The following release and photos were provided by Josh Eberly and outlines details for the Collegiate Team Trail Running Championships this November.
Attention college runners, get your running buddies together to participate for the Team Trophy and also for individual title of Collegiate National Champion at the inaugural Collegiate Team Trail Running Championships! The Moab Trail Half Marathon in Moab, Utah, on Saturday, November 4, will host the event.
On the trails at the Moab Trail Marathon.
The course
The Moab Trail Half Marathon starts at the Pritchett Canyon entrance and proceeds up Pritchett Canyon trail (5.7 miles) and connects to Hunter Canyon Rim trail (1.8 miles). The route runs along the Hunter Canyon Rim single-track and down to Kane Creek Road (2.2 miles), and then the course turns right. The route continues up the infamous Kane Road switchbacks for about a mile, then back down to the Hymasa singletrack into the depths of Kane Creek drainage. Continue for 1 mile in the drainage, exiting at the Amasa Back parking lot for another half mile dirt road before the final half mile of singletrack with two crossings of Kane Creek before the finish.
Criteria and rules for the Collegiate Trail Running Championships division
Participants must be enrolled in a University/College as a student (BA or Graduate+) and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 current credits (per athlete).
The Team Championship category is mixed team; and the top 2 male and top 2 female finish times, per collegiate/university team, will combine for the team score. Awards will be given to the top team as well as the top 3 male/female collegiate finishers.
Team members must wear their respective school-team singlet or uniform that is consistent with everyone on the team. All participating collegiate runners will start in the USATF Half Marathon wave at 10am on race day – November 4.
To register
You must email director@moabtrailmarathon to receive a special link to register for the Collegiate Trail Championships. The Moab Trail Half Marathon is full, but spots have been saved for the collegiate runners!
Contact Josh Eberly ([email protected]) with questions or for further information.
Eberly and his team of athletes in Moab.
Editor’s Note: To read about past Moab Trail Marathon events, click here.
