Charlie Horse Trail Half-Marathon

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Charlie Horse Trail Half-Marathon : Off Road
Running : Run 13.1 Miles
  • Race Date: Sunday, May 28, 2017
  • Start Time: 9:00 am
  • Entry Fee:$39
  • Location:Sleepy Hollow Athletic Club
  • Address: 482 Westley Road
  • City/State/Zip:Mohnton, Pennsylvania 19540
  • Country: USA

For the 20th year, the Pagoda Pacers will once again be holding the Charlie Horse Trail Half-Marathon to benefit Berks Co. Special Olympics.  The race is on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, May 28, 2017.  Please consider participating in the race in any fashion (but hopefully paying runners).  We have been having wonderful weather the past couple of years and I guarantee another one this year, or at least the bar will be open.  Please visit our facebook page to see what you have been missing.  

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/CharlieHorseHalf/

Course Information:

The Charlie Horse is not your typical race.  It is a point to point race which will require you to get to the finish, so NOT finishing is NOT option.  It is part trail, part road, and part adventure; everything a masochist runner needs.  We start at scenic Rustic Park in Birdboro, PA with a sprint through two creeks and meander through the park for about 2 miles.  From there we climb up to the Horseshoe trail to start a beautiful 7 mile stretch through woods and farms.  But like everything else with this race, it has its own character.  At mile 9 you get a break, as the trail runs downhill, wee, and pops out onto the road section.  But everything that goes down must come up.  I think that’s the way it goes, at least for runners.  To translate, we start the uphill section of the road.  When you get to the top at mile 11, you’re at Charlie’s house (home of the race founder) where the adventure begins.  It’s a mystery to us too: lagoons; waterfall; campers; hiker; teenagers, maybe some chores.  The only certainty is rocks, mud, and fun.  Finally finishes at Sleepy Hollow A.C. where the pool, food, music, drinks, and friends will be waiting.  Hope to see you there.

Directions:

DIRECTIONS to REGISTRATION/SLEEPY HOLLOW (Address: 482 Westley Rd, Mohnton PA 19540):
FROM the NORTH (READING, ALLENTOWN):  Take Route 422 through Reading.  About 2 miles east of Reading Take I-176 South to exit 7 (Green Hills).  Turn left at the light onto Rt.10 south.  Travel 3.1 miles and turn right onto Westley Road.  (Look for the Sleepy Hollow sign along route 10, or the Charlie Horse race sign at the intersection to turn.)  Go 1.2 miles on Westley Rd. and look for Sleepy Hollow on the left.

FROM the SOUTH-EAST (PHILLY):  Take the turnpike west (I-76) to the Morgantown exit (exit 298).  After toll, exit immediately (exit 1A) and head towards Beckersville (Rt. 10 N).  Follow Rt.10 about 6 miles.  After passing Plowville Church on your right, you’ll go down a long hill and turn left at the bottom of the hill onto Westley Road.  (Look for the Sleepy Hollow sign along route 10, or the Charlie Horse race sign at the intersection to turn.)  Go 1.2 miles on Westley Rd. and look for Sleepy Hollow on the left.

FROM LANCASTER:  Take US-222 North and exit at the Adamstown and Knauers interchange (Rt. 568).  Turn right at the stop sign and travel east on Rt. 568 (Alleghenyville Rd) towards Knauers and Green Hills for about 7.5 miles to Rt. 10.  (NOTE; at 3.0 miles, Rt. 568 bears left at the Y onto Kurtz Mill Rd.)  At the Rt. 10 stop sign, turn right, go south on Rt. 10 for about 1.3 miles, turn right on Westley Road. Once on Westley Road, follow about 1.2 miles to Sleepy Hollow on the left.

 

Previous Results:

http://www.pretzelcitysports.com/userfiles/file/16%20plowville%20charlie%20horse%20trail%20half%20marathon%20results(1).pdf

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