Join Memorial Day Weekend for the Charlie Horse Trail Half-Marathon to benefit Berks Co. Special Olympics. This is a point to point race which requires you to get to the finish, rather than making it an option NOT to finish. It is well aided with 4 strategically placed aide stations …
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Join Memorial Day Weekend for the Charlie Horse Trail Half-Marathon to benefit Berks Co. Special Olympics. This is a point to point race which requires you to get to the finish, rather than making it an option NOT to finish. It is well aided with 4 strategically placed aide stations at miles 3, 7, 9, and 11. After the race you are welcome to stick around at the finish where there are showers, a pool, a creek and a hot/cold picnic for all entries. There is day of registration available.
The Charlie Horse is not your typical race. It is part trail, part road, and part adventure. It has everything a masochist runners needs. We start at Rustic Park in Birdboro, PA with a sprint through a river. We meander through the park with an attention deficit disorder (can’t decide up or down) for about 2 miles. From there we climb up to the horseshoe trail to start a beautiful 7 mile stretch through trails and farms. The trail then pops out in a house development at mile 9. Say hi to the neighbors as they cheer you on and spray you down. This is the start of the road section. But like everything else with this race, it has its own character. After climbing up to the development, you get a break, a downhill section. Wee. But everything that goes down must come up. I think that’s the way it goes, at least for runners. To translate, we start the uphill section of the road. When you get to the top at mile 11 you’re at Charlie’s (home of the race founder) where the adventure begins. It’s a mystery to us too: lagoons; waterfall; campers; hiker; teenagers, maybe some chores. The only certainty is rocks, mud, and fun. Finally finishing at sleepy hollow where the pool, food, music, drinks, and friends will be waiting. Hope to see you there.
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