40 for 40

How much does this thing cost?

All participants must be pre-registered, and to keep it simple... you pay $1 per mile for each leg. Want to do leg 1 only? $14! Want to do legs 2 & 3 only? $26! Crazy and ready to do all 3 legs? $40!

Okay, cool. But if this isn't a race and I don't get a t-shirt... what am I paying for?

This supported group run is put on by Aaron Ansari to benefit Dublin Crew, and you will also receive a challenge coin designed by Aaron himself as a "thank you" for your participation.

Water at the 4-mile mark of each route?

You did read that correctly. Each leg is an out-and-back route, meaning when you get to the halfway point of each leg, you'll turn around and come back. With water at mile 4, you'll also get water at mile 9 (or 10 for the Emerald Parkway Yellow route) on the return trip. And each leg begins and ends at Columbus Running Company's Dublin location so you have multiple opportunities to refill your water bottles.

BYOB?

Bring Your Own Bottle (of water). Handhelds, water belts, water vests, we recommend them all. You'll be moving anywhere between 13 and 40 miles that morning, you're going to want to stay hydrated. If you don't have those items, CRC has a wide variety in stock that will help you get through the day. They also have plenty of nutrition products from a variety of manufacturers so you can keep those electrolytes where they need to be, as well as all the other fancy nutritiony things they do.

This all sounds awesome, so how fast or slow do I need to run to be a part of it all?

While you're certainly welcome to participate in any part of the 40 for 40 group run at any pace, the best time in town is going to be running with the birthday boy himself. Aaron is an accomplished runner at many distances, including ultra-marathons (of which this will be if you make it the entire day), and plans to run/walk at approximately 10:30/mi pace most of the day, with consideration being given to any unanticipated weather conditions.