Northern Central Trail Marathon

• Date: November 26, 2011
• Address: , Sparks, Maryland Get directions
• Country: United States
• Race type: Run (Marathon)
• Distances: Run (26.20 miles)
• Organization: Baltimore Road Runners Club
• Website: http://ncrtrailmarathon.com/
• Contact email: [email protected]
• Description: The Northern Central Trail Marathon and two person Marathon Relay are held the Saturday after Thanksgiving in northern Baltimore County, Maryland. The majority of the course is run on the scenic and flat Northern Central Railroad Trail. The Two-Person Relay covers the same route at the same time as the marathon. Each team member runs a 13.1 mile leg of the relay.
  
  The race is an out and back course primarily along the Northern Central Railroad Trail. The start and finish are at Sparks Elementary School, and the first 1.8 miles and last 1.5 miles of the race are on rural paved roads. A few hills occur on the paved roads that begin and end the course, but most of the race is on the flat stretches of the NCR Trail. The trail surface is a compacted combination of dirt and fine stone. The trail winds along the Gunpowder River, through quiet farmland.
• Members who are scheduled to race: