Pretzel City’s race where you can run 50+ miles, and never be more than 2.5 miles from your gear! As past Labor Pain apps have noted, nothing’s more frustrating than getting to the end of a race & realizing that YOU have so much more “left” but no more course …
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Pretzel City’s race where you can run 50+ miles, and never be more than 2.5 miles from your gear!
As past Labor Pain apps have noted, nothing’s more frustrating than getting to the end of a race & realizing that YOU have so much more “left” but no more course “left”! You say “Man, if this 5k were just a 5 miler” or “if this 10 Miler were just a Half Marathon” (and so on), I could run a REALLY GREAT time today!” Well, WE have a solution for YOU!
The Labor Pain 12 Hr. Race lets you run as LONG as your quads & inner thigh skin holds up! The “Pain” is a wheel measured 5 mile trail loop that’s 95% single/double track rustic trails and 5% dirt roads, asphalt, grass & rocks (but, hopefully, less than in the past). It has slight uphills & downhills & many flat sections; folks say that they love the “variety”. But most of all, it is a FUN way for you to achieve mileage you’ve never run before. And that’s the key, since the awards are based totally on HOW FAR you run; your “time” only factors in when breaking ties.
The loop starts/finishes at the Reading Liederkranz and you’ll repeatedly run past their outside bar, our aide station (there’s one in mid-course too), your tent if you pitch one (looks like Woodstock each year) and your “peeps” that’ll be bored by the 2nd lap. If you complete 26.2M or more, your premium that we mail you about 6-8 weeks after the race will be personalized to let the world know just how far you ran; run less than that & you STILL get a personalized premium; there just won’t be a distance on it!
Join us for a race that draws 350-400 entries annually. Rest when you want, eat when you want, run when you want & go as far as your body & mind will take you. In fact, one guy ran for 25M in 2013 and was so woozy that he went to the hospital, then came back 2.5 hrs. later to run another 6M to get his 50k. We don’t RECOMMEND that as a rule, but whatever approach you take, you’ll still have a ball & still probably stretch your limitations farther than you thought possible. ‘Cause “word on the street” says that this is ONE endurance race that you HAVE to do!!
LEGAL B.S: YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR HEALTH & WELFARE AT THIS EVENT. YOU know YOU better than anyone. So for the most part, unless you can’t finish your next lap before our cutoff (no credit for partial laps unless it’s for a milestone), we won’t stop you from going on. Entries are NOT welcome from runners that think that the Eagles coaches did a good job this year, from those that know the difference between “diet” soda & “zero” soda and from anyone who chuckles at more than 3 things in an entire Saturday Night Live episode filmed after 1989.
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Well organized, fun event
I enjoy timed events because there seems to be less pressure to finish at a set time goal. The objective isn't to see how fast you can go, but just … MORE
I enjoy timed events because there seems to be less pressure to finish at a set time goal. The objective isn’t to see how fast you can go, but just to keep running. This was a very fun event with a party-like atmosphere. The aid stations were wonderful and the bling was great (embroidered sweatshirts with your finishing distance.) The trail was mostly single track and just challenging enough to keep it interesting. I would definitely do it again if I was in the area.