YES. We strongly encourage all athletes to arrive with plenty of time! First, make sure to check the event schedule for when packet pick-up/registration closes for your distance, as we must close these in advance to prepare for timing. Second, for safety and accurate course management, we do not allow athletes to start after 5 minutes past the official start time. We need to know when and where all supported athletes are on the course. If you arrive after these cutoffs, we will still provide you with your race swag, but you will not be allowed to run the course with a bib as a supported athlete.

While permits to use the parks and trails are set to end at a certain point, we do our very best to allow plenty of time. We will always have a course sweep so we can support those who might fall a bit behind the pack, and we will not cut you off for the 5K, 10K, or half marathon distances as long as you are actively participating in the event. We find most all half marathon athletes finish within four hours, even those who choose to walk the entire distance.

Check out your distance's start time on our Schedule page. It is very important that you start within 5 minutes of your start time for course operations and safety.