Course Description
5 milers Follow the ORANGE indicators
5k follow the WHITE indicators
IF YOU REGISTER FOR BOTH DISTANCES SEPARATELY YOU WILL RECEIVE A RDM RUNNING HAT (and your official time and place will be indicated in the 5 mile awards)
Come spend a morning with us enjoying God's creation on Cahaba Mtn (circa 1889) in the tail end of the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountain range. Runners, Ruckers, and Hikers are all welcome!
The course is a single 5 mile loop, of technical single track trail. The 5k route is the same, but cuts off certain portions. The start and finish is in the parking lot of the Trussville Senior Citizens Center. Roughly 90% of the route is on the trails. There are multiple switch backs, elevation changes, and changes in terrain throughout the course.
There will be one aid station near the halfway mark, and more at the start finish area. Trail shoes or hiking boots are highly recommended (depending on your pace group) because there are roots and rocks aplenty throughout.
There is a cap off of 150 competitors total.
Packet Pickup
Packet Pickup will be at the start finish area the morning of the race starting at 6:45am.
5k bibs and 5 mile bibs will be different colors.
Age Divisions and Awards
Awards presentation will begin by 10:15am
All registrants will receive a finishers medal.
1st Overall Male and Female finishers in each distance will receive awards, as well as the 1st and 2nd Male and Female in each age division in the 5k, and in the 5 mile separately.
(first overall finishers will only receive their 1st overall prize, regardless of their age division)
Age Divisions are:
Under 20
21-35
36-50
Masters (50+)
Important Extra Details
Everyone will be racing together! Please line up at the start based on your anticipated speed/pace.
So if you have never run a trail race before, or that you know you will be hiking please start further back in the pack.
IF YOU REGISTER for both the 5 mile and 5k distances so that you can run the total combined distance of 8.5ish miles you will run the 5 mile loop first and be lumped into the 5 mile awards. But you'll get a cool hat for registering for both distances!
Event's current local time: 8:13 PM CT
