Let’s get the holiday season started with the 2nd annual event and the longest trail race in the North East Florida area! And if you guessed we are Seinfeld fans then you would be correct and our charismatic race director Mike Martinez most definitely will have you “cracking up" with his one liners and megaphone shout outs!! We like to have fun and follow the principles of Rule 62: Don’t take yourself too damn seriously!
Amenities
There are 2 free standing bathrooms with running water and sink and a mirror that is directly on the course ( we will also add a porta potty and some extra rocks so no one would question about how " soft " we are lol ) as well as a large pavilion with several picnic tables and 2 bbq grills and a huge parking lot which is but a mere 100 feet from the start/ finish line. There is also a Wal Mart and a Hampton Inn hotel 2 miles from the trailhead. Also, if any of you want to camp overnight there is a Hammock Campground area that is 5-10 mins from the trailhead.
Course:
We will be doing a beautiful 4.17 mile non-technical and flat-ish loop, so you will either run 12/9/6/3 or 2 loops filled with long leaf pines, palmettos and various wildlife (deer, birds, squirrels, NO BEARS) and 2 nice foot bridges as well. The 50 milers will run the first hour in darkness and will need a headlamp, all runners still on the course after 5pm will be required to have a headlamp if starting a new loop, we will make sure to have great course markings and it will be illuminated. Also, we will allow drop downs (example: if you are registered for the 50 miler and you think you might not reach the 16 hour cut off you can "drop down" to the 37.5 division and still get your medal for finishing and an official result) in each division on race day, however, you will not be eligible for an award in that division you drop down to.
CUT OFFS: 16 hrs for the 50 miler, 14hrs for the 37.5 miler, 12 hrs for the 25 miler , and 8 hrs for the 12.5 miler, no cut off for the 14k
RD POLICY : We have a #wontgetlost policy that we take very seriously, because we feel as if you are family when you run one of our events and the RD Mike Martinez (Sober Sombrero Runner) if you somehow get lost so we INTENTIONALLY over mark the course because we care about your safety first and foremost!!
