RACE DAY NOTES

PRE-RACE Packet Pickup

You can pickup your bib and shirt between 4 and 6pm on Friday at the event start/finish area.
Don't worry if you're a bit early or arrive at 6:05pm. We'll be there.
It isn't mandatory to pickup your bib early. You'll have plenty of time on race morning starting at 0630am.

Race Morning / Early Starts

You can check in as early as 5:30 am.
If you'd like to start as early as 6 am for the half, you will be able to get your bib.
You can pickup your shirt and socks and bib on either Friday at packet pickup or Saturday race day starting at 6am.
The start/finish/registration area is located in Emporium on the corner of Chestnut St and E 3rd St, on the trail.

Bib pickup will be on the trail

West Creek Rail Trail
Chestnut St and East 3rd st
Emporium, PA US 15834

Parking

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.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5071711882/
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.

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

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.
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.
It may be very hot, so please hydrate!
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

Key item: you may start early for any event. Just see me at the start line to get you started.

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.
- For Combo Platter Runners, you can start both races early as well

LIVE Results

There are live results, and the permanent results link here: to be updated for the next race.

There will be LIVE updates posted as soon as you finish your event.
The LIVE results link will be posted during race week and sent to all athletes.
You'll see your results on your phone immediately after you finish.
I also plan to have marathon first loop split times available at the link.
This does depend on cell coverage. We had it last year.
If we can't connect online, we'll print results and continue to print to keep up with finishers.

Post Race

There will be post race pizza and dessert at the finish area, as well as your medals and awards.
All first time half marathon and marathon finishers will receive a plaque commemorating their achievement here also.
All 5k/10k Combo Platter runners will receive a plaque as well.

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