Straight Up like Paula Details:
📍 Location: Roundtop Mountain Resort
📅 Date: Saturday, August 16th, 2025
⏰ Time: 8 PM – 11 PM
🏔 Course: ~1.5-mile loop with 600 feet of elevation gain
The main course is 0.5 miles of pavement and 1 mile of mowed grass. The brutal climb is 600 feet to the highest point in York County then an incredibly steep descent to party headquarters. Trail shoes are highly recommended for the descent. The steepness on the descent can't be emphasized enough - it is steep!
You'll receive a pog each time you complete a loop as proof of your accomplishment. Top 3 winners receive slammers!!! And, there's no shame in asking the interweb about a "pog" and a "slammer" if needed.
💰 Main Event Registration: $40 and limited to 150 runners
💰 Kids Race Registration: $5 and limited to 40 runners
The kids course will feature fun hills (without going all the way to the top) and will finish before it's dark. Adult companions are welcome to join with a signed waiver.
What you get for registration for the main event:
✅ 3 hours to complete as many loops as you dare
✅ Awesome swag
✅ Real bathrooms (luxury, we know)
✅ Fully stocked aid station to keep you fueled
✅ The best volunteers to cheer you on
✅ Food and brews for sale for your crew (card only)
✅ Free camping at Gifford Pinchot State Park for the weekend
What you get for registration for the kids race:
✅ A fun, hilly, mile-ish course
✅ Awesome swag
✅ The best volunteers to cheer you on
✅ A fun finish before sunset
For those who are familiar with Ski Roundtop:
We’re based at the Lodge at the bottom of Exhibition slope
Set up your gear at the base of the tubing slope
The loop: Start at the Lodge → Run behind it and across the parking lot (~0.5 miles) → Climb Minuteman/Lower & Upper Lafayette (~0.5 miles) → Cross the top → Descend Ramrod/Exhibition (~0.5 miles)
The Lodge patio has a killer view of the lighted descent, so your crew can cheer (or heckle) as you fly down.
For those not familiar with Ski Roundtop:
Start/Finish is next to a ski lodge with plenty of indoor/outdoor space for your crew
The loop is flat for 0.5 miles, straight up a ski slope for 0.5 miles, then straight down—you won’t miss it!
The descent is fully lit, so your fans won’t miss you either!
Timeline:
🕕 6:00 PM – Gates open! Park, get settled, and start the pre-race fun
🕡 6:30 PM – Packet pickup begins
🕖 7:30 PM – Kids' Race Start! 🎉 (12 & under, adult companions welcome with waiver)
🕖 7:45 PM – Packet pickup ends
🕖 7:55 PM – Kids' race awards 🏆
🕗 8:00 PM – Race starts
🕚 11:05 PM – Race awards
And, the required details....
⚡ Headphones: Allowed, but this event is way more fun without them
⚡ Hiking Poles: Not necessary, but might save your soul on the descent
⚡ Headlamps REQUIRED: Most of the course is lit, but you’ll need light for the dark spots
⚡ No littering: Leave no trace, or I’ll haunt your dreams
⚡ Bibs must be visible on your front
⚡ No course cutting.
⚡ NO BANDITS!!!
⚡ We love your pups, but please do not bring them to this race.
⚡ We can't do deferrals, refunds, or transfers. We work hard to keep the cost low and changes make it harder and require more manual work. Know that your entry goes to a great non-profit, the York Road Runners Club.
Lastly, random details....
🎭 Some runners wear pajamas or wild outfits—feel free to get weird!
🙋♀️ Want to volunteer? Awesome! Volunteers might just have more fun than runners. Hit me up!
🏃♂️ This race is great training for Labor Pains or any big September race—get that nighttime grind in!
💙 No crew? I’ll be your friend. We’re friends now. See you there, friend!
🏃♂️ This race is part of the York Ridge Runners Trail Series and is put on by the York Road Runners Club. Consider joining the club for some bonus swag in your bag!
🔥 Get ready to climb, descend, and party. See you at Roundtop! 🔥
Event's current local time: 9:05 PM ET
