Stupid Little 10 Miler and 5K - Saturday 22 March 2008

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F.A.Q.

RESULTS

COMPLETE 2008 RESULTS HAVE BEEN POSTED!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the sixth running of the Stupid Little 10 Miler & 5K! We saw a total of 138 participants in the two races, falling just one runner short of a record turnout. But we were expecting about half as many runners this year (particularly given the questionable weather forecast), so we thank everyone for their patience with both the late start and the long-ish lines for registration and the bathrooms. If we'd known so many people were going to show up, we would've rented a couple more porta-johns!

The full race results are now up! Head on over to the results page for links to the overall results, age group results, and first & second half split times for both the 10 miler and the 5K. We've done our best to proofread everything,

Other upcoming races:

Saturday 29 March 2008
Winchester, VA (web site)

(directed by Chris Northrup, who served as a water stop volunteer at the Stupid Little 10 Miler)

Saturday 17 May 2008
Front Royal, VA (web site)

(directed by Terry Leckie, who was co-r.d. of the Stupid Little races)

Saturday 25 October 2008
Browntown, VA (web site)

(directed by Karsten & Terry)

but if you come across any mistakes, please e-mail the race director. The event records have not yet been updated through 2008, but I'll try and get to it when I get a chance.

If you have any comments, criticisms, race reports, info about anything interesting which may have happened during the race, or questions, feel free to e-mail the race director at karsten@shentel.net! And if you have any photos you'd like to share with the r.d., send 'em to netsrak@gmail.com (where the r.d. can receive larger e-mails).

The stupid little race director would like to extend many, many thanks to this year's crew of volunteers, without whom the event would've been a complete mess! Terry Leckie in particular deserves extra thanks for his work as co-director (and you can thank Terry by running his Front Royal Kiwanis 5K on Saturday 17 May!). And in alphabetical order, thank you to: Peter Blank, Kyra Brown, Dan Broznak, Nancy Bullock, Andrew D'Amico, Robert Gurtler, Darrell Hollowell, Sam Kertzman, Mariah & Joe Krossman, Doug & Ramona Morris, Chris Northrup, Nancy Specht, and Carter Wiecking! Thanks as well for the good folks at Watermelon Park for letting us stage the race there, and props to Road ID for the free bib numbers.

If you didn't include your e-mail address on your entry form but you want to receive reminders about this and other races with which the stupid little race director is involved (such as the Greasy-Gooney 10K in October), send an e-mail to karsten@shentel.net and say "Send me race updates!" Your e-mail address is only used for that purpose (I don't think I send out more than five or six promo e-mails per year), and your address isn't shared with or given to any other party.

LAST MINUTE STUFF

We've put together a page with some news, notes, & race day instructions, to give you a sense of what to expect on Saturday morning. Hope we'll see you at the race!

REGISTRATION

If you haven't signed up yet, don't worry-- just register on race morning! Race day registration will be from 7:01 to 7:49 AM. See our registration page for entry forms and fees and such.

WHO'S RUNNING?

Check our list of registered runners!

VOLUNTEERS WANTED!

We need volunteers! If you can help out on race day, e-mail the race director and we'll put you to work.

After a one-year hiatus, the Stupid Little 10 Miler & 5K is back for its sixth running! This event is held solely because of the lack of long-distance road races in the Shenandoah Valley. We thought it would be nice to throw together a low-key, inexpensive 10 mile race for area runners to enjoy, and we've tacked on a concurrent 5K race for those who might not be up to running ten miles. We'll do our best to put on a relatively well-organized event, but as the race name plainly suggests, this is not a big production, so you might not want to set your expectations too high. But if you want to go for a nice scenic run on rural roads alongside the Shenandoah River, feel free to come out to Clarke County and join in the stupidity!

The stupidity begins on Saturday 22 March 2008 at Watermelon Park, a campground located a few miles southeast of Berryville, Virginia. The 10 miler starts promptly at 7:59 AM, while the 5K starts at 8:09 AM. Race-day registration and check-in are from 7:01 to 7:49 AM. Watermelon Park is approximately 18 miles east of Winchester, 25 miles west of Leesburg, 28 miles northeast of Front Royal, 38 miles south of Martinsburg, and 65 miles west of Washington, DC. Full driving directions can be found on our directions page!

Entry fees for either race are $5.99 early or $6.99 on race day, with a $1 discount available for members of the Shenandoah Valley Runners. To preregister, just print up an entry form, write us a check, and mail it all in-- or sign up online with a credit card! Entry forms and links to online registration can be found on our registration page. All registrants will receive one of our world-famous "Stupid Little 10 Miler & 5K" pencils! (How's that for an amenity?)

The Shenandoah River near Watermelon Park

Both of our USATF-certified courses are quite pretty, heading out and back from Watermelon Park on mostly gravel rural roads along the Shenandoah River. The 10 miler is two-thirds flat, with two unavoidably hilly sections at miles 2½ and 6¼. There will be at least one water stop (which you will pass twice); we will try to add another water stop if we can scrounge up enough volunteers. The 5K is almost entirely flat and has no water stops. Check the course map page for obsessively detailed course information... and if you really want to see things up close and personal, take our 76-image photographic tour of the courses!

We've got cheap trophies for the overall, Masters, and Senior Masters winners; cheesy certificates for the age group winners; and a few other odd awards. Plus we've got prize money: The 25th finisher in the 10 miler gets $30, and the 25th finisher in the 5K gets $15! A complete list of award categories can be found on our awards page. Awards will be doled out at the conclusion of each race.

Because this is far from a fancy event, there are a few issues and rules to which we must call attention, so that you'll be aware of just what you're getting into by participating:

The courses will be open to vehicular traffic, and we do not expect to have any course marshals except at the turnaround points. You are responsible for your own safety and for following the course markings.
For safety and insurance reasons, you may not run the race with headphones, baby joggers, or dogs. Violators will be disqualified. (Why?)
On-site medical assistance will not be available.
In the event of snow, ice, or flooding, the event may be modified or cancelled. (How?)
Entry fees are non-refundable, and entries are non-transferrable, Bill. (Why?)

Check our Frequently Asked Questions page, or contact the stupid little race director, Karsten Brown, at (540) 635-1773 or karsten@shentel.net!

This event could not be held without the hospitality of the Miller family and Watermelon Park! Thanks as well to the Shenandoah Valley Runners for actually sponsoring the Stupid Little races this year (despite their better judgment).