Sunshine Double

Dates:                          Saturday, May 3, 2025 and Sunday, May 4, 2025
Place:                          Cady Way Park (Trailhead), 2529 Cady Way, Winter Park, FL 32792
What:                           Labor Day Triple-- 50K, Marathon, Half marathon, 10K, and 5K each day
Start Times:                  Marathon and 50K -- 5:00 am; Half Marathon -- 5:10; 5K and 10K -- 7:00 
Time limit:                     9.5 hours

Parking:                         Cady Way Park. GPS coordinates:  N 28.59458, W -081.31670.  Also, there is  an overflow parking lot nearby and a school across the                                                         street. All locations  are convenient.

 
WARNING: Before you register, Read everything below. Here are the main points:
     See start times above.
     Not designed for speed. Courses not certified.
     No age group awards, no t-shirts, no bling.
     Cupless—bring your own bottle.
     For marathon and half marathon you’ll need a light.

Now, if you haven’t tuned out yet, be advised these events are bare bones, low-key, casual, fun events. Great for first timers, maybe not so great for a PR. This is not a certified or sanctioned course—meaning, among other thing, NOT a Boston qualifier. Don’t expect much and maybe you won’t be disappointed. 
 
WHAT YOU DON’T GET: t-shirt, hat, socks, or any other apparel, great bling (actually, any bling), cute reusable race bag, age group awards, spectators lining the course, crowds cheering you in, hearty food at the finish, exciting music, and a party afterward, all on a certified course. There are plenty of other events out there for you.
 
WHAT YOU DO GET:  low entry fees, courses that are guaranteed not short, a cheap finisher’s medal, minimal support, a generous time limit, and a published finish time. But isn’t that all you really need? What do you do with all that other stuff anyway? You know you want to sign up. Really, where else can you run a marathon for $65?
 
COURSES:  The courses are lap courses, meaning that you’ll do a double out-and-back multiple times. Which means you’ll see other runners going and coming. Not as boring as it might sound. The paved, urban run/bike trail is flat and largely shaded. This is an open course, and includes two street crossings each lap. You are responsible for crossing safely. More course details can be found under Detailed Course Descriptions above.
 
The marathon and half marathon lap is approximately 2.2 miles. The full is twelve laps and the half is six laps. The 5K and 10K lap is approximately 1.55 miles—two laps for the 5K and four laps for the 10K. The 50K is fourteen marathon laps with two shorts added at the end. Turn arounds for each distance will be clearly marked. Rubber bands will be available to help you keep track of your laps. 
 

START/FINISH/AID STATION: The aid station is at the start/finish location, which you will pass this twice each lap. Even though we are a no-frills event, we will provide chilled water, Gatorade, Coke, Diet Mountain Dew, and sweet and salty snacks. In hot weather, we will also have pickles, olives, and pickle juice. We'll also have a table for your water bottles. This is a cupless race. Bring your own hydration device—water bottle, hydration belt/pack. 
 
HEAT:  Florida is typically hot and humid. We will provide ice for your water/Gatorade, hat, water bottle, etc. We will also have ice water in a bucket for you to dip your hat, cooling towel, etc. We will also have pickles, olives, and pickle juice, as well as a variety of salty snacks.  
 
LIGHT: 50Kers, Marathoners and half marathoners will need a light for the first couple of hours. It won’t get light until around 6:40.
 
BATHROOMS: The bathrooms are a little walk from the start/finish, but you’ll pass them during each lap.

DROP BAG: The start/finish is in a small pavilion, where you may leave a drop bag.  

FINISH LINE: When you finish, you must let the timer know you’re finished and place the tear-off tab from your bib on the ticket spike for your distance. Without these, you won’t get a finish time—or at least not an accurate time. Remember we are hand-timed—no timing chips! We don't know to record your time if you don't tell us you're done.

If you are still undecided (congratulations for reading this far), and you want to know what to expect, we won’t likely have world class athletes based on speed, but we will likely have world class athletes based on numbers of marathon completed. For example, in 2024 we had the number one and number three male marathoners North America (Jim Simpson and Henry Rueden), and the number one and number three female marathoners in North America (Angela Tortorice and Liz Gmerek). Think four-digit numbers. Just imagine the stories!

VOLUNTEERS: We always need volunteers. Each full volunteer day earns a free long run (half marathon or full marathon) or two short runs (5K or 10K).  Also, I'm looking for a race assistant (a paid position). If you are interested, please send an email to Bettie at bettiemw@gmail.com.

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