The Ann Arbor Marathon, a new event, will take place June 17th in Ann Arbor. The event will be sponsored by theChampions for Charity, a local organization that indicates that all proceeds will be given to the local schools ( Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation
The race is scheduled to begin at 6:45 a.m. in the morning and has the support of the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. The marathon will be limited to 2,500 participants. A second race ( a 1/2 marathon) will have a 5000 per capacity.
The route will be begin at the corner of The Big House and continue through downtown Ann Arbor, through central campus, across the crosswalk near the campus bus station and then head out Geddes to Huron Parkway and Plymouth Road. After a turn, the route will be generally similar as it heads back to
According to the plan approved by the city, marathoners will start on Main Street at Keech Avenue and head north toward downtown, turn right on Liberty Street, right on State Street, left on North University to the crosswalk by the bus station there, left to a pedestrian bridge, right on Observatory, left on Geddes and north on Huron Parkway to Plymouth Road with a turn around at Gallup Park. The route back is completely different but again combines various locations on campus, South University and finally Eblel Field (for the finish line).
The Ann Arbor Marathon scheduled for June 17th will draw a number of people that require overnight accommodations. The Lamp Post Inn will have a special rate for race participants. Please use the promo code BIGRACE.
My family and I are proud to be the Innkeepers for the Lamp Post Inn, a small family owned hotel in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Lamp Post Inn is located very near the University of Michigan campus and is in an ideal location for those visiting the University or hospitals. We are also less than two miles rom the University of Michigan athletic fields, The Ark, Hill Auditorium, the Michigan Theater and downtown Ann Arbor.
Our dream when we purchased the hotel was not to have the most exquisite hotel in town, but rather to own a hotel that was affordable but met the basics needs of visitors to Ann Arbor. We wanted to provide a convenient, friendly, clean accommodation at a fair price. We realized an older hotel could not hope to compete against the four star amenities of our pricey, and corporate franchised competition but we also believed that most people did not need the glitz, as long as they received value for their dollar.
When you visit Ann Arbor we invite you to stay with us and enjoy our hotel. We are proud to be a part of Ann Arbor, a world leader in academics, athletics and cultural events.