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Corryton Possum Chase 8-Miler and 2-Miler Races (Draft)

Tue October 1 - Sat October 26, 2024 Corryton, TN 37721 US
This Race is in Draft Mode
Virtual Events 10-1 to 10-26
Traditional Events 10-26
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Race Website

Additional race information can be found at https://corrytonrace.weebly.com/.

Place

9331 Davis Drive
Corryton, TN US 37721

Description

BENEFITS CHARITY:  
Corryton Community Club and the Corryton Hospitality Food Pantry

PLACE:
Corryton Community Center, 9331 Davis Drive, Corryton, TN 37721 (traditional event)

"Run Anywhere" (virtual event) - Run 8 miles or 2 miles any time October 1-26, 2024, and submit your results.

DESCRIPTION:
Out and back course on Corryton-Luttrell Road (USATF certification 8 Mile TN15044MS; 2 Mile TN16052MS).  Links to course maps are on the Total Race Solutions Information page: https://totalracesolutions.com/event-info/?evt_id=202300475

RACE DAY ACTIVITIES:
2024 Schedule below
7:00-8:15 AM Eastern Time - race day registration & packet pickup (no early packet pickup date)
8:30 AM - 8 mile start, 2023 course closes at 10:30 AM (2 hours)
8:40 AM - 2 mile start
9:25/9:30 AM - 2 mile awards
10:35 AM - 8 mile awards

AWARDS (for the traditional event):
8-Miler Awards:  Top 3 M/F Overall Finisher, Top M/F Master, Grandmaster, and Veteran Finisher. Awards Three Deep to M/F finishers in Age Group 1-10, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80+ (overall winners not eligible). Participation medals for all 8 mile finishers.  Fastest 8-Miler team award plaque (requires 4 members).   For the 2024 Race:  8-Miler course closes at two hours.

2-Miler Awards: Top 3 M/F Overall Finisher. Awards Three Deep to M/F finishers in Age Group 1-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80+ (overall winners not eligible). Participation medals for all finishers.  Fastest 2-Miler team award plaque (requires 4 members).

Virtual Participants not eligible for awards.

Team with most participants award plaque (8-Miler and 2-Miler combined).  2-Miler walkers are welcome!  The 8-Miler course is not walker-friendly due to one good size hill, roads being open to traffic, and not having a road shoulder or sidewalk.  The 8-Miler course closes at 2 hours in 2024.  If you want to walk, we would love for you to walk in the 2-Miler!

REGISTRATION AND FEES:
8 Mile:by October 13, 2024 $30 Adults/$25 Children under age of 19  | after October 13, 2024 $35 Adults/$25 Children  |  Day of Race $40 Adults/$30 Children

2 Mile:by October 13, 2024 $25 Adults/$20 Children under age of 19  | after October 13, 2024 $30 Adults/$20 Children  |  Day of Race $35 Adults/$25 Children

Virtual 8 Mile:  $35 Adults/$30 Children under age of 19.  Includes the cost of mailing T-shirt and finisher medal. Run 8 miles on any course Oct. 19- Oct. 26, 2024 and submit your time.

Virtual 2 Mile:  $30 Adults/$25 Children under age of 19.  Includes the cost of mailing T-shirt and finisher medal. Run 2 miles on any course Oct. 19- Oct. 26, 2024 and submit your time.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:
Chip Timed Bib (traditional race)
Event T-shirt* - Cotton blend short sleeve. No T-Shirt Option Deduct $3.00. Adult XXL Add $2.00, Adult XXXL Add $3.00.
*Everyone registered by October 1st will be guaranteed a race shirt.  Everyone registering after this date will be provided a shirt based on remaining supplies and sizes.  We do not plan to reorder shirts in 2024.  In that case, certain sizes may not be available to participants who register after October 1st.

PACKET PICKUP:
T-shirt will be available on race morning on-site from 7:00-8:15 AM.  Virtual participants' items will be shipped in the weeks following the race.

RACE ETIQUETTE:
Roads along the running route will still be open to traffic with major intersections being monitored by law enforcement.  For safety, roller blades, bicycles, and dogs are not allowed on the course; headphones are discouraged.  Strollers start behind runners and walkers in the two mile only; RRCA strongly discourages strollers in events that exceed 5K.

RESULTS:
Complete results will be available at https://totalracesolutions.com/event-results/

TN RACE SERIES:
This Event is part of The Run and See Tennessee Race Series.

INFORMATION:  
Frank Bushakra (541) 786-5924  fbushakr@eou.edu

FACEBOOK:
Like us on Facebook and invite your friends at https://www.facebook.com/Corryton8Miler 

Referral Rewards

Participants will be assigned a unique personal url when they register. The participant can encourage their friends to use this url when they register for this event. The system will maintain a count of the number of registrations for each url. When five participants have registered using a participant's personal url, the participant with that url will receive a retroactive refund of $5 to the credit card that they used for registration. Maximum of two $5 refunds per url.

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