This is a nice, low key trail marathon in the Indiana State Park that preserves the area around Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home, where he lived from age 7 to 21 … MORE
This is a nice, low key trail marathon in the Indiana State Park that preserves the area around Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home, where he lived from age 7 to 21 (I think, could be 19). The course goes by his sister’s grave and the church Lincoln helped his father build with others.
The course is a loop ran 3 times. My watch had 2,400 ft. total ascent. It’s billed as low key – recycled bibs left over from other races, a small wooden “medal” with no strap for marathon finishers, no race shirts. The finish line is chalk on the street (I loved that).
There was a place for drop bags and 2 aid stations with water, gator ade, fruit, and cliff shots. The course was very well marked. Definitely a recommendable race. There is a 7 hour time cut off – anything after is a DNF but if you make the start of the 3rd loop by 5 hours you get to finish, even if you go over 7 hours. Most of the course is in the shade of the forest, 2022 had typical weather- clear and low of 60, high in mid 80s. I am glad I picked this race for my Indiana race.
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This is a nice, low key trail marathon in the Indiana State Park that preserves the area around Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home, where he lived from age 7 to 21 … MORE
This is a nice, low key trail marathon in the Indiana State Park that preserves the area around Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home, where he lived from age 7 to 21 (I think, could be 19). The course goes by his sister’s grave and the church Lincoln helped his father build with others.
The course is a loop ran 3 times. My watch had 2,400 ft. total ascent. It’s billed as low key – recycled bibs left over from other races, a small wooden “medal” with no strap for marathon finishers, no race shirts. The finish line is chalk on the street (I loved that).
There was a place for drop bags and 2 aid stations with water, gator ade, fruit, and cliff shots. The course was very well marked. Definitely a recommendable race. There is a 7 hour time cut off – anything after is a DNF but if you make the start of the 3rd loop by 5 hours you get to finish, even if you go over 7 hours. Most of the course is in the shade of the forest, 2022 had typical weather- clear and low of 60, high in mid 80s. I am glad I picked this race for my Indiana race.