Nocturnal 12

🏃‍♂️ Nocturnal 12 Overview

Obatron Productions' exercise arm, Obatron Fitness, is proud to present Nocturnal 12, a 12-hour fixed time race. Walker and mobility-impaired friendly. Diet sensitive. Hosted on Lake Ontario State Parkway Trail at Island Cottage Road to Dewey (43°16'21.2"N 77°39'42.3"W). Scroll for LOTS of details and see the menu sections for even more.

❓ Most Common Questions

• How it Works: Fixed time races allow walkers and runners to traverse a loop, circuit, or other route that brings them back to a given start point repeatedly throughout the time allotted.
• What You Get: Individual racers and teams have unique perks and goodies associated with participation.
• Discount Offers: Team and club discounts available for participants.
• Awards: Recognition for runners based on performance and participation.

⏳ How it Works

Fixed time races allow walkers and runners to traverse a loop, circuit, or other route that brings them back to a given start point repeatedly throughout the time allotted. Many allow you to stop during the race, leave the course, and return to do more miles. Some even allow you to start later than the official race start time. Most let you stop whenever you want and have whatever mileage you completed as of the last time through the start stand as your finish distance, even if that's only once through. Typically, your distance is calculated by multiplying the number of times you finished the route by the distance of the route as determined by the race director or other official. That means if your watch shows you did 39.77 miles, but you did 19 laps on a 2.06-mile course, then you will be recorded as having 39.14 miles.

📏 What That Means for Distance

Our course is 2.06 miles long (1.03 out and another 1.03 back) along the paved Lake Ontario State Parkway Trail in Greece. To be considered a finisher, you must finish at least one out-and-back lap. Do as many laps as you want within the 12-hour time limit. Only completed laps count.

📍 When/Where to Race, Packet Details & Food

Parking: Park on the wide shoulder on Island Cottage Road. The race takes place on the Lake Ontario State Parkway Trail from Island Cottage Road to Dewey Avenue. The race starts at 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, and ends at 5 a.m. on Sunday, October 19. Check-in (Packet Pick-up) is 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. You can show up after 4:45 p.m., but you will not be able to start until the race director can stop what she's doing and check you in.

Late Night Munchies: Racers will have an all-night aid station. At registration, you'll have choices about dietary specifications. If you make no choices, we'll default to a traditional, unrestricted diet. If you choose contradictory things (vegan and traditional, for example), we'll default to traditional. Sample items include English Muffin or Mini Tortilla Pizzas, instant coffee, cookies, Gatorade, and cracker sandwiches.

Packet Pick-up: Packets will be available 4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m and will include the race bib and some goodies for race night. Unclaimed registrations or prizes will not be shipped or held. We are placing one order for outerwear after the race so all eligible racers will get the size they need.

🎁 What You Get

🏅 Individual Racers

• Medallion: A wooden keepsake medallion.
• Shirt: Nocturnal 12 shirt in men's or women's sizing (whether performance material or other will depend upon availability at time of shirt cutoff): an alternate keepsake may be provided for those who miss the shirt cutoff.
• Late Night Munchies: A variety of night-time munchies to keep you moving.
• Packet Expanders: Surprise items to round out your experience in keeping with a night-time theme.
• Earned Extras: Opportunities to earn raffle tickets that get you more swag and chances to receive premier prizes from Obatron Fitness and any sponsors, predominantly through the Obatron Fitness Facebook Group.

👥 Teams (Groups)

Teams are groups of four or more people who each do as much as they can throughout the 12-hour limit. (It's not a relay. Perhaps next year, if there's enough interest and I can wrangle timing help.) Teams must be registered by 9/30 to be guaranteed team tokens or prizes as we have to order and/or create them. Besides the things individual racers get, teams also get:

• Team token: Teams will each receive a team token.
• Team standings: Teams will have their results recorded.
• Small prize: For team members with the most participation in Earned Extras Points Posts, if at least three teams are formed.
• Bonus points: Team captains and members get bonus points or raffles toward Earned Extras.

🏆 Prizes for Earned Extras Participants and Racer Raffle

Prizes may include skin care items, sweet treats, stress relief trinkets, an entry into another Obatron Fitness race or training, RunGoo by Foot Kinetics, and other items to be determined. Exact details may change, but there will be added goodies, possibly awarding some items automatically for participation in certain activities and giving more raffle tickets for others.

💰 Discount Offers & Referrals

Being Part of a Team: Teams with four or more members get discounted registration. The first three people pay the price in effect for the race. When the fourth person registers, that person pays the team rate and the first three people get a partial refund. The fifth, sixth, and seventh members pay the same team rate as the fourth person. However, when an eighth person joins, that person pays a new, lower rate, triggering a partial refund to the first seven members.

Being in a Club: If you are a member of any club with a presence on RunSignUp, you get a discount at checkout. If you join a team within this race at registration, you get partial refunds when you get to enough people.

Referrals: You may earn back some of your registration by having other racers use your personal referral link, generated after you register. See the "Referrals" section for more information.

Caveats: While club and team discounts, coupons, and referral rebates may be combined, there is a discount floor to ensure we are fiscally responsible with our pricing.

🏅 Awards

Overall Performance: There will be a small token of placement for the top three highest overall finishers, irrespective of gender.

Teams: If there are three or more teams formed, there will be a small bonus prize for members of the most active group in the Earned Extras challenges.

Personal Aid Station: Decorate your personal aid station for a chance to win a special prize. Bonus points for decorating yourself, too!

🤝 Sponsors

As our sponsors come on board and provide logos, a full list will be available on our sponsors page. If you know someone who you think would be a good sponsor, let them know to contact the race director at vickey@obatron.com. Sponsors provide discounts