This was the second year of the TATUR Osage Hills Relatively Flat Trail Marathon, held in Osage State Park in Oklahoma. This is a pretty small marathon put by a … MORE
This was the second year of the TATUR Osage Hills Relatively Flat Trail Marathon, held in Osage State Park in Oklahoma. This is a pretty small marathon put by a dedicated group. All in I think less than 20 marathoners and 18 marathon finishers. There were a larger group completing the half, and the race is multiple loops, so it feels a little larger that it is.
TATUR and more specifically TZT – Trail Zombie organize the race. They always deliver pretty flawless race administration in their own kind of laid back way. Packet pick-up day of is never an issue, and communication leading into the race is good. This race allowed you to camp out in the state park prior to race day. You can’t reserve spots, they are all first come, first served. Instead of risking not getting a spot, we drove up the morning of. The park is 1:45 from Stillwater, and I think 1 hour from Tulsa.
About the course and support and all that: Osage Hills State Park is gorgeous!! we ran fire road, single track, through fields, through woods, along rivers. It really is a nice course, and nearly all of it is super runnable. Including a good amount of shade – it is held in July in Oklahoma. There were definitely rocky parts that slowed you down if you’re a cautious runner. The course for marathoners was three loops – which I thought would be tortuous, but I ended up enjoying it. There were many out and back, and mini loops that would bring you back to the same aid stations. I didn’t really figure out the course and the layout until the third loop. The aid stations were AMAZING!! Tatur gets the best volunteers. All the volunteers are trail runners themselves, and are super proactive as you roll in. It was a hot day, and a lot of volunteers had ice ready as you approach.
All in, a great race! Highly recommend. I talked to one other marathoner that was a marathon maniac and had flown in from Tampa, FL just for this race.
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This was the second year of the TATUR Osage Hills Relatively Flat Trail Marathon, held in Osage State Park in Oklahoma. This is a pretty small marathon put by a … MORE
This was the second year of the TATUR Osage Hills Relatively Flat Trail Marathon, held in Osage State Park in Oklahoma. This is a pretty small marathon put by a dedicated group. All in I think less than 20 marathoners and 18 marathon finishers. There were a larger group completing the half, and the race is multiple loops, so it feels a little larger that it is.
TATUR and more specifically TZT – Trail Zombie organize the race. They always deliver pretty flawless race administration in their own kind of laid back way. Packet pick-up day of is never an issue, and communication leading into the race is good. This race allowed you to camp out in the state park prior to race day. You can’t reserve spots, they are all first come, first served. Instead of risking not getting a spot, we drove up the morning of. The park is 1:45 from Stillwater, and I think 1 hour from Tulsa.
About the course and support and all that: Osage Hills State Park is gorgeous!! we ran fire road, single track, through fields, through woods, along rivers. It really is a nice course, and nearly all of it is super runnable. Including a good amount of shade – it is held in July in Oklahoma. There were definitely rocky parts that slowed you down if you’re a cautious runner. The course for marathoners was three loops – which I thought would be tortuous, but I ended up enjoying it. There were many out and back, and mini loops that would bring you back to the same aid stations. I didn’t really figure out the course and the layout until the third loop. The aid stations were AMAZING!! Tatur gets the best volunteers. All the volunteers are trail runners themselves, and are super proactive as you roll in. It was a hot day, and a lot of volunteers had ice ready as you approach.
All in, a great race! Highly recommend. I talked to one other marathoner that was a marathon maniac and had flown in from Tampa, FL just for this race.