Labor Day Triple

LABOR DAY TRIPLE

August 30, August 31, and September 1, 2025 (Labor Day Weekend)

PLACE

Cady Way Park (Trailhead), 2529 Cady Way, Winter Park, FL 32792

WHAT

• Event: Labor Day Triple--50K, Marathon, Half marathon, 10K, and 5K each day
• Duration: Five distances for three days. Yes, people do run three days consecutively.

START TIMES

• Marathon and 50K: 5:00 am
• Half Marathon: 5:10 am
• 5K and 10K: 6:00 am

TIME LIMIT

9 hours (or so)

PARKING

• Location: Cady Way Park.
• Coordinates: GPS coordinates: N 28.59458, W -081.31670.
• Additional Parking: An overflow parking lot nearby and a school across the street.
• Convenience: All locations are convenient.

WARNING

Before you register, read everything below. Here are the main points:

• Timing: Not chip-timed. We are hand-timed. Let us know when you finish.
• Certification: Courses not certified. Not designed for speed. NOT a Boston qualifier.
• Awards: No age group awards, no t-shirts, no bling.
• Hydration: Cupless—bring your own bottle.

EVENT EXPERIENCE

Now, if you haven’t tuned out yet, be advised these events are no frills, low-key, casual, fun events. GREAT for first timers, maybe not so great for a PR. This is not a certified or sanctioned course—meaning, among other things, NOT a Boston qualifier. Don’t expect much and maybe you won’t be disappointed.

WHAT YOU DON’T GET

T-shirt, hat, socks, or any other apparel, great bling (actually, any bling), cute reusable race bag, age group awards, spectators lining the course, crowds cheering you in, hearty food at the finish, exciting music, and a party afterward, all on a certified course. There are plenty of other events out there for you.

WHAT YOU DO GET

Low entry fees, courses that are guaranteed not short, a simple finisher’s medal, a generous time limit, and a published finish time. But isn’t that all you really need? What do you do with all that other stuff anyway? You know you want to sign up. Really, where else can you run a marathon for $65?

COURSES

The courses are NOT certified—no Boston qualifier here. The courses are lap courses, meaning that you’ll do a double out-and-back multiple times.

• Course Layout: You’ll see other runners going and coming, which is more engaging than it sounds.
• Surface: The paved, urban run/bike trail is flat and largely shaded.
• Street Crossings: Includes two street crossings each lap: you are responsible for crossing safely.
• Lap Details: The marathon and half marathon lap is approximately 2.2 miles, with the full being twelve laps and the half six laps.

FINISH

When you finish, be sure to ring the bell and make sure the timer knows you are finished. Otherwise, you won't get an accurate time. Remember we are hand-timed.

AID STATION

The aid station is at the start/finish of the loop course, which you will pass two times each lap. We will provide plenty of water, Gatorade, and soda, along with a variety of sweet and salty snacks. This is a cupless race. Bring your own hydration device—water bottle, hydration belt/pack.

HEAT

Florida is typically hot and humid. We will provide ice for your water/Gatorade, hat, water bottle, etc. We will also have ice water in a bucket for you to dip your hat, cooling towel, etc. We will also have pickles, olives, and pickle juice, as well as a variety of salty snacks.

LIGHT

Marathoners, 50Kers, and half marathoners will need a light for the first couple of hours. It won’t get light until around 6:40.

RESTROOMS

The bathrooms are a little walk from the start/finish, but you’ll pass them during each lap.

DROP BAG

The start/finish is in a small pavilion, where you may leave a drop bag.

VOLUNTEERS

We always need volunteers. Each volunteer day earns one free race entry for a long distance (50K, marathon, half marathon), or two free entries for a short distance (5K or 10K). Contact Bettie at bettiemw@gmail.com. You may use the free entry yourself or for someone else.

MORE INFO

If you are still undecided (congratulations for reading this far), and you want to know what to expect, we won’t likely have world class athletes based on speed, but we will likely have world class athletes based on numbers of marathons completed.

For more details, visit Labor Day Triple.