Date/Time
Saturday, October 06, 2012
6:30 AM - Park Opens
7:30 AM - Late Packet Pickup Closes
8:00 AM - Race Start Half Marathon
8:05 AM - Race Start Marathon/40 Miler
IMPORTANT
Have questions? Need printable course maps or info on relays.
Print the pre-race information packet. A limited number of
these will be available at early packet pickup. ...but we
prefer if you print your own.
::2012 Race
Information Download
Participant List
:: half marathon
:: marathon
::40 miler
Events/Fees
Half Marathon: $40
Marathon: $55
40 Miler: $65
Marathon Relay: $30/person (teams can range from 2-5 runners)
40 Mile Relay: $30/person (teams can range from 2-8 runners)
Procrastination fee: $10 (if registering after 09/15)
T-shirts can NOT be guaranteed if registering after 09/15
Registration
::register
online
Online registration will close Wednesday 10/03 at 8:00 PM EST.
After that time the ONLY way to register is at Great Outdoor
Provisions on Friday for Packet Pickup. NO FAXED, EMAIL OR
PHONE registrations can be processed. No Race Day
Registration.
Awards
Top 3 overall, top age groups, top relays. Awards will NOT be mailed.
Location
Bur Mil Park, Greensboro, NC
::location details
Race cap
400 entries
40 Relay Teams
No Race Day Registration!
Packet pickup information:
Great Outdoor Provisions
Friendly Shopping Center
3104 Northline Ave
Greensboro, NC 27408
MAP IT
Packet Pickup Hours Friday 10/14 from 11:30 AM - 7:00 PM
You must drop your special needs bag off at packet pickup
or mail it to the race organizer prior to the event. Special
needs bags can not be accepted on race morning (they will not be
transferred on course). Mailed special needs bags should be
shipped to Scott Bassett 15 Owls Roost Ct, Greensboro, NC 27410
Hotel Info
See location/travel
section
Course Time Limits
Half Marathon: 5 Hours
Marathon: 8 Hour time limit (18:00 minute per mile pace)
40 Mile Run: 12 hour time limit (18:00 minute per mile pace)
Course Information
The course is almost all trail... it is run on Greensboro's Watershed trail system. Running this race is a true adventure that
requires more concentration than road running. The terrain is
rocky and rooty and can be treacherous. Fallen leaves conceal rocks,
roots, sticks, and holes. The course will be well marked with
white blazes and signs.
Charities
We are proud to have donated over $50,000 to several local charities
and our park system since 2003.
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AM / Sunset 6:55 PM
Average October Temperatures: Low 47° / High 68°
Race Rules
- No pacing or companion runners allowed.
- Unregistered runners are not
allowed.
- Anyone running as a bandit will be disqualified from this
and future races.
- Numbers must be worn on the front and be clearly visible at all
times.
- Runners must follow the marked trail.
- Runners must give passing room as soon as reasonably possible to a
runner who asks for the trail.
- Runners must complete the distance they signed up for in order to
receive an award.
- Runners who withdraw before reaching the finish
MUST inform a race official or aid station volunteer IMMEDIATELY or
risk disqualification from future races.
- No littering on the trail. Anyone littering on the trail will
risk disqualification from this and future races.
Aid Station
Marathon Aid stations are situated at the approximate intervals:
- Mile 2 - Water
- Mile 5.25 - Water, Gatorade
- Mile 8.2 - Water, Gatorade
- Mile 11.75 - Water, Gatorade, Defizzed Coke, Pretzels,
Cookies, fruit, bread
- Mile 15 - Water, Gatorade, Pretzels, Bananas, Bread, peanut
butter, jelly
- Mile 19 - Water, Gatorade, Defizzed Coke, Pretzels, Gels,
Cookies, fruit, bread
- Mile 20.5 - Water, Gatorade, Pretzels
40 Mile Run Aid Stations are located at approximately the
following intervals:
- Mile 2 – Water
- Mile 5.25 - Water, Gatorade
- Mile 8.2 - Water, Gatorade
- Mile 11.75 - Water, Gatorade, Defizzed Coke, Pretzels,
Cookies, fruit, bread
- Mile 15.5 - Water, Gatorade, Pretzels, Gels.
- Mile 19.5 - Water, Gatorade, Bananas, Cookies, Special needs
bag
- Mile 23.5 - Water, Gatorade, Pretzels, Gels
- Mile 27 - Water, Gatorade, Defizzed Coke, Pretzels, Cookies,
fruit, bread
- Mile 31.5 - Water, Gatorade, Pretzels, Bananas, Bread, peanut
butter, jelly, Special needs bag
- Mile 35 - Water, Gatorade, Defizzed Coke, Pretzels, Gels,
Cookies, fruit, bread
- Mile 36 - Water, Gatorade, Pretzels
Special Needs Bags
40 Mile Runners will have the option to pack a special needs bag and
we will make it available at Mile 19 AND 31.5. You MUST drop off your
special needs bag at early packet pickup on Friday. Mark your
name clearly on your bag. Also mark clearly if the bag is for
mile 19 or 31.5. You can pack any special food you will need
or a change of clothes or a headlight. You can mail us your Special
Needs Bag if you will not be at early packet pickup. Mailed
special needs bags should be shipped to Scott Bassett 15 Owls Roost
Ct, Greensboro, NC 27410 Please note, we will bring these bags back to the race finish.
However, we will not transport any bags until the last finishers has
passed the Special Needs Bag point on the course. So the bags
at mile 31.5 will not be transported back to the finish until many
of you have already finished the race (and gone home).
Relays
Relay handoff points will be at the following mile mark/trail
heads. They are indicated on the map with a "R". A relay
participant may run more than 1 leg of the race.
Race Crew/Support
Support Crews will have access to the 40 mile participants at
several points in the course. Please do not park in any
of the other trail heads as access is very limited and will be
needed for relay teams and water stop helpers.
:: View support crew access
points and maps
Marathon Handoffs
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Handoff 1-Piedmont Trail/Greenway (approx mile 5.25)
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Handoff 2-Piedmont Trail/Lake Brandt Road (approx mile 8.2)
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Handoff 3-Nat Greene Trail/Marina (approx mile 15)
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Handoff 4-Owl's Roost Trail/Greenway (approx mile 20)
40 Mile Relay Handoffs
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Handoff 1-Piedmont Trail/Greenway (approx mile 5.25)
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Handoff 2-Piedmont Trail/Lake Brandt Road (approx mile 8.2)
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Handoff 3-Peninsula Trail/Church Street (approx 13)
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Handoff 4 -Townsend Trail/Bryan Park (approx 19)
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Handoff 5-Peninsula Trail/Church Street (approx 26)
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Handoff 6-Nat Greene Trail/Marina (approx mile 31.5)
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Handoff 7-Owl's Roost Trail/Greenway (approx mile 36)
Refunds
Race registrations are non-refundable or transferable.
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