Dirty December Poker Run

Holiday Themed Poker Run! Come join us for some holiday cheer and fun on the trails. The Dirty December Poker Run is located at Sycamore Canyon Preserve in San Diego. In addition to a costume contest and holiday theme, this run will involve a poker element. Your poker hand could give you bonus time (taken off from your final time).

POKER DETAILS:
– Runners in each race will play 5 card poker
– 10K runners will get 2 cards when they start, 1 each time they pass the Martha’s Grove aid station (2 total), and one card when they finish (5 total)
– Half Marathon runners will get 0 cards when they start, 1 each time they pass the Martha’s Grove aid station (4 total), and one card when they finish (5 total)
– Runners wearing a costume will get ONE bonus card at the end of the race (6 total – use 5 best cards for their hand)
– Final hands will give runners bonus (or penalty times) as follows:
High card only (with no face cards): +10% to finishing time
One Pair: -3% to finishing time
Two Pair: -8% to finishing time
Three of a kind: -12% to finishing time
Straight: -15% to finishing time
Flush: -18% to finishing time
Full House: -21% to finishing time
Four of a Kind: -25% to finishing time
Straight Flush: -30% to finishing time
Royal Flush: -33% to finishing time

All bonus times will be rounded (up or down) if they don’t end in 0 or .5

Example 1: Runner finishes in 1:30 minutes (90 minutes) with a Straight. 90*.15 = 13.5 bonus minutes. Adjusted finishing time = 90 minutes – 13.5 = 76:30 (1:16:30)
Example 2: Runner finishes in 55 minutes with two pair. 55*.08 = 4.4 bonus minutes. Adjusted finishing time = 55 minutes – 4 (rounded down) = 51 minutes