4000 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee FL
Saturday, January 4th, 2025
📅 Event Date
Join Gulf Winds Track Club for the Swamp Forest Trail Run on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park. The annual event offers runners a chance to complete a one-loop Quarter Marathon (6.8 mi), two-loop Half Marathon (13.6 mi), or three-loop 20-Mile Challenge (20.4 mi).
🕗 Race Start Time
Race start: 8:00 AM
📝 Registration
- Registration Opens: October 1.
- Race Shirt Deadline: December 15 is the last day to register to receive a race shirt.
- Event Limit: This event is limited to 150 runners: sign up early to guarantee your spot!
🌲 About the Course
The course consists of beautiful rolling terrain on both single-track and multi-use trails. The Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park Trail is comprised of three main loops: Swamp Forest, Coon Bottom, and Oak Hammock, along with several connecting trails. The course connects these trails into a 6.8-mile loop.
- Swamp Forest Loop: Runs next to a seepage basin swamp and a profusion of ferns, passes ephemeral ponds, and a Beech-Magnolia forest.
- Coon Bottom Loop: Runs beside a clear sand-bottom seepage stream in many places and passes through Beech-Magnolia and Spruce Pine forests.
- Oak Hammock Loop: Runs near the shore of Lake Jackson. Deer can often be seen along the edges of open fields.
- Creek Forest Trail: Runs around the head of a seepage stream, curves around an ephemeral pond, then encounters a series of meander loops of the main stream.
⏱️ Course Cut-off
The cut-off time for this event is 1:00 PM. This will give runners five (5) hours to complete the 20-Mile Challenge. If you do not finish your second loop in 3.5 hours, you may not continue and will be awarded the half marathon finish time.
📦 Packet Pick-up
Friday, January 3, from 4:00 - 7:00 PM at Cadence Running/Trail & Ski (2743 Capital Cir NE) and Saturday morning at the race from 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM. We encourage everyone to make any attempt possible to pick up your packet early so we can start the race on time.
📜 Race History
Read about the 2020 run and view past years results:
🔗 More Information
For further details, visit the official race link: Swamp Forest Trail Race.
Starting Line Map
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