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The Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running competition held in May in Gifu, Japan. The course for the competition starts and finishes at the Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium. It has a single-looped format and mainly follows the Nagara River in the north and central parts of the city. The first section of the race heads south for 4 km, passing through the Yanagase shopping district, until it reaches the Golden Statue of oda Nobunaga beside Gifu Station.

The course then returns north and, upon reaching the river, takes a 6 km-long route going east alongside the river, passing Mount Kinka and Gifu Castle. The course then crosses Tidori Bridge into the Nagara-Furutsu district and heads back west before finally ending up at the stadium.

Now in its 30th year, the idea for this fundraiser was presented to the Friends of CCVI by the former Michael Forbes Restaurants, Inc., which owned two restaurants, four miles apart in the heart of Kansas City and The Plaza shopping area. The four-mile course follows the old streetcar/trolley tracks and hence, the name, Trolley Run.

Trolley Run is the largest annual fundraiser for CCVI and provides a critical funding in the CCVI programming budget. Trolley Run has succeeded through the generous support of our individual and corporate sponsors, including longtime title sponsor Sabates Eye Centers and many others.

Over the years, the Trolley Run has become one of the largest timed four-mile run in the United States, and the first major run in Kansas City to use chip technology for race results.

About the course.

The four-mile course winds through the Waldo and Brookside neighborhoods and ends on the Country Club Plaza. Transportation from the Plaza to the Start Line begins at 6:00 a.m. on Nichols Road between Pennsylvania and Broadway streets. The last runner bus leaves at 7:20; the last walker bus at 7:45. Arrive early!*No bags or backpacks will be permitted at the Trolley Run. Personal items will be transported from the start to the finish line.

The Start is located at the main entrance of the Hamburg Congress Center.

Reeperbahn – the athletes will then run along Hamburg’s sinful mile towards Altona.

Elbchaussee: Following the western turning point in Othmarschen, the noble lbchaussee leads the runners back towards the Harbour, the Gateway to the World. Along the patriarchal St. Pauli landing stage, the modern Harbour City with the Elbe Philharmonic Hall comes into sight.

After traversing the Wallring tunnel, the athletes are sent along the ungfernstieg on the Inner Alster through the heart of the Hanseatic city. Along the exclusive east bank of the Outer Alster the athletes move towards the Stadtpark – Hamburg´s green lung – which is located right next to the architectonically interesting North City.

The last third of the course leads the athletes through Alsterdorf towards the northern turning point in Ohlsdorf.

The route moves on to the “Witches Cauldron” Eppendorfer Baum: traditionally the athletes are cheered on by tens of thousands of frenetic spectators at this location.

After a short visit to the west bank of the Alster the runners will reach the famous district Rotherbaum Made it! Finish at the Television Tower in front of Hamburg Congress Center.

The course is designed for speed. The start is on Redland Rd just east of the intersection with Sommerville Drive near the Shady Grove Metro Station. About 1/4 mile after the start runners make a left turn on to MD Rt. 355 (Rockville Pike). From there it’s a straight shot down (190 ft. elevation drop, with some uphill sections) to the finish in front of White Flint Mall. Water will be available at the start, 2 stations on the course, and the finish. Split times will be called or displayed at each mile. The course is USATF Certified.