1) What is it? The Beach City Bruiser is an invitation - only trail race celebration held at Ron Legg's farm in Beach City, Ohio, on September 7, 2014. It features a hand-measured 10k course that can be run once for a 10k distance or twice for a 20k distance. The race is FREE, and runners can choose their distance on race day.
2) Where is it? The race is being held at Ron Legg's farm, 10645 Amway Street, Beach City, Ohio, 44608. The gun goes off at 11:00 a.m., and the awards begin at 2:15 p.m. or so.
3) Who can run? For this race, we have to insist on ALL RUNNERS being at least 18 years of age or older, and competent to sign a release of liability. Furthermore, we have to insist on a NO DOGS policy on the property. The race is being held on private property and we have made assurances to our insurer concerning these details. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. If these restrictions are violated, the race directors reserve the right to REMOVE the person(s) and animal(s) from the property.
4) What awards are you offering? Corrected version: We are offering the following awards for both the 10k and 20k races: Male & Female for ALL CATEGORIES: Open 18-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+. We'll give unique awards to the overall male and female winner (who will then be removed from the corresponding age group. We're also going to offer a male and female "Performance of the Day" award for the top age-graded race. Ron has been hard at work making customized awards unique to this race for you to compete for.
4) Why is it free? This race is an introduction to the course at Ron Legg's farm, and we're hoping to make it a celebration of running, and specifically trail racing, in NE Ohio. We're inviting some of the best runners in the area and we hope you'll join us. We'd also love to hear your comments about the course, and begin preparations for more events in 2015.
5) How do I sign up? Simply register through the Constant Contact email ASAP or email us directly at skinnyleggracing@gmail.com and we'll reserve a spot for you. Only 200 spots are available at this point, so snag one soon!
6) Is the course USATF Certified? At this point, the course is not USATF Certified, but it is Ron Legg Certified, which in our mind is just as good. Ron has wheel-measured the course multiple times and his assurances are strong that the 10k loop and 20k distance are accurate. That does not mean your Garmin will work very well out there, given the tight turns, density of the trees, and so forth.
7) Finally, who are Skinny Legg Racing? Currently, Skinny Legg Racing is an odd consortium of Ron Legg ("Chief Skinny Legg"), Jason Burgett ("Little Skinny Legg"), and Matt Sidel ("Kinda Skinny Legg"). Ron owns the property on which you'll race, Jason and Matt are the race directors, although no one has seen Matt Sidel in weeks, so if you know of his whereabouts, please clue us in.
Please email us with questions! skinnyleggracing@gmail.com
Stay tuned for more race information!
