Race Day Registration will be available From 8 AM to 8:15 only
06/01 Hit the Ground Running Register
Matthews, NC
07/13 Hot Top Register
Kings Mountain, NC
11/02 Mountain Goat Invitational
Laurel Springs, NC
11/30 Uncle Ebb's Bah Humbug Buster
Bristol, TN Register
12/07 Uncle Ebb's Bah Humbug Buster
Charlotte, NC Register
1/04 Morrow Mountain Trail Race
Albemarle, NC
1/25 Expedition Paris Mountain
Greenville, SC
2/22 South Mountains Half Marathon
Connelly-Springs, NC
3/01 Big Bad John Rock
Pisgah Forest, NC
We will give out Race Day age group awards to the top runner in each of the following groups, ( for both the short and the long course).
18-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and above.
-From I-81 near Roanoke, take Route 581 to Route 220 South to Route 57 West to Route 346 North (Fairystone Lake Drive).
-From I-77 near Hillsville, take Route 58 East to Route 8 North to Route 57 East to Route 346 North (Fairystone Lake Drive).
-From Greensboro, take Route 220 North to Route 220 North bypass at Martinsville, then Route 57 West to Route 346 North (Fairystone Lake Drive).
-From Richmond, take Route 360 West to Route 58 West to Route 220 North Bypass at Martinsville to Route 57 West to Route 346 North (Fairystone Lake Drive)
A sampling of the trails by Virginia Outdoors
XTERRA Short Course (9:15 am)(4.7 Miles)
Designed for the trail runner who wants all the climbs, roots, rocks, twists, and water
Just in a limited amount.
XTERRA Long Course (9:15 am)(8.0 Miles)
Designed for the endurance athlete or the trail runner thats wants to step up
to a much more challenging run. This track will have longer climbs, more elevation, more roots, tougher water crossings, and at times more technical footing than on the shorter distance course.
T Shirts garenteed to all entered in the Short Course & Long Course by March 1).
Course Description
Fairy Stone State Park has very beautiful trails especially this time of year. The April date is right in the Prime of spring, So expect cool mornings warming up to a great finish. The trails are made up of a mixture of everything. Expect some roots, low hanging limbs, downed trees, mud, tree stumps, elevation( especially on the long course), and what ever else mother nature wants to thow our way. This is a natural trail through a forest.
Long Course $35 thru April 1, then
$45 till April 25
Short Course $25 thru April 1, then
$35 thru April 25
There are (no-t-shirt options for a reduced rate)
All t-shirts are "series" shirts and are the same throughout the entire series.
They are not "race specific".
HOW TO BECOME AN XTERRA TRAIL RUN SERIES CHAMPION
1. XTERRA Racing Age is the age you will be on December 31st, 2013. We need to fix a firm age for the year so people won't race in June at one age and in August at another if they have a birthday in-between. For example: If you are 29, but turn 30 on Dec. 20th, you will be racing in the 30-34 division all season.
XTERRA Trail Run Series age groups: <9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+, Physically Challenged.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Races scheduled after September 16, 2013, will become part of the 2013 XTR Series.
2. Enter as many XTERRA Trail Runs as you can - In order to be eligible for the XTERRA Regional Champion title for your age group, you must compete in at least two trail runs within a given series. You should run in as many events within the regional series as possible to score maximum points.
If your regional series consists of 3 races, all 3 races will count towards your points
If your regional series consists of 4 or more races, we will drop one of the events from your score:
- If there are 4 races in your Series, your final score will be calculated based on your top 3 races.
- If there are 5 races in your Series, your final score will be calculated based on your top 4 races.
- If there are 7 races in your Series, your final score will be calculated based on your top 6 races.
It’s not mandatory that you race in all events in your Series, but your chances of winning the region are much better if you do. You will be allocated “0” points for races in your Series that you do not enter.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If there are two race distances offered on the same day, only the longer distance event counts for points. For example, if there is a 5k and a 15k race on the same day, only the 15k will count for points.
3. Accumulate Points –Points are awarded to the top 15 finishers in each age group. Please see the points breakdown below. Current standings will be posted after each event. Points stay within the region you raced in and do not transfer (For example – if you won XTERRA Thrill in the Hills you’d get 100 points in the Georgia Series. Then you won the XTERRA Mission Gorge Trail Run and earned 100 points in SoCal Series. You would have 100 points in each Series).
XTERRA TRAIL RUN SERIES POINTS- awarded to each age group
- 1st - 100
- 2nd - 90
- 3rd - 82
- 4th - 75
- 5th - 69
- 6th - 63
- 7th - 58
- 8th - 53
- 9th - 49
- 10th - 45
- 11th - 41
- 12th - 37
- 13th - 34
- 14th - 31
- 15th - 28
4. Count ‘em Up! - The athlete with the most points- by gender and age group- after the last race in the Series earns the title of XTERRA Trail Run Series Champion and earns free entry into the XTERRA National Championship in Ogden, Utah in September. Series Champs can also race for free in the 5k or 10k offered at Nationals if they wish, but only the 21km is considered the national championship race.
6. Tie Breakers – Ties in point standings will be settled by:
- Head to Head competition (order of finish from the most recent race in your Series where both/all competitors participated.)
- Winner of the most recent race (the highest placing athlete at the most recent race in your series will break the tie).
More info at http://www.xterraplanet.com/xduro/series.html
