"what a few people can do, when we act together"

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2027

FALLS TOWNSHIP PARK, 9050 Mill Creek Rd, BUCKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA

Offering elite level service to 200 participants

OUR INTENTION IS TO BRING AN OTQ OPPORTUNITY TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC IN 2027

SUNRISE: 6:44 AM EST and SUNSET 4:45 PM EST

The fast little multiple lap marathon in suburban Philadelphia

(1) ONE MILE LOOP then (8) 3.15 MILE LAPS for a CERTIFIED FULL MARATHON Start and Finish at a common point.

CERTIFICATION performed by a World Athletic “A” certifier. Highest and lowest points on the course 14’ difference

Event will be USATF sanctioned on a certified course, making it BQ eligible.

Your spectators can see you 17 times on the course, just by staying in one place. Think multiple laps will suck? Did you hear... 17 times?

PERSONAL BOTTLE STATION available each loop, space for (8) bottles in caddy, additional “neutral aid” station with water on north loop

TECHNICAL MEETING, BOTTLE DROP and PACKET PICK-UP SATURDAY EVENING at Host Hotel, Villanova Room

Chronotrack CHIP TIMED with runBUCKS INDIVIDUAL START (first utilized during the pandemic, with the Houston pinch point)

SWAG: We hope  to provide you with the most extensive swag bag ever offered.

PACERS: We are actively seeking pacers for the following paces: 2:37, 2:45, 2:55, 3:00, 3:05, 3:15, 3:20, 3:25 hour pacers. Pacers are requested to go through 16 miles. When you target time is faster than those times, please let us know. We'll do what we can to find you help.

TIME LIMIT: Course closes at 3hours 26 minutes

HOST HOTEL: Sheraton Bucks County Langhorne,  400 Oxford Valley Rd, Langhorne, PA 19047 $140 room night rates. Staff vows to cheer participants as they load buses as the head to the start, in the tradition of the Fairmount Copley staff at BAA Boston Marathon. The hotel will offer late check out to participants, so you can shower before you head home, and their restaurant will do a pasta buffet on Saturday evening. More info: SHERATON BUCKS COUNTY

AVERAGE WEATHER NOVEMBER 14:

Average High: 54°F to 55°F
Average Low: 36°F to 38°F
Mean Daily Temperature: Around 46°F
Extreme Ranges: Highs rarely drop below 38°F or pass 71°F; lows rarely drop below 24°F or pass 55°F.

TRAVEL:

AIRPORTS PHL(35 miles), TNT (11 miles) ACY (66 miles) and ABE (76 miles) are rental car close. EWR (57 miles) has trains to Hamilton Train Station

TRAIN: TRENTON TRANSIT CENTER (Amtrack-6 miles) or HAMILTON TRAIN STATIONS (NJT-11miles) are Uber close.

DRIVE: Convenient to I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) I-95 and I-295 locate just north of Philadelphia and south of Trenton, New Jersey

PARKING is limited. Athlete buses, leaving from the Host Hotel will reduce issue. Spectator and volunteer parking plans and the possibility of a parking shuttle will be addressed.

VOLUNTEERS: We could use some additional help to work alongside the running programs from Neshaminy and Pennsbury High Schools. Mobius Marathon supports the local running community.

OTHER AREA ATTRACTIONS:

SESAME PLACE, a children's theme park, is across the street from the host hotel

Washington Crossing Historic Park

New Hope, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, those famous steps and the cradle of liberty