Bear Creek Trailathon: Winter Endurance Challenge

🏃‍♂️ Welcome to the Bear Creek Trailathon Winter Endurance Challenge!

Event date: January 11th, 2025
Start time: 9:00 AM

The Winter Endurance Challenge is a timed, loop-style "race" taking place over the course of a 6, 12 and 24 hour time frame.

🎯 About the Race

• No Minimum Distance Requirement: Awards will be given to the runners (or run teams) who complete the most mileage by the end of the time period.
• Course Options: The course will consist of a 1.3 mile and a 3.1 mile (5K) loop options.
• Flexible Participation: Participants may run/walk one mile or as many as they'd like with the allotted time frame.
• Event Duration: The event will start at 9 AM and end at 3 PM, 9 PM or 9 AM on the 12th.

🏅 5K Timed Lap

Although we’re no longer organizing a mass start 5K race in the afternoon, we will still plan to offer a timed 5K lap for anyone who would like to have one timed/recorded.

• Bragging Rights: This timed lap will be for bragging rights and potential prizes.
• How to Participate: Just let a staff member at base camp know when you’re ready.
• Laps Count: All laps must be completed by the cutoff time to be counted.

❤️ Charity Fundraising

The Winter Endurance Challenge is a charity fundraising event presented by Stellar Scoops Ice Cream Shop, Foothills Outdoors, and North Moore Lions Club.

• Beneficiary: Proceeds from this year's event will go to Western NC Hurricane Helene Victims.
• Remembering the Victims: We will do what we can to help! 100% of the proceeds from this year's event will go to Western NC.
• Community Support: By the time this event takes place, a few months will have passed, but we will not forget.

📅 Get Involved

Join the event and invite your friends on Facebook! Coming soon.
Add the event to your Garmin Connect Calendar! Coming soon.
View the trail system on Trail Forks!

If severe weather forces a reschedule, there will be an attempt to host only the 6hr and 12hr events on the following day - Sunday, January 12th.

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