Mail-in Registration 10k:  $25 on or before April 21st

     (Click above for link)                  $30 after April 21st

                                         13.1: $30 on or before April 21st

                                                   $35 after April 21st

Online registration   10k:   $25 (plus $2.50 processing fee) on or before April 21st

     (Click above for link)                  $30 (plus $2.80 processing fee) after April 21st

                                        13.1:  $30 (plus $2.80 processing fee) on or before April 21st

                                                  $35 (plus $3.10 processing fee) after April 21st

Tee Shirts:  Guaranteed to all runners pre-registered on or before April 21st

 

Packet Pickup and Race Day Info

Thursday 5/3/12 at Gilbert Chiropractic in Salem - 375-3990; from 10-1 & 3-6.

Race Day

Packet Pickup, Check-in, and Race Registration - 7:15-8:45

There will be a Race Briefing at 8:45.

 

See Directions below

 

About the race

This park is one of Bedford’s little known treasures.  I was first introduced to the park during one of the Virginia Derailer mountain bike races.  Since then I have been amazed at how the park continually changes.  It is a family park, with a playground, pavilions, paved path, Frisbee golf, fitness circuit, shuffle board, bird watching trails, mountain bike trails, and pump track (get maps and trail info at Bedford Trails).

It is loaded with over 9 miles of intermediate rolling, twisty, single track in a beautiful wooded setting.  It isn’t uncommon to see wildlife during one of your trips to the park (turtles, raccoons, rabbits, ground hogs, the occasional skunk, and deer).

 

Course Description

The 10k will be one lap on the park’s rolling single track trails with a water/Gatorade stop at the 3.5 mile mark.  The half marathon will do the 10k course and then continue on, on a longer and slightly different 7 mile loop with water stops at 3.5, 6.2, 9.7 mile marks.  The race is 90% trail, 9%  grassy fields, and 1% gravel road.

 

            10k Race Map                13.1 Race Map

 

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; 60-64; 65-69; 70 & up.

 

***Race Management reserves the right to add or remove***

age groups and awards depending on race participation.

 

Directions to the Park

GPS Address - 1229 County Farm Road, Bedford, VA 24523

From Highway 460

Head towards Bedford Virginia

At Bedford, look for the exit for Route 122 North.   Instead of going north on route 122 head, south on route 714 Falling Creek Road.

From the West - this is the exit after the D-Day Memorial and before the Wal-Mart.  Go to the end of the ramp and take a right.

From the East - this is the exit after the Wal-Mart.  Go to the end of the ramp and take a right.

Go .8 Miles and take a left onto County Road (there will also be a sign for Bedford County’s Nursing Home)

Follow the road to the back of the nursing home and the parking lot is on the left of the old red barn.