Join us on Saturday, April 21st at Ruffner Mountain for the 2012 Earth Day Trail Run Festival, presented by Alabama Outdoors.

Event Details:

The Vibe

Trail running fun for the entire family.  Kid’s one mile fun run with medals for all finishers.  And for the rest of us, a variety of distances to chose from including a 5K, 10K, and 15K with medals galore for the winners in each category.

 The Course

The course is entirely on 1,036 acre Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve in Birmingham, AL.  All races begin on the service road adjacent to the parking lot and Nature Center.  The kid’s run will stay close to the Nature Center on the Trillium and Marian Harnach trails and will include course sentries along the way to ensure everyone’s fun and safety.

The other races will head up the service road and split off with the 5K headed straight on the Quarry Trail going around Possum Loop, back on Quarry to the finish.  The 10 and 15K will start with a bit more service road spurring off to the right onto the trails headed down the Buckeye to Lizard Loop.  It will double back to the Ridge and Valley, then around Possum Loop and back on the Quarry to the finish.  The 15K will of course include a bit more distance.

The trails of Ruffner include diverse terrain with rocks, roots, and ample elevation change.  The 10 and 15K distances include the most challenging trails.

Registration

$15.00 kid’s fun run.  $30.00 all other distances.  

On-line www.ruffnermountain.org look for the raceit.com link starting March 1st.  Registration by 3/31 guarantees the best swag.  Race Day Registration starts 6:30 am, price increase of $5.00, no guarantees on swag.  No refunds.  All proceeds benefit Ruffner Mountain to keep the trails we love open year round.