Spider Mountain Trail Race

🌌 Race Date

• Date: May 16th, 2026

🏞️ Event Overview

• Location: Join us in Burnet, TX for a totally unique night-time race at the Spider Mountain Bike Park!
• Experience: This venue is home to Texas' first & only lift-served mountain bike park.
• Skills: Hone your climbing & descending trail running skills, experiment with long distance & mountain running equipment, and dial in your night time running technique & nutrition.
• Prep: A perfect way to get ready for summer events like Capt’n Karl's Night Time Trail Series & other long distance mountain events.

🎽 Race Swag

• Incentive: Everyone that runs gets to experience this extraordinary course & the super cool quad chair lift!
• Registration Deadline: April 24 is the deadline to get a shirt.
• Post Deadline: If you register after April 24, you will get some cool Race Swag!
• Swag Examples: This could be a variety of items like a trucker cap, neck gaiter, etc.

🕒 Start Options

• Mass Start: A mass start will be conducted per distance.
• Casual Entry: We leave the start line open longer for those wanting a more casual entry.
• Attention to Schedule: Sometimes we start more than one distance together, so pay attention to the schedule for this event.

⏱️ Timing and Scoring

• Results: The results page will show two times for each runner: "Gun Time" and "Chip Time".
• Gun Time: This is the time from the mass start until you cross the finish line: used for all rankings and awards.
• Chip Time: This is the time from when you actually cross the start line until the finish line: not used for official times or award rankings.
• Advantage: If you begin after the Mass Start, you can see your Chip Time in the results.

📅 Event Schedule

• Packet Pickup: Saturday, 5:30 PM - 8:15 PM
• Pre-Race Briefing: Saturday, 6:30 PM
• Start Time: Gun start for 6hr, 9hr, 12hr, and Relay at 7:00 PM
• Additional Start: Gun start for 4mi, 4mi Ruck, 8mi, 12mi, 12mi Ruck at 7:30 PM

👦 Youth Mile

• Start Time: The Youth Mile will start at 6:30 PM on the dot.
• Chairlift Ride: Participants will ride the chairlift as a group at 6:45 PM to the top of Spider Mt.
• Safety: A parent is required to ride the chairlift with their child to the start of the mile, NO EXCEPTIONS.
• Volunteer Guidance: Volunteers will guide children along the course for safety.

🔗 Additional Information

• Event Website: For more details, visit here.