BY JIM

1. Marathon Name Tupelo Marathon

2. Location Tupelo, Mississippi

3. Website tupelorunningclub.homestead.com

4. Contact information tupelomarathon@yahoo.com

5. Month SEPTEMBER

6. Start times 2004 5:00 AM

7. Time limits

8. Course description Start in the dark with the words "GO". Out and back on roads, hilly, hot. The shirt says it all it is black, tie dye, with skull and cross bones. The works "Trample the Weak" and "Hurdle the Dead" I think that described it very well. It is tough and they are proud of this reputation.

9. Pasta Dinner None

10. Expo Packet pickup in the mall

11. Support & spectators Not many

12. Water stations Could be more in the last miles

13. Organization Good

14. Porta Potties Limited

15. Food at finish line Pizza if you are slow and lucky

16. Weather HOT, HUMID summer in the south

17. Medals Same logo as shirt

18. Other races 14.2

19. Airport Tupelo

20. Hotel Holiday Inn Express marathon rate