GO Fest King & Queen of the Mountain Challenge - Trail Run

TRAIL RUN

MUST DOWNLOAD STRAVA TO PARTICIPATE.

This contest is an annual event that takes place the week of the Anthem Go Outside Festival in Roanoke, VA. The sponsors and hosts of the event are Adidas Outdoors and Runabout Roanoke.

You have between 7am on October 7 until exactly 3:37pm on October 13 to post your best Strava time. On Saturday (Oct. 13) the King & Queen of Mountain Biking and Trail Running will be crowned around 5pm at the Adidas Outdoor tent.

The male and female winners this year will receive a $200 gift card from Adidas Outdoor. Also they will be crowned King and Queen of the Mountain. There will also be random drawings for prizes for those who participate from Runabout Sports Roanoke.

There are two race categories, each will have a King and Queen (you are welcome to participate in both but you must register for both):

1. Trail Running - register here on this page/site
   

2. Mountain Biking - register via this page

You must register and pay your $5 fee to be eligible. You must also have a Strava account set up. 

Need help with Strava? Well perhaps this challenge isn't for you because as King and Queen you must know all, or at least be able to make it up.  But if you need a little help check out https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/206818170-Getting-Started-on-the-Web for additional help. 

The course will start and finish on the GO Fest side of the pedestrian bridge above the Roanoke River. There will be signs at the end of the bridge to start and finish. There is a predetermined course so make sure you're familiar with it. Once you register you will receive an invite to the exclusive GO Fest King and Queen Strava Club where you will be able to see the course as well as your rank on the leaderboard. There is a 6 mile course loop for the running competition and a 10 mile loop for the mountain biking competition. Please obey all traffic laws and trail etiquette. You can attempt the course as many times as you like.

PLEASE READ:

Once registered you will receive a confirmation email with a link to request to join the Strava King and Queen of the Mountain- Trail Run Club. If you already have an account with Strava, just sign in and join. If you do not have a Strava account then you will need to create one and link your GPS watch or use your phone as your recording device.

Strava Leaderboard Link : https://www.strava.com/segments/16135974

Check out the route here : https://www.strava.com/segments/16135974

Route

Start (Pedestrian Bridge) 0.0
Left on Greenway towards Mill Mountain .01
Right (at the Power Station before Walnut) 0.7
Left onto Hamilton Terrace Southeast 0.7
Right on Walnut Avenue Southeast 0.8
Right onto Sylvan Road Southeast 1.1
Proceed onto Mill Mountain Greenway/ Old Road 1.2
Continue on Monument Trail 1.3
Right onto Star Trail 2.0
Right to the Star 2.5
Proceed down the Greenway to Discovery Center 2.5
Continue on Ridgeline Trail 2.9
Proceed onto Ridgeline Trail 3.2
Right and down Riser Trail 3.4
Straight and up onto Big Sunny Trail 3.7
Left onto Prospect Road/Old Road 4.2
Left onto Walnut Avenue Southeast 4.8
Left onto Hamilton Terrace Southeast 5.2
Right (at the Power Station towards Greenway) 5.2
Left onto Roanoke River Greenway 5.3
Follow Greenway back to Pedestrian Bridge (Start) 5.4
Arrive at Finish 6.0