![]() ![]() All runners must carry some sort of personal hydration system throughout the event. Hydration: There will not be cups available at the aid stations. It’s also a nice last practice run, on similar trails, for the significantly harder Virgil Crest Ultras the next weekend. ![]() The compact footprint of the course, staggered start times, generous cutoffs, and aid stations every 3–4 miles make this a decent first trail marathon or half, for those who are prepared for some long, beautiful, and sometimes tough miles. We are keeping the unique ‘monster’ age- and gender-based start times that allows an earlier start for older/non-male participants, and a new nonbinary gender category (see start time tables below). ![]() Even runners with years of Finger Lakes experience may have never run on these trails, so it’s a great opportunity to take in something new. Save something for the end! You’ll pass through shady hemlock groves and fern-carpeted hardwood forest with a few long views to inspire you. The terrain includes long, rolling single track, a few twists and turns, and several challenging hills, including one in the last two miles of each 13.1-mile loop. This third incarnation of the Monster Marathon takes place on well-maintained trails in the western section of the Kennedy Forest, between the ‘two hollows’-Daisy Hollow and Babcock Hollow. ![]() Did you have too much fun at FLRC’s Forest Frolic or Finger Lakes 50s? Are you looking for a final tune-up or supported taper for the Virgil Crest Ultras? If so, you’re in the right place!Īfter years of running the Monster Marathon at Treman Park, we’ve returned to its traditional date on Labor Day Weekend, and also returning the race to the Kennedy State Forest between Virgil and Harford, NY, home of the Forest Frolic runs and Virgil Crest Ultras (and the trail monster…). ![]()
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