RACE DAY NOTES
Notes will be updated for 2024!
We may have about 300 athletes total in all the events.
Just a quick note for all athletes racing Saturday in Wellsboro PA.
WEATHER TO BE POSTED CLOSER TO THE RACE DATE!
We'll have extra water, gatorade and extra full bottles of water on the course. Please stay hydrated.
To help cope with the heat, every athlete can start any race after 0630am. There will be the half marathon start at 0800 and 5k at 0815 and 10k at 0915, but if you'd like to start early, just follow the information below. The aid stations will be set up and ready to go by 0630.
If you start early and can't wait around for awards, I'm happy to send them to you but I must ask for a venmo payment of $7 to cover the award plaque postage.
All I would ask is this, since we'll have an open start line from 0630 to 0915:
---please stay at least 20 feet away from the timing mats
--when you are ready to start your race, follow the orange cones to the two start line mats
--the first mat you cross will activate your start time. This means that the second mat will record your start time
--so, when you cross that first mat, or when you hear a beep, be ready to go.
Packet Pickup
You can pickup your bib and shirt between 4 and 6pm on Friday at the event start/finish area. It is located at the maintenance sheds on Colton Road, .5 miles in from the Burnin’ Barrel Bar and Restaurant on Rte 6.
Here’s a pin/LINK for the start/finish area. On google maps, it’s called the West Rim Trail Northern Terminus. There are several state maintenance sheds there:
LINK TO BURNING BARREL CLICK HERE.
The gps coordinates are West Rim Trail Northern Terminus, Colton Rd, Wellsboro, PA / 41.739572, -77.432914
It isn't mandatory to pickup your bib early. You'll have plenty of time on race morning starting at 0630.
Race Morning
You can check in as early as 0600am. If you'd like to start as early as 6am for the half, you will be able to get your bib.
Bib pickup will be on the trail:
Maintenance Sheds, see above in pre-race packet pickup section for start/finish area information.
Parking
- Parking is available across the street from the Burnin’ Barrel and you can walk in to the start/finish .5 miles.
- There are about 20 parking places near the start/finish area.
- You can park there for packet pickup, or your family can drop you off at the start/finish area as well to save your legs.
- The 20 spots I’m sure will fill up by 6am on race morning.
Courses
- All events are out and back loops.
- The 5k and 10k events are on the share the half and marathon road but make a left to avoid a race of just climbing a hill and coming back.
- Here’s the mapmyrun link: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5091133681
- The turnaround for each event will be marked with an orange cone, a BIG sign saying TURNAROUND and pick fluorescent tape.
- The 5k turnaround is at mile 1.55, the 10k turnaround is at mile 3.1, and the half marathon turnaround is at mile 6.55.
Awards and Results
- Please check your results and possibly winning an award before you leave. I prefer not to mail awards to you.
- There will be live results posted. I’ll send you the link during race week.
- Your results will be available online within seconds after you finish. You can check on your phone.
- We'll also print and post results near the awards table. Your results will have your age group placement. Top three in each category gets an award!
- There won't be a formal awards ceremony. Just find your result and get an award if you place!
- Other timing statement: please stay away from the start/finish area timing mats until it is time for you to start.
- We can fix any timing concern and if you get near the mat prior to your race start, don't worry...but if you can, just stay about 20 feet away from the mats. Thank you!
- There will be early starts for the half and marathon starting at 6:00am.
- If you'd like to start anytime before the scheduled event start, please see me at the start/finish area and we'll get you started.
- Get your finisher's medal in the finish chute as soon as you finish!
Portapotties
- There will be plenty of portapotties in the race start/finish area.
- I have contracted for one portapotty to be placed near the four mile point of the event as well.
Finisher's Medal
Post race food
- There will be pizza and salad prepared by Fox’s Pizza in Emporium.
Aid Stations
- There will be aid stations every two miles, stocked with water and Gatorade.
- Please respect the trail and deposit cups or bottles in the garbage bags near the aid stations. Much appreciated!!
- We’ll also have an unmanned aid station with bottled water due to not being able to get vehicles everywhere on the course during the race.
- Since such of the trail isn’t near an entry/exit point, we will have bottles of water at the side of the trail in addition to the aid stations.
- For the 5k and 10k races, since the turnaround is before the first aid station, there will be water available.
- The 10k will be two loops of the 5k course, with a turnaround near the start/finish area.
Race start times
- The half marathon starts at 7:30am, the 5k at 7:45 and the 10k at 8:45.
- You can start the half or full marathon as early as 6:00am. Just see me at the start line if you'd like to start early for the half.
- The Combo Platter athletes will start with the regular 5k and 10k.
- Please wear different bib numbers for the 5k and 10k.
- The 5k, 10k and Combo Platter runners can also start early if they’d like.
- Key item: you may start early for any event. Just see me at the start line to get you started.
- For Combo Platter Runners, you can start both races early as well.
- If it’s your first marathon or half marathon, see us after you finish to receive a special plaque commemorating your achievement!
