Runners

The starting times are posted below. As you know, the teams with the slowest predicted per mile pace leave from Gettysburg first, the fastest teams leave last. A lot of juggling goes into the starting time determinations. Please read this carefully!

Leg 8 is through Michaux State Forest. It's a personal favorite of mine, but it's best run during daylight hours. So, we have tried to have virtually everyone off of that leg by 8:00 pm Friday. Leg 10 is run on an unimproved road (i.e. dirt, grass, gravel, etc.) and it's also best to do in daylight, though it's okay at night, you just have to run very carefully and slowly. The juggling is in trying to get you through those legs in daylight, but not getting you to the C&O Canal too early. Unlike last year, we will allow you on the Canal before daybreak. Leg 25 is the first Canal leg. It roughly parallels the road at that point so it's not too dark and vans can be in close proximity to runners. Leg 26 is further from the road and could be pretty dark before daybreak.

So, putting this all together, you should carefully review your start time to see if you have any concerns. If your runners don't want to run on the Canal before daybreak, which is roughly 5:50 on a bright and sunny day, you can hold at transition 24, the Bavarian Inn, and let us know how long you stayed there. Make sure to let our volunteers know when you get to transition 24 and when you leave so you get appropriate credit! It's particularly important to do that if you are holding at 24.

Runners Start Times