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THE HIGHEST RACE IN WEST VIRGINIA!
The Mountain Institute's Run For the Hills Race
Save the date - October 10th
Rumours have been running around the West Virginia running scene
of a possible race on Spruce Knob, the
highest peak in the state. After much debate
on the length of the race it has finally
been decided that the first Run for the
Hills race day will have two distances;
a half marathon (13.1 miles) and a 5 km
race (3.1 miles).
What better way to spend a nice Fall weekend than
up on Spruce Knob looking at all the beautiful
Fall foliage and to run a race! For all you leaf
peepers there isn't a more enchanting place to
see the bright colors of Autumn!
The course maps are now available on the 5 km and half marathon pages.
The Details:
When:
October 10, 2009
What:
- 5K Cross Country Race
- Half Marathon-Gravel Road (with potholes
& ankle turners!) and some trail.
Both of these races are very challenging and on uneven
terrain!
Time:
9:00 am 5K Start, 10:00 am Half Marathon Start
Where:
The Mountain Institute's Spruce Knob Mountain
Center on Spruce Knob. For directions please
go to: www.mountain.org/docs/skmc_map.pdf
Registration
Forms mailed in by Thursday, October 8, 2009
the registration fee will be $25.
Race Day Registration fee will be $30.
Food is included with registration fees for Friday and Saturday.
Accommodation is not however. Please see below
for our schedule of events for the weekend.
It's Not Just a Race!
Join Us For the Whole Weekend!
Friday evening we will come together for a pasta
dinner and socialize.
Satruday after the races join us for food, music,
and merriment! Bring your own instrument along
and play with the band!
Sunday brunch and say our goodbyes and look forward
to next year!
Food Tickets:
Friday- Pasta dinner included in race registration fee. If you
are not racing the price is $5.00/person.
Saturday- Food included in race registration fee. In you are not
racing the price for food is for the day is
$15/person
Sunday- Brunch will be $7.00/person. Not included in race registration
fee. If you wish to stay saturday night and
have brunch with us please indicate so on your
race form.
All children under the age of 5 years old eat for free
A 3 day food ticket may be purchased for $25
Water and Juice will be provided
Alcohol is permitted however it is BYO.
Accommodation:
Dorm space is very limited. Reservations only. $20/person
Camping: We have lots of camping! $15/person, this includes the
use of the whole facility just as if you were
staying in the dorms. Reservations and walk-ins
welcome.
For accommodation reservations please call 304-567-2632.
This race benefits the Mountain Institute's
Spruce Knob Mountain Center. For more information on the Mountain
Insititute and Spruce Knob please visit our
homepage at www.mountain.org.
We NEED Volunteers!
As with any race we are asking for friends
and family of the racers, and anyone else
interested in a fun weekend at Spruce Knob
to volunteer their services to help our
race weekend run more smoothly. It is always
nice to see a friendly face giving out
the drinks after 10 miles of a hilly half
marathon! All volunteers will have
free food over the weekend for
their efforts. Anyone interested, please
contact Katrina Weyland at kweyland@mountain.org
Thank you!
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