Odyssey Trail Running Rampage

Race Overview

The Odyssey Trail Running Rampage will bring in Fall with four great trail running races: the 50K Ultra, the Marathon, the Half Marathon, and the Six-Miler. These trail races will give athletes the opportunity to run on some of the best trails in the Southeast at a gorgeous state park nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Douthat State Park. Get together with family and friends this weekend at Douthat State Park to enjoy hiking, mountain biking, paddling, fishing, and relaxing.

Virginia State Park Adventure Series

We are excited to be part of the Virginia State Park Adventure Series where athletes can compete at different events at Virginia State Parks to earn points to win prizes at the end of the year.

Race Course Details

• Course Format: The 50K Ultra, the Marathon, and the Half Marathon race courses will be a loop format offering challenging uphills, fast downhills and beautiful views at multiple points on the trail.
• Scenic Routes: Racers will run along creeks with waterfalls and through Rhododendron-covered tunnels engulfing the trails.
• Elevation Gain: The loop will have a total elevation gain of 2700 feet over 13 miles, the majority of which will be gained in the first three miles.
• Loop Structure: The 50K Ultra will entail 3 loops (Two Half Marathon loops + One 6 mile loop): the Marathon 2 loops: and the Half Marathon 1 loop.

Aid Stations

There will be 1 aid station on top of the mountain, at the cabin overlook, at mile 3.5 with water only and 2 fully stocked aid stations at miles 9 (mile 1 for the Six Miler) and 11.25 (mile 3.5 for the Six Miler) of each loop. They will have HEED water, flat cola, potatoes and salt, banana halves, and pretzels at each station.

Six Mile Trail Race

• Course Details: The Six Mile Trail race will be a single loop with a few challenging uphills, but mostly rolling terrain.
• Elevation Gain: This loop will have over 1000 feet of elevation gain.
• Route Incorporation: This race will incorporate the last five miles of the other three events' loop with the addition of the Tobacco Hollow Ridge Trail at the start.
• Additional Mileage: The loops for all the events are a little long by 0.3 +/- miles (more plus). There will be no extra charge for the bonus miles!

History of the Loop Format

Why the loop format? The loop preserves a little piece of history. The half marathon loop was designed as part of the Odyssey Off-Road Iron – Distance Triathlon, in which competitors capped off 2.4 miles of swimming and 112 miles of biking with the trail marathon of two 13.1 mile loops. Numerous requests for the option to skip the swim and bike and to “just” run the loop led to the creation of the Trail Running Rampage events.

Registration Information

For more details and to register, please visit the official race page: Odyssey Trail Running Rampage.