6th Explore Your Limits
March 6th 2010, at 9:00am
Results posted to the right.
About the race
The Explore Your Limits 5/10k was started in 2005 as the first annual trail run in the Roanoke Valley. It was originally set up as a fundraiser and a way to promote Virginia’s Explore Park historic tours and trails. Since the closing of the park's tourist area the race has continued on as a way to showcase what this park has to offer and the 7 miles of tight and twisty IMBA designed single track trails.
Course Description
The 5k is a great race to introduce runners to trail running. The race course will take runners through some of the trails and gravel roads of the Explore Park. The 5k is 1/3 trail and 2/3 gravel road and asphalt. The 10k continues on to the single track biking trails for the remainder of the race (a lollipop loop configuration). This is challenging course and a great way to start your racing season.
10k Course: Same as 2009
I have decided to alter the 10k course to rule out some confusion and use another trail that holds up better in muddy late winter weather. As you run with the 5k finishers to the finish line. The 10k group will head directly out onto the intermediate biking trails (instead of heading back into the woods for the .2 mile section of the beginner trail and then heading to the intermediate trails). Once you run over the bridge and up the hill, the course will still take a left onto the jeep road. At the bottom of this road you will take a left, instead of the previous years' right, onto the 1.26 mile endurance loop. This will come back to the trail you ran out on and the remainder .67 back to the finish line.
Race Age Groups: 11 male and female age groups. with medals given to the top 3 in each age group. The top 3 male and female and masters winners of each race will receive unique awards.
Age brackets for the races include, for both male and female:
14 and under; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60 & up.
***Race Management reserves the right to add or remove***
age groups and awards depending on race participation.
Directions to the Explore Park
Once on the Blue Ridge Parkway go to milepost 115. Take the road into the Explore Park. Once in the gate you will park in the first lot on your right. Race headquarters will be in the Visitor's Center.
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