Not gonna lie, I signed up for this race for the snuggly finishers’s blanket. It’s as soft as your favorite hoodie. And speaking of hoodie’s, the super comfy purple hoodie … MORE
Not gonna lie, I signed up for this race for the snuggly finishers’s blanket. It’s as soft as your favorite hoodie. And speaking of hoodie’s, the super comfy purple hoodie you get as race swag is a new favorite.
The race itself was a fun event. You have to take a shuttle to get to the start line. Get to the shuttle plenty early…the line is long. The race starts on the hilly, wooded campus of an old boarding school. From there on, you’re basically on a railroad-straight greenway the whole way, an easy out-and-back course. It’s pretty enough (trees!)…no real memorable scenery, but a pleasant enough setting for a run.
Spectator areas are a bit limited, so if you like when your cheering crew bounces from spot to spot to see you throughout the race, this is one where you may only get to see them a few times.
Porta potties, aid stations…I really don’t remember.
There’s no parking near the finish line. There’s a shuttle back to where you began the day, or you can hoof it uphill to the parking near the school. It’s not crazy far, but after a long run, it’s…extra.
The post-race food was decent: Hot soup (my new favorite post-race nourishment), cookies, chips, soda, Gatorade, and bananas. It’s in the gym back at the start line (see previously mentioned uphill climb).
Added bonus: You can change clothes at the gym if you want.
All in all, a nice event. A change of pace from big city races with tons of production and crowd support…this is running for the pleasure of running. Enjoy!
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I did it for the blanket
Not gonna lie, I signed up for this race for the snuggly finishers’s blanket. It’s as soft as your favorite hoodie. And speaking of hoodie’s, the super comfy purple hoodie … MORE
Not gonna lie, I signed up for this race for the snuggly finishers’s blanket. It’s as soft as your favorite hoodie. And speaking of hoodie’s, the super comfy purple hoodie you get as race swag is a new favorite.
The race itself was a fun event. You have to take a shuttle to get to the start line. Get to the shuttle plenty early…the line is long. The race starts on the hilly, wooded campus of an old boarding school. From there on, you’re basically on a railroad-straight greenway the whole way, an easy out-and-back course. It’s pretty enough (trees!)…no real memorable scenery, but a pleasant enough setting for a run.
Spectator areas are a bit limited, so if you like when your cheering crew bounces from spot to spot to see you throughout the race, this is one where you may only get to see them a few times.
Porta potties, aid stations…I really don’t remember.
There’s no parking near the finish line. There’s a shuttle back to where you began the day, or you can hoof it uphill to the parking near the school. It’s not crazy far, but after a long run, it’s…extra.
The post-race food was decent: Hot soup (my new favorite post-race nourishment), cookies, chips, soda, Gatorade, and bananas. It’s in the gym back at the start line (see previously mentioned uphill climb).
Added bonus: You can change clothes at the gym if you want.
All in all, a nice event. A change of pace from big city races with tons of production and crowd support…this is running for the pleasure of running. Enjoy!
Nice Small Race
Great race setup, management and overall production. Course is a flat out and back with some pretty views and nice homes. Not a lot of crowd support because it is … MORE
Great race setup, management and overall production. Course is a flat out and back with some pretty views and nice homes. Not a lot of crowd support because it is held on a rail trail but the people who did show up were awesome and the aid station workers were very encouraging as well. Definitely a race worth doing.
10-minute PR on the beautiful NCR trail.
Very well put on event by the local running club. Always run the weekend after Thanksgiving, so it allows you to run off some of that good Thanksgiving goo! The … MORE
Very well put on event by the local running club. Always run the weekend after Thanksgiving, so it allows you to run off some of that good Thanksgiving goo! The year I ran this, in 2008, the start and finish was at the sparks elementary school. We ran down 1.5 miles to the trail, which is completely flat for an out n back then ran uphill to the school for the last 1.5 miles. Note: the course has since changed to run entirely on the Torrey Brown trail which is beautiful and flat and much faster! Great memories for this one. 10 minute PR, plus ran with my two best running buddies. MY two oldest Sons came down from PA and provided course support and massages afterwards! You run along the Gunpowder river and I saw a majestic Buck jump in and outta the River at about mile 2.5. One of those running memories I’ll probably never forget.