 1, 2011. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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