Extra Race Details

Course Markings

We will have fully marked courses so you can enjoy the ride, run, and paddling without stress. For the gravel bike race, we will have larger visuals everywhere you exit and re-enter roadways. And we will provide downloadable tracks for the gravel bike race. For the Stand Up Paddleboard Race, we will make the put in and exit are very obvious. We will also have volunteers greeting you out of the water to the finish line on shore. For all trail courses, we will have directional arrows anytime there is a choice to be made, and will block off the wrong ways with barricade tape and wrong way signs. We also clip bright orange confidence markers in the sections between intersections to help you feel good that you are still on course.

Cupless Racing

After years of cleaning up discarded cups at aid stations, and wasting a lot of trees, we implemented cupless racing. This means that for any hydration at an aid station you will need to bring your own cup, flask bottle, or bladder. We will also DQ for littering, which isn’t limited to cups. Anything that isn’t natural to the area is considered littering (which includes fruit peels, for example). If you or your spectators are seen littering, you may be disqualified and pulled from the race.

Timing

We will be timing all of the races except for the Youth races and the Show Me The $$ races. You’ll be given a timing chip that you must wear during the race. If you do not make it back to the finish line, please return your timing chip so that we know you are back and safe. We will search for anyone we don’t have a timing chip for! Live race results will be available via a link that will be in your pre-race email.

Aid Stations

We relish the opportunity to put on a party and a feast for you during the race. The gravel bike race will have at least two aid stations on course with hydration and grab n’ go snacks. The mountain bike race will have an aid station at the next lap/finish line. All other trail races will all have aid stations on course as well as the start/finish/next lap line. We will update course maps and add an aid station chart closer to the event.

Just Coming for the Spectating

A major part of this weekend is the community around the race, and spectators are a key ingredient. If you or your loved ones aren’t racing, we want you there. Tell everyone in your family and friends groups to come join the fun. Bring the kids, grandma and grandpa and the family dog. They can even purchase the Meal Package without a Runsignup account.