Dirt Days: East Fork Backpack Trail Run

Dirt Days
A Greater Cincinnati Trail Run Series
presented by Bob Roncker's Running Spot

Each Run Begins at 9:00 AM

April 20 - Ault Park Switchback - 3.6 mi
May 18 - Mt. Airy Foreset Ridge Run - 5.4 mi
June 8 - French Park Creek Crossings - 3.4 mi
July 20 - East Fork Backpack Trail Run - 4.8 mi

For additional course details, please visit www.runningspot.com/trailrunseries.php.

Asics Trail Shoes (one pair per person) to 1st place male and female. SmartWool socks to 2nd and 3rd place finishers of each race. Note: only one pair of shoes to a participant during the series.

Cumulative
The Dirtiest Dozen (top twelve male and female) series winners (based on cumulative finish position of your best three races - East Fork has to be one of the three) receive a Technical Shirt.

New for 2008: Finishers from 3, not 4, races keeps you in the running for the Dirtiest Dozen. At the East Fork Backpack Trail Run we shall once again have handicap starts. Your actual finish position determines your placement for the Backpack Trail Run scoring. However, unlike 2007, we will use your actual running time, not your handicapped finish place, to determine your place among the Dirtiest Dozen. Everyone who registers in advance for all four events will receive a pair of SmartWool socks and a Dirt Days Technical shirt.

Random Door Prize
After each race there will be a $50 Gift Card drawn. Winner needs to be present to collect.

This is the culminating event of our Dirt Days series. Awards will be given at the adjoining beach of Harsha Lake. There will be a nutritious and delicious brunch, part of your entry, supplied by Heather Poast. Heather is a Personal Chef, available for cooking meals for homes and events. She can be contacted at 513-907-2228, or unwrittenchef@yahoo.com. Visit her website at www.uspca.net/oh/chefheather1/.

Pre-Registration
$10.00 per person per event. The East Fork Run is $20.00.

Mailed Registrations
Mailed registrations should be postmarked 7 days prior to the event you are participating in.

Late Registration
$15.00 (note: no late or race-day registration for East Fork - see website for details)

Packet Pickup
Packet pickup will be at the Running Spot in O'Bryonville as well as race day. Packet pickup will be held Fridays, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM and Saturdays, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM prior to each event, AND on the morning of each race (usually beginning around 7:30 AM).

The East Fork Backpack Trail Run is where the series all began. This classic race will remain relatively unchanged, and serve as the series' cumulative championship. The unique aspect of this race is the handicapped start. All runners of the East Fork Backpack Trail Run will receive a handicap based on Age, Sex, and on previous performance in the series. The object is that everyone will have an equal chance at finishing first, and it will be a true chase to the finish. As the name states, the race will take place on the well established Backpack Trail, at East Fork Lake state park. The ~5.4 mile course is densely wooded, and might give the runners the feel that they are on the Appalachian Trail.

See website for full details: www.runningspot.com