Wild Boar Night Run and Post-Race Potluck Party

Name: Wild Boar Night Run and Post-Race Potluck Party
Start: 2024-09-14T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - West Tract

Schedule

Sat Sep 14 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve - West Tract | Dade City, FL

The Wild Boar will be back for a second year! A great place to kick off your first ever trail race, or night run!
Distance: This is a Half-MarathonISH race! The Wild Boar Night Run is very much so a casual race with no time cut-offs! We are here for every runner from the front of the pack to very back of the pack :)
Aid Stations: The only Aid Station will be at the Turn Around point at the McNeil Trailhead roughly 6 to 7 miles in.
Aid Stations will be stocked with Soda, Pickles, Gummy Bear.. or Worms..idk one of them or skittles, Chips, Cookies, Produce, some brand of powder electro's. We will also provide band-aids and women hygiene products in a plastic box at all the Aid Stations.
Finish Line: We will have all of the above, and brownies, snacks and the POT LUCK!
Drop Bags: There will be one drop bag zone roughly just more than mile 6 to 7 at the Turn Around Point.
Potluck:
For a total price of $25 and a Potluck... Boom!! Let’s add to the fun and share some of our favorite foods with each other. Bring something fresh like a fruit dish, pasta salad, or a raw vegetable side dish for some variety... Lasagna, pizza, baked chicken wings, casserole, or mashed potatoes. Cookies, Brownies, Fudge, or Banana Bread....
Bring your families favorite recipe or that secret craving you always have after a race. That will make a lot of people happy.
We all love to eat, drink, and “recover”. And after running a Half-Marathon, you will be hungry, hangry, and so will the volunteers! Last events Post-Race Potluck Party was a blast!
We will also have “community coolers” in case you bring drinks, beverages, soda, pop, etc!
The Course:
This is an out and back course on one of my favorite long-run routes in the Green Swamp! You'll be running through the old forest roads and pasture lanes before turning left onto the Florida Trail.
From there on, you'll be following the Florida Trail all the way out to the McNeil Entrance of the Green Swamp off of 471. You’ll be listening to the drone of frogs from all directions, hoots from the owls, calls from birds, buzzing of bugs, and the yips of coyotes in the distance. And of course, some squeals and grunts of the Wild Boars.
Part of that sound and also silence, will make you wonder if “just that sound” was from something else... perhaps, the Skunk Ape.
Last year I swore I’d be a dry course, I was wrong. So no guarantees this year! I did say unless we get some massive monsoon (hey we got a hurricane), but anyway.. you’ll stay dry for the most part of the course.
Course Marking:
You will be following the PINK FLAGGING that has reflective tape on it. Areas in which you should NOT cross will be marked with the little pink flags. Don’t cross over the pink flags! If you don’t see pink, you better rethink. I know we all love an adventure but, maybe not an unplanned one. My phone number will also be on all the race bibs! :)
See y’all in the swamp!