The Thoroughbred Races take place between Lawrenceville Virginia and LaCrosse Virginia on the Tobacco Heritage Trail. The Tobacco Heritage Trail is a new Rail Trail built from an old Norfolk Southern Railroad spur line. The railroad’s nickname of the Thoroughbred inspired the name of the race. The Tobacco Heritage Trail celebrates the agricultural heritage of Virginia’s Piedmont region. It is a beautiful course and one that has never hosted an Ultra before. Runners will pass through old railroad lines, rolling hills and small towns that give a brief glimpse of small town life.
The Race features three running options, a 50k, a 30k and a 10k. All races begin at the Caboose in LaCrosse at 8am. The address of the caboose is 115 S. Main Street, Lacrosse Virginia. Packet pick up will begin at 6:15 am that morning. The race heads eastbound on the trail. There will be an unmanned water only station as the trail passes through Brodnax at mile 4.2. Passing through Brodnax, runners will exit the trail and enter onto Railroad Street for 1.15 miles. They will follow this road until they re-enter the trail on the eastern edge of Brodnax. This road is not closed to other vehicular traffic. There are road crossings so runners should be cautious at all road crossings. At mile 9.3 the trail passes Evans Creek Road. This will be the location of a fully manned aid station as well as the location for bathrooms. Evans Creek Road will be the turnaround for the 30k. There are multiple pit toilets between Evans Creek Road and the turnaround. Crews can access their runners at this location. At mile 12.2 there will be another unmanned water station. The turnaround point will be at Brickyard Road at mile 16. There will be a full aid station, crew access and bathrooms here. 10k runners will start at the caboose and follow the trail for 3.1 miles with all of the other runners. They will then turn around and retrace their steps.
The aid stations are spread out on this race. All runners must carry water!
The time limit for the race is 9.5 hours. Runners not reaching Brickyard Road by 12:45 will be pulled from the course.
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