Men's & Women's Courses
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Hanover's Eight-Kilometer Course - 8K Video Slide Show
1K: Start toward the first narrowing, turn is approximately 420 meters. The first turn is a sweeping right, followed by a gradual downhill, and another sweeping right to a slight uphill. The course continues straight to a sweeping left turn by the upper field. A short downhill is followed by a long right turn. The "K" is at the second tree after making the right turn.
2K: The course straightens along State Road 56, passing the finish and behind the starting line. Runners cross a gravel road and head downhill to a gradual right turn, followed by an uphill toward the barns. After making a gradual left by the barns, runners proceed toward the "K," which is at the next right turn.
3K: After passing the "K," the course makes a left into the woods. In the woods, the course makes a gradual hairpin, into a straight, toward the lone tree. Runners pass the tree and proceed to a long loop. After a sweeping left, the course takes a short down and then up to the "K."
4K: Begins prior to the tree line. After making a gentle left by the upper field, the course heads downhill and makes a hard left toward the upper field across two small ditches. Proceed across the upper field, down a small hill onto the lower field, and to the "K."
5K: Course continues straight toward the water tower on a slight uphill. It then passes by and water tower and proceeds down hill toward a right and left turn and back up hill toward a group of trees. After making a right around the trees, runners will head toward a small culvert and toward a left turn followed by a sweeping right turn uphill toward the softball field. After a left turn toward the lower field and across the upper field toward SR 56 and the K mark.
6K: The course proceeds along SR56 past the finish where it crosses a gravel road and heading down hill to a gradual right turn followed by an uphill toward the barns. After making a gradual left by the barns the runners will proceed toward a right turn. The K mark is at the left turn into the woods.
7K: In the woods the course makes and gradual hairpin toward the lone tree. Runners will pass the tree and proceed to on the longer loop. After a sweeping left, the course takes a short down and then up to the K located beyond the 3K.
8K: Course enters woods at the start and remains the same until the soccer field, where it continues straight making a very gradual right turn to run along State Road 56 to the finish.
Hanover's Six-Kilometer Course - 6K Video Slide Show
1K: Start to the first narrowing and turn is approximately 420 meters. The first turn is a sweeping right followed by a gradual downhill and another sweeping right to a slight uphill. The course then continues straight to a sweeping left by the soccer field. A short downhill followed by a right. The K is at the second tree after making the right turn.
2K: The course straightens out as runners run alongside of State Road 56 passing the finish and behind the starting line. The runners will cross a gravel road and head down hill to a gradual right followed by an uphill toward the barns. After making a gradual left by the barns the runners will proceed toward the K which is at the next right.
3K: After passing the 2K the course makes a left into the woods. In the woods the course makes and gradual hairpin to a straight toward the lone tree. Runners turn left at the lone tree. After a sweeping left, the course takes a short down and then up to the K mark.
4K: The 4K begins where the start enters the woods and remains the same until the upper field. Runners will proceed straight toward SR56 making a gradual right toward the finish staying left of the finish chute to the 4k mark.
5K: Runners continue along SR56 heading down hill (past the 1 mile) to a gradual right followed by an uphill toward the barns. After making a gradual left by the barns the runners will make a right followed by a left entering the woods. A gradual right turn will take runners to a straight heading toward the lone tree and the K.
6K: The final K begins with a left turn by the lone tree where runners will continue to another left turn and a short down then up followed by a turn to the right where it continues straight making a very gradual right turn to run alongside SR56 to the finish.