Conquer the Cove 25k and Marathon Trail Races

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

Please see the race webpage for all of the race details - https://mountainjunkies.net/conquer-the-cove-25k-marathon/

🌄 Event Highlights

• Stunning Courses: This event has it all, great headquarters and trail system, tough challenging courses and the perfect time of year to see mountain laurel and rhododendrons in bloom.
• Local Competition: If you are from Roanoke, it gives you a chance to compete against the hometown folks to see who’s top dog.
• Trail Exploration: If you aren’t from Roanoke, it gives you the chance to see 80% of the trails of the park that will be well marked and maintained.
• Fitness Challenge: This is the anchor event to the Roanoke Non Ultra Trail Series (RNUTS) and is the perfect place to test your fitness.

🌲 About Carvins Cove

• Natural Reserve: Carvins Cove Natural Reserve is the place to run and ride if you are in Roanoke.
• Size: It is the second largest municipal park in the nation.
• Recreation Opportunities: It holds not only a major water source within its 12,700 acres, but also overflowing recreation opportunities.
• Trail Network: There is approximately 40 miles of roads and trails in the park and within the trail plan there should be miles and miles of new trails added each year.

🏔️ Race Challenges

• Elevation Gain: Both race distances will be challenging with approximately 3500ft of elevation gain in the marathon.
• Post-Mile 18 Climb: 1000ft of this elevation will occur following mile 18.
• Rewarding Descent: Your reward will be 2.35 miles of downhill.
• Final Stretch: Followed by a relatively easy 2-mile stretch to the finish.