Let’s get the holiday season started with a BRAND NEW race and the longest trail race in the Northeast Florida area! And if you guessed we are Seinfeld fans then you would be correct and our charismatic race director Mike Martinez most definitely will have you “cracking up” with his one-liners and megaphone shout-outs!! We like to have fun and follow the principles of Rule 62: Don’t take yourself too damn seriously!
Course Description
We will be doing a beautiful 4.17 mile non-technical and flat-ish loop, so you will either run 12/9/6/3 or 2 loops filled with long leaf pines, palmettos and various wildlife (deer, birds, squirrels, NO BEARS) and 2 nice foot bridges as well. The 50 milers will run the first hour in darkness and will need a headlamp, all runners still on the course after 5pm will be required to have a headlamp if starting a new loop, we will make sure to have great course markings and it will be illuminated. Also, we will allow drop downs (example: if you are registered for the 50 miler and you think you might not reach the 13 hour cut off you can “drop down” to the 37.5 division and still get your medal for finishing and an official result) in each division on race day, however, you will not be eligible for an award in that division you drop down to.
CUT OFFS: 13 hrs for the 50 miler, 12 hrs for the 37.5 miler, 11 hrs for the 25 miler , and 6 hrs for the 12.5 miler, no cut off for the 14k.
RD POLICY: We have a #wontgetlost policy that we take very seriously, because we feel as if you are family when you run one of our events and the RD Mike Martinez (Sober Sombrero Runner) if you somehow get lost so we INTENTIONALLY over mark the course because we care about your safety first and foremost!!
Aid Stations
This will be a CUPLESS race you will need to bring a handheld water bottle or hydration pack. We will have a main aid station at the start / finish line with water and skratch (orange flavor) as well as HOT FOOD such as bacon, cheese quesadillas and bacon/cheese as well, vegan chili, burgers and brats/sausage links and I will provide my patented Chorizo and Eggs Breakfast burritos! We will also probably order some pizza at some point as well. We will also have the staple aid station food/drinks as well at the main aid station. We will also have an unmanned aid station at the 2-mile mark with an igloo of water which we will replenish throughout the day.
Swag
We will have custom made medals from the Ultra talented Brie Los with Wicked Skins Athletics as well as OA awards ( Masters Divisions as well) and the HIGHLY COVETED SLOW A$$ Award for the DFL because EVERY RUNNER MATTERS!! We will also have Festivus Poles for 2nd and 3rd in each age group for each race and other giveaways yet to be determined but if anyone knows the RD Mike he is very generous and is known for just giving away random items at no cost to his runners.
Beneficiary
A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Friends of Florida State Forest to help maintain these beautiful trails we run on and Foundations of Freedom which a 501(c) non-profit organization that is a residential sober living facility for men located in the Jacksonville area.
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