Race Information
Welcome to Cupid’s Gauntlet, the trail race where love, grit, and sneakers collide! This isn’t your typical stroll through the woods—this is an adventure designed to test your endurance, your sense of humor, and the opportunity to make a love connection with some rocks.
The race is held at Dana Peak Park, located on the north shore of Stillhouse Hollow lake in Harker Heights Texas, approximately one hour from both Waco and Austin, Texas.
The trails ascend and descend the rocky terrain that hugs Stillhouse Hollow lake. While most of the trail system is in the trees there are some areas that are exposed. Throughout the race runners will climb several of the peaks along the shore catching incredible views of the lake during their journey along the course.
This race is similar to the Dana Peak Trail Run held in the fall, but we keep to the trails with the most climb!
IMPORTANT: All runners must cary a hydration device (i.e. Water Bottle or Hydration Bladder) to participate in the race.
We are still building a website for this event. In the meantime, use the website for the Dana Peak Trail Run for location details. The course for the 20K (which is actually 13 miles) is the course that most closely matches the loop. The 10K course will be the same.: http://blazetrails.com/dana-peak
The cutoff for the 60K will be 14 hours.
Park Information
The park is closed for the season, but they allow us to open to our runners and volunteers. Entry is $5/car, and we recommend people carpool.
Car and tent camping will be allowed, primitive only.
Volunteer Program
Our races depend on amazing volunteers. When you volunteer, you earn race credits for future Blaze Trails races. Or, ask a family member to volunteer while you run and their race credits can transfer to you! Read more info on our policy and view our sign up pages for all races: https://blazetrails.com/volunteer/
Refund/Transfer Policy
We understand that things come up. If you can no longer run the race, if you cancel more than 30 days in advance, you will receive 100% race credit for another Blaze Trails Running event. If you cancel between 30 days and two weeks prior to race day, you will receive 50% race credit towards another Blaze Trails Running event. We will not allow any refunds or transfers less than two weeks before race day. No exceptions.
To cancel, log into Ultrasignup > Registration History and select “Edit” to cancel your race. Your credit needs to be used within one year. If you need an extended time to use your credit due to medical reasons (including pregnancy) or military deployments, please reach out beforehand.
Event's current local time: 8:41 PM CT
