Howard’s Run Festival is a Queen City Striders event to promote the healthy, safe, and responsible use of the Great Allegany Passage trail and spotlighting the efforts of the Allegany County Animal Shelter. The festival consists of a 25K run, 5K run/walk, and 400M Doggie Dash. Proceeds after expenses from …
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Howard’s Run Festival is a Queen City Striders event to promote the healthy, safe, and responsible use of the Great Allegany Passage trail and spotlighting the efforts of the Allegany County Animal Shelter. The festival consists of a 25K run, 5K run/walk, and 400M Doggie Dash. Proceeds after expenses from the race will be donated to the Allegany County Animal Shelter for the purposes of supporting maintenance, operations, community programs, and development. The race is directed by Sharon Ellsworth and Ray Hunt.
Howard’s 25K Run is a point-to-point race beginning at the Frostburg trailhead of the Great Allegany Passage and finishing at the zero marker in front of the Western Maryland Station. The distance is 25 kilometers or approximately 15.54 miles. The course is exclusively on the Great Allegany Passage and there will be mile markers at each mile of the course for the race.
To qualify as completing the course, participants must finish within a 4 hour time limit. That is approximately a 15:26 pace, so someone that would be run/walking the course would probably complete it successfully. Even walking the entire course, it could feasibly be completed at a very brisk walking pace.
Six aid stations will be in place to serve runners water and Gatorade. They will be located at Trimble Ln (3 miles), Woodcock Hollow Rd (6 miles), the course halfway point (approximately 7.77 miles), Cash Valley Rd (10 miles), Dakota St/Ave (13 miles), and Valley St (15 miles). We do encourage runners with more significant hydration needs to carry additional supplies on person. We will guarantee the distance to be accurately measured, however it is NOT USATF certified and will not qualify for official records as recognized by that body.
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