Shrewsbury Thrifty Fifty

Event Details

A midwinter celebration & untimed run-walk-roll. Choose a goal: 50 minutes, 50 kilometers, or 50 miles.

Events:

• 50 MINUTES: Group Send-Off at 10:00 a.m. Run, walk, roll, dance, or strut your way around the park. Decorations, art, crafts, music, costumes, signs, posters, cowbell-clanging, etc. are strongly encouraged. When you reach your goal of 50 minutes of continuous movement, ring the big bell to celebrate!
• 50 KILOMETERS: 6:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Make your way around the loop 46 times, and you have completed a true ultramarathon distance on a challenging (but fun & supportive) course. Ring the big bell to celebrate!
• 50 MILES: 6:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Make your way around the loop 75 times, and you have completed a true ultramarathon distance on a challenging (but fun & supportive) course. Ring the big bell to celebrate! 50-mile participants are encouraged to begin as early as possible. It is very difficult and takes a long time. But you can do it!

Registration is encouraged (and free*), but anyone can join for ANY distance, at ANY time, or just hang out. Enjoy positivity, art, music, and fellowship to cast off those winter doldrums!

The Course:

A .66 mile loop on asphalt trail and concrete sidewalk. 3 loops = 2 miles. The trail includes 1 hill and 2 flat sections. Loop direction will be clearly marked and will change every hour. Each loop includes 49 feet of elevation gain. This makes the course challenging. To illustrate: The NYC marathon has a total elevation gain of 810 feet and is considered a very hilly marathon. 26 miles on the Thrifty Fifty course will get you 1,911 feet of elevation gain.

Accommodations:

We will provide Gatorade, water, nutrition, a few electrical outlets, and restrooms. We will provide thumb-click lap-counters. Participants will rely on their own electronic devices for digital data. Results are "on your honor." This is analog.

*To offset pretzel costs, we will accept 50-cent cash contributions at the event - a mere suggestion, not a fee. Pocket change for pretzels.