Hello goat fans! Welcome to the annual Run With The Goats 50K! The rules are as follows: There are three divisions, “Beers”, “Lights”, and “Sobers”. Runners in the Beers and Lights category must have a ride home arranged for them. When the race starts the “beers” must drink a 16 …
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Hello goat fans! Welcome to the annual Run With The Goats 50K!
The rules are as follows: There are three divisions, “Beers”, “Lights”, and “Sobers”. Runners in the Beers and Lights category must have a ride home arranged for them.
When the race starts the “beers” must drink a 16 oz. beer and then complete a 4.5-mile trail run (the “Lights” must drink a 12 oz. beer). After the first 4.5 miles you have the option of either having another beer and continuing on for another 4.5 miles, or dropping out. Only those entrants that complete all 7 laps (and drink 1 beer before each lap) for a total of 31 miles and 7 beers will be granted an official “finish”. All others will receive a “DNF” (did not finish).
The “sobers” follow the same rules but they shall drink 12 oz. of a fizzy non-alcoholic beverage of their choice before each lap. Why? Because belching while running is funny. There are some that maintain that the “sobers” have it rougher than the beer drinkers (sober runners supply their own fizzy drinks).
“Light” entrants will be tracked separately from the “beers” and “sobers”, so we have 3 separate finishing categories.
Unlike most races DNF’s are encouraged! Don’t feel bad about dropping out in this race, just hang around and enjoy some food, drink and friendship, and heckle those that are silly enough to press on!
The race is being held entirely on the single track trails located in Reata Canyon just outside of Richland city limits. There is an easement over the trails so we are allowed to use them, but please remember to be respectful as the trails are located entirely on private property. Be unfailingly nice to the property owners should you meet one. Other people and/or their horses may be using the trails that day too. Please be nice and warn other hikers and their horses if you are running up behind them. Horses do NOT like to be surprised.
This is not an “easy” route either. The full 50K distance has 4,280’ of climbing! That’s over 600’ per lap.
Race is capped at 50 entrants so don’t dilly dally! (waitlisters will be invited as spots open up. The waitlist is first come, first served).
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