Run for Regis Peninsula, OH   Jan 20, 2018

Roughly speaking, the Run for Regis course is 95% single track consisting of various surfaces: gravel, clay/mud, with a mix of rocks and roots. The other 5% is miscellaneous asphalt and turf grass. All water crossings are bridged but those wooden structures can be very slippery. Most of this is “runnable” but there are some hills and some stairs cut into steep hillsides (roughly laid and not uniform). There is one road crossing that demands caution. I have run this in deep snow and glazed ice with Kahtoola Microspikes and did OK; if it rains or the ground is not frozen the mud can be tedious; this is a great event if you want to have fun and get dirty with like minded runners regardless of the weather; definitely NOT the event to select if one is looking to go fast.

The Run for Regis benefits:
– the Regis Shivers Scholarship – awarded to a graduating high school runner as a college scholarship in honor of Regis Shivers.
– Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher House – a non-profit corporation that provides lodging to patients and their family who are being treated at the Veterans Administration Medical Care Facilities