McKirdy Micro Marathons - Rockland Lake State Park

The course starts with a "short loop" of roughly 2.6 miles... then goes into 8 FULL loops (roughly 2.94 miles each loop). 

The course is flat and fast, with approximately 25 feet of elevation gain per loop. There is a Strava map depicting one loop for your reference here.

USATF certification can be found HERE

Participating in any event obviously carries a certain amount of risk, but we are committed to doing everything possible to lower the risk as much as possible and keep your safety and the community's safety as the number one priority.

COVID Mitigations for this race include:

• temperature checks and COVID questionnaires at bib pickup
• starting procedures that allow for social distancing at the start, at aid stations, and out on the course
• masks are required for all participants, volunteers, and spectators
• participants are only allowed to remove their mask when they are actively exercising
• aid stations will provide sealed bottles of water only, there will be no food or open containers
• aid station tables will be separated by 6 feet, allowing multiple participants to retrieve water without violating social distancing guidelines
• the event will have signage reminding people of the mask and social distancing requirements

ALL RUNNERS MUST WEAR A MASK WHILE IN THE STARTING AREA! Failure to do so will result in disqualification. We highly recommend a Buff or something that can be easily pulled down once you're running, so you'll have it on you at the finish as well. 

Aid stations will offer bottled water ONLY - the aid station locations are TBD. We expect runners to be carrying their own nutrition (gels, chews, waffles, etc). Please do not litter on the course. There will be designated drop areas following each water station with a volunteer to assist in depositing your trash.

We will host bib pickup the day before the race at Darien Running Company (14 Brook St. Darien, CT).

Bib pickup at DRC will be from 2-6pm.

DAY OF RACE bib pick-up will be from 5:30am - 6:00am - please arrive on time.

Parking

The closest parking will be Parking Lot #5 as well as Parking Lot #4. Parking is $10 for the day.

Bathrooms

There will be two porta-potties available at the race start.

Gear Check

There will be no gear check for the race. Anything left behind in the staging area at the start will be disposed of. Please leave all valuables in the car!

There will be no deferrals as we have no idea if we plan to hold this event in 2022 😂

Transfers are not allowed.

Refunds: If we need to cancel prior to 2 weeks before the event date, we will fully refund your registration fee minus the processing charge. If we need to cancel within 2 weeks of the event date, we will refund 75% of your registration fee minus the processing charge. We hope to avoid this situation at all costs. 

Time Limit

The official time limit for the race is 4:30 (10:17/mi). We will not sweep any runners from the course, but please be aware if you are finishing in over 4.5 hours, you may not receive an official finish time or aid on course after the 4.5 hour mark. The timing company and the aid stations will begin breakdown at 11:00am.

Awards

There will be finisher medals for all race finishers, as well as prizes for the top 3 male and female finishers (based on chip time). Finisher medals will be available at the finish; prizes will be mailed out after the race.