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Pennypack Park, Philadelphia, PA
Sunday,
September 25th 2011 9:00
A.M, Limit 500 Runners
Supports a local cancer patient in
memory of Walter Grund
"No need to run this race in
Lederhosen to enjoy the German athmosphere at the post race party"
The cuckoo bird is known for laying
its eggs in the nests of other birds. He doesn’t even bother
breeding its eggs. Is it just lazy, or is its own place too sloppy to
raise little cuckoos? Well, we are somewhat imitating that behavior, by
putting our trail race within the city limits of Philadelphia.
Certainly a place, where one may think a trail race does not belong.
The Sloppy Cuckoo Half is completely
run off public roads and features about 11 Miles of trail and a little
more than 2 Miles on a paved bike trail at Pennypack
Park
in Philadelphia.
Gorgeous course along the Pennypack creek. This course is considered
easy by trail runner standards, and therefore offers a perfect
opportunity for road runners to explore the world of trail running.
However runners from South Jersey might still find it
to be rather hilly and difficult. There will be rocks, roots, trees to
climb over, creek crossings, horse poop, sand & if it rains the
week before the race, certainly some mud. So leave your pink Nikes at
home, don’t be a girlieman. You will be supported by 3 aid
stations (carry a bottle) , including the Oktoberfest aid station
(german carohydrates served by the St. Pauli girls).Post race spread
will be setup by 2 professional chefs (Thekla Grund
– former owner of the Old Brauhaus & Linda Weiss,
reason #67 why Oprah’s weight is yo-yoing, I did not make
this up) at the post race festivities. “UberHans”,
the worlds toughest accordion player will entertain you.
To give everyone
an equal shot at our unique awards (or because we are too cheap to use
chip timing), we will have the
"Widest starting line in
PA”
which will allow almost every runner
to line up in the first row. If you are too slow to win an age group
award, dress up. We will reward the best/funniest outfits (must be
somewhat cuckoo).Or find one of the hidden cuckoo eggs along
the race course to win cool prizes.
Category:
1/2 Trail
Marathon (at least 13.1)
Start
Time:
9:00 AM
Start/Finish:
Pine Road Entry at Pennypack
Park,
Pine Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111
Registration:
Online registration will open in May. Link to register will appear here.
2011 Fees:
$45 till 8/31
$55 after
Register
online at www.ultrasignup.com
Mail in app (postmarked by 9/12):
Mail
in app
Refund
policy:
Till 9/8/2011:
Mail us a self-addressed envelope to receive a gift certificate usable
for any Uberendurancesports race.
after 9/8/11:
all entries are final
Awards:
To stay with the cuckoo theme, every finisher will receive a original
Black Forest cuckoo wistle as a finisher award.
1st & 2nd overall , Winner
Masters (age 40+) male and female
Top 3 in age groups: 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59,
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. We will go 3 deep for 16-19, 20-29, 30-39,
40-49, 50-59 and Top 3 60+ and we will have a couple extra for the
cuckoo egg hunt.
Time Limit:
4h
This race is the next step up from races like the Broadstreet run or
the Philadelphia Distance run in terms of effort needed to complete.It
is considered easy by trail runner standards, but is significantely
more difficult than a flat road half marathon due to more difficult
footing and elevation.
Temperatures:
The
average temp at the start is in the 60ies. Average high at
noon is about 70. The course is mostly shaded.
Timing:
Timing
will be provided through Pretzel City Sports. You will be
able to check your place almost instantly on raceday.
Aid
Stations:
Aid Stations are
about 3-4 Miles apart and are staffed by local trail runners.
Trail runners usually carry a bottle to keep hydrated between
aidstations. Gatorade and water will be available at all the
aidstation.
Energy
Gels:
Hammer energy gels will be
available at Mile 10. We recommend bringing your own (the one you are
used to, and trained with) and use the Hammer only if necessary.
Octoberfest Aidstations (at Mile 3 and 10):
This aid station will
feature german carbohydrates, pretzels ... served by
the St. Pauli girls. If you decide your PR is not gonna happen today,
take a break right there and enjoy the view.
Course:
Along
the Pennypack Creek within the limits of Pennypack park. Course is
basically a figure 8 consisting of almost 11 miles of trail and a
little over 2 miles of paved bike path.No traffic at all. It's actually
pretty cool , that you run miles and miles within the city limits of
Philadelphia without seeing a house or a car at all. First 8 miles
feature a couple minor hills , mostly on wide single track
trail. Very runnable by trailrunner standards. Mile 8-9.5 features a
paved bike trails. Last 3 miles feature single track trail and rolling
hills (might bite you in the ass, if you went out too fast
early :-) )
Coursemap and elevation chart
Course is exactly 13.1 Miles,
coursemap shows a little extra excursion towards the end of the race,
which you will not run.
Post
Race Party:
Starts around noon. We will award the most sloppy/funniest costume and
hand out the prizes for the cuckoo egg hunt and of course present
awards to the fastest runners.
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