Race to the Cave Half Marathon & 10K

Check out Cathedral Caverns State Park with this preview video!

Where: Cathedral Caverns State Park
637 Cave Rd, Woodville, AL 35776

Start Time: 8:00 am (CST)

Driving distance from:
Huntsville: 31 miles
Chattanooga: 83 miles
Birmingham: 93 miles
Florence: 103 miles
Nashville: 139 miles
Atlanta: 161 miles

There are no refunds, credits, deferrals or friend/ family transfers on entries. We do not mail shirts or medals to participants unable to make the event as left over shirts are donated.

Saturday, March 18th, 2023 from 12:00pm - 5:00pm @ Fleet Feet Sports Huntsville
2722 Carl T Jones Dr SE B2, Huntsville, AL 35802.

Sunday, March 19th, 2023 from 6:30am - 7:45am @ Cathedral Caverns State Park under the tent near the start line - we encourage you to get there as early as possible!

1/2 Marathon COURSE MAP: https://www.strava.com/routes/2736326620983246296 

10K COURSE MAP: https://www.strava.com/routes/2918990362339078124

(GPS doesn't register/record inside the Cave) The cave is ~1.2 miles worth of running for both distances!

CUTOFF TIMES:

Half marathon is 4 hours (18:20 mi/pace)
10K is 2.5 hours (25:00 mi/pace)

Aid stations will be provided on the course with everything from water, Gatorade, coke, pretzels, M&M's, and more.

The race shirt will be a tri blend t-shirt (unisex sizing) pictured below. 

Age group awards will be: 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ for the Half Marathon & 10K.

ALL runners will receive a sweet finisher medal.

After the race, each participant will receive a free pulled pork barbeque sandwich, chips and a drink. 

Other snack options are available for purchase inside the park gift store. 

There are a limited number of new cabins at Cathedral Caverns State Park. You can learn more about them here: https://www.alapark.com/parks/cathedral-caverns-state-park/cabins-caverns

There is also lodging available at the Lake Guntersville State Park Lodge. Call 256-505-6621 to make a reservation. To ensure that you receive the special rate extended to the race, please mention you are with the Cathedral Caverns Trail Run – Group Code 9712. The Lodge is approximately 35-40 minute away from Cathedral Caverns State Park (race site).