Chupacabra Trail Race

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Saturday, Aug 22, 2026 @ 7:00 AM

Chupacabra Trail Race

5105 Nolen Ave SE Huntsville , AL • 1/2 Marathon, 10K

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Registration closes: Wed, Aug 19 @ 11:59PM CT

Calling all volunteers! We always need fantastic volunteers and we have a volunteer program to help save you some dough. Volunteers who work a 5 hour shift will receive free entry into a future RunningLane Event 1/2 Marathon distance and shorter. Volunteers who work (2) 5 hour shifts or (1) 8+ hour shift will receive free entry into a future RL Event 50 Miler and down OR (2) races 1/2 marathon and down. For more details please email [email protected]

Race #4 in the Wild Thangs Trail Series

Welcome to the Wild Thangs Trail Series! We are excited to introduce a new trail series to the beautiful mountains around Huntsville, AL. This series is designed for both new and experienced trail runners alike. There are 4 races total in the series with both short and long race distances. Starting in June and finishing in August, these 4 races are designed to be competitive, help runners increase their race distances through the hot summer months, and most of all be a ton of fun. These courses are spectator friendly especially when compared to other trail events. There are several bluff views with beautiful mountain scenery as well as creek crossings, water falls and more

Several aid stations will be provided on the course with everything from water, Gatorade, coke, pretzels, m&m's, granola bars and more. We are excited to have Marco's Pizza as a sponsor of the Wild Thangs Trail Series! All participants will have delicious Marco's Pizza waiting for them at the finish line of each race!

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Please remember that all RunningLane Events trail races are "cupless races." You must have a hand held bottle, pack or or reusable cup as there won't be any paper cups at the aid stations to cut down on waste. If you don't have a reusable cup, there is the option to buy a RunningLane reusable cup at checkout for $5.

Overview

This is the fourth race of the Wild Thangs Trail Series.

Where? Monte Sano State Park: 5105 Nolen Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801

Course Maps & Elevation profiles:

• 10k: https://www.strava.com/routes/12985411
• Half Marathon: https://www.strava.com/routes/12620821

Wild Thangs Trail Series:

• June 14th, 2025 - Big Foot: 5K, 10K
• July 5th, 2025 - Jackalope: 4 Mile, 8 Mile
• July 26th, 2025 - Skunk Ape: 5 Mile, 10 Mile
• August 16th, 2025 - Chupacabra: 10K, Half marathon

Registration The race is capped at 400 runners. All runners who sign up for the Chupacabra 10K & Half Marathon will receive a t-shirt and finisher award. The t-shirt is the same shirt for the entire series

Packet Pickup

Packet pickup will be on the following days for each race. Big Foot 5K, 10K: Friday, June 13th, 2025 from 12-5pm. Jackalope 4 Mile, 8 Mile: Wednesday July 2nd, 2025 and Thursday July 3rd, 2025 from 12-5pm. Skunk Ape 5 Mile, 10 Mile: Friday, July 25th, 2025 from 12-5pm. Chupacabra 10K, Half Marathon: Friday, August 15th, 2025 from 12-5pm. Packet pickup will be at RunningLane. RunningLane is located at 2407 Memorial Pkwy SW, Huntsville, AL 35801. Packets may also be picked up the morning of the race from 6:00am - 6:45am but we encourage you to get there as early as possible!

Shirts, Awards, Weather & Cutoffs

The race shirt will be a short sleeve tri-blend shirt. Age groups will be: 0-10, 11-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ for ALL races. In the event of severe weather we will delay the start as necessary to avoid lightning. If severe weather threatens the entire day and does not appear to let up, we may be forced to cancel. Average Temperatures throughout the summer for Huntsville: Low 65F-75F, High: 85F-95F There will be very loose cutoffs. Our goal is to get more and more people into this awesome sport that is trail running, no matter what your experience level is. However, we would suggest that if you are not able to maintain 15 minute miles that you please consider doing the Short Series vs the Long Series. There will be a 17 minute/ mile cutoff for Long Series participants. There are no refunds, deferrals, credits or friend / family transfers on entries. We do not mail shirts or medals to participants unable to make the event as left over shirts are donated.

Event's current local time: 8:50 PM CT

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Top Performances

Men

• '18 Cody Case (37) 1:48:14
• '20 Skylor Taylor (19) 1:55:42
• '23 Cody Case (42) 1:57:17
• '18 Ryne Anderson (28) 1:58:05
• '18 Justin Quackenbush (28) 1:58:53
• '21 Andrew Bustos (31) 1:59:26
• '20 Chad Davis (54) 1:59:43
• '21 Cody Case (40) 2:00:27
• '23 Calvin Vechinski (21) 2:00:53
• '23 Ryan Snowden (27) 2:01:18

Women

• '18 Justyna Mudy-Mader (33) 1:55:37
• '19 Liz Canty (28) 2:08:10
• '18 Beth Meadows (32) 2:16:37
• '23 Shelby Benton (31) 2:23:37
• '25 Emily Crispi (30) 2:24:20
• '20 Tina Eakin (50) 2:25:00
• '20 Makayla Tomaino (20) 2:27:48
• '21 Katie Woodfin (33) 2:28:56
• '18 Victoria Tkacs (23) 2:29:23
• '18 Mica Anderson (25) 2:32:17

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