Mount Cuckoo
15K & 30K

Stoudtburg Village, Adamstown, PA

Join or invite your friends

Nice shot of a section of the course at 8:00 AM courtesy of Jim Blandford.

They eat a lot of carrot sticks to keep their weight down and have a close relationship to their shrink and yoga instructor. Trail runners seem to be extremely laid back. They only run hard, if they expect a shortage of beer at the end of a run. After a run they look like a toddler who played in the sandbox on a rainy day. They usually have a close relationship to the local brew master or at the very least one of their friends is a home brewer.

These 2 types of runners always look at each other rather suspiciously, they rarely mix, but both think their way of running is  “the” way. I’m not sure if our race will settle the score, but will give both groups the opportunity to compete against each other. Mount Cuckoo 15k will probably be the hardest 15K a road runner ever ran. While one half of the course features flat or downhill road sections, the trail section will feature rocks and roots and send you up Mount cuckoo twice. Mid race you will encounter one of the longest and steepest driveways in Berks country up to the “Alpine lodge” where Heidi will also serve alternative beverages and keep score which team actually drank more (as if there is a question about that). Team challenge “Road runners versus Trail runners” will be scored x-country style and bonus points for the alpine lodge rehydration challange will be added. So run your 5K PR some other day, embrace the challenge of this unusual race and celebrate with a post race beer at Stoudtsburg village (has BYOB license) without having to hide it from the local Park ranger. 

To learn more about the shops at Stoudtsburg village go to www.stoudtburgvillage.com

Insane 15k race. 1/2 Road 1/2 Trail (up and down Mount cuckoo). 
or even more cuckoo, do the double for 30K.
Fee for 15k or 30K is the same. You can sign up for the 30K, but finish in the 15K if it is not your day.

Register online at www.ultrasignup.com

Raceday registration is available. Shirt availability on raceday, first come first serve. Preregister to secure a shirt your size.

$35 till 7/31         $40 after and raceday with shirts, $35 when shirts are gone

Mail in app (must be post marked by 8/10):  

Mail in app

Refund policy:

Till 7/29/2011:
Mail us a self-addressed envelope to receive a refund minus $5.

after 7/29/11:
all entries are final

Awards:

1st & 2nd overall , Winner Masters (age 40+)  male and female


Top 3 in age groups: 29& under, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59,Winner 60+ 

We have placed the order for the age group awards. These unique awards come from the Black Forest of  Germany.  They are german weather houses. They can predict future weather  pretty much as reliable as "Glen Hurrican Schwarz" . Here is how they work:    There is a gut string inside which reacts to all changes in air humidity. Depending on wether the air is dry or humid, the gut string changes it's position and twists more or less, so that the female turns outside when it is dry (predicting nice weather) and the male, when it is humid. 

Temperatures:
 It's in August, it might get hot and humid. 60% of the course is shaded.
   
Timing:
Timing will be provided through Pretzel City Sports.  You will be able to check your place almost instantly on raceday.
      
Aid Stations:
We will have 3 Aid Stations on the course and one at the start/finish for the 30k runners. The Alpine Lodge Aidstation will also feature a cold and tasty beverage sponsored by a local microbrew.

Alpine Lodge Aidstation & Rehydration Challenge (at Mile 5.5):

The Alpine Lodge Aidstation will feature a seperate table with cups filled with beer. Every runner has the choice to drink 0,1,2 or 3 beers.  Heidi will keep score, who drank how many. 

Teamscore == Number of beers / Number of teammembers*100

Winner gets: Winning score minus loosing score

This score will be added to the overall Teamscore.

    

Post Race Party:
Starts around 10:30. We will award agegroup awards, the winning team will get to drink their winners beer in front of the loosing team bohoo :-). Celebrate, talk running , have a beer and enjoy some food and shopping at Stoudtsburg village. 

 Lodging :

The Comfort Inn here in Denver would offer your out of town guest $69.00 plus tax for 1-2 people in the guest room. There would be a $10.00 extra charge for any extra guest in the room. The rate also includes a full hot breakfast buffet each moring of their stay. We can also extend a late check out time until 2:00 P.M. For reservations call 717.336.7541 and mention "Uberendurancesports". The staff and I would really look foward to serving you and your guest. Thanks again, Sherrie Stetler Comfort Inn of Lancaster County North 1 Denver Road Denver, PA 17517