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The Fourth Annual Farmdale Trail Runs will be held Saturday, October 17, 2009. Come join us for the 8-mile or 32-mile Ultra!
Race Day: 105 days
Located in East Peoria, IL, Farmdale is an 800 acre hidden gem maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers and volunteer organizations. It offers beautiful views of both flora and fauna. With miles and miles of meandering single track trail, service road, and open prairie, Farmdale is the perfect stage for a premier trail race. If you enjoy trails and haven’t been to Farmdale, what are you waiting for? Here’s your chance!
Posted: February 02, 2009
Online registration is up and running. Check the Run Race link in the Registration section.
Posted: January 24, 2009
This year, the co-race directors will be adding a Clydesdale and Philly division. The printable form will have a spot to mark and the online registration will soon as well. This division is sponsored by Team C.R.U.D.
Posted: January 21, 2009
One thing unique about Farmdale is that its course has changed slightly each year either through necessity or by choice of the RD. This year there is a Farmdale race committee. It is the decision of the committee to adjust the course in order to make aid, course management, and volunteering more feasible. This year the CITRA race is still 8 miles long, but the ultra will be 32 miles long. The ultra will be 4 loops of 8 miles. The course will incorporate newly established trails as well. A new map will be posted soon. Instead of 3 well stocked aid stations, there will be one fluid station and two stocked aid stations (one of which you pass twice). The cutoff for the ultra will be 9 hours. This is more in line with other ultras and better for managing the race. We hope participants will appreciate the improvements to the event, and we welcome feed back in order to keep it a fixture as a Central Illinois trail race. The 8 mile race will be the final race in the CITRA series and the Ultra is still the final race in the Illinois Trail Ultra Grand Slam series.
Posted: October 20, 2008
Until results are posted on this site, you can view them at www.ivs.org 8 mile are on the front page. Ultra results are under the IVS forum page and then Trail Running. If you would like to know your lap times, you can email me at tappd@district140.org
Posted: October 16, 2008
You can pick up your packet tomorrow evening from 6:00 to 7:00 at the main parking lot. We will be around before and after that if you cannot make it right at those times. Packet pickup will also be from 6:00 to 7:00 race day morning. If at all possible, come out Friday evening and check out the start/finish area and meet some of the runners who will be camping/hanging out. Saturday looks to be perfect weather for a race. The trees look awesome. Just a great place to run! See you then. One last reminder, there is NO RACEDAY REGISTRATION!!
Posted: October 10, 2008
There is a section of the course called Muddy Meadow and Equine that remain unpassable due to recent flooding at the park. This part of the park was under nearly 12 feet of water a few weeks ago. We had hoped it would be dried out enough to clear debris and groom it for the race. Unfortunately, we have gotten more rain and the trail continues to be unusable. At this point, the race distance will be just over 7.5 miles and just under 32 for the ultra distance. This is regrettable, but better than attempting to go through it.
Posted: October 02, 2008
WE HAVE REACHED OUR SET LIMIT OF 150 ENTRANTS. ONE DAY BEFORE REGISTRATION WAS TO CLOSE. WE ARE STARTING TO MARK COURSE THIS SATURDAY AND SHOULD HAVE IT MARKED WITH RIBBON BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SEE YOU ON THE 18TH!!
REMEMBER-- IF YOU PLAN TO CAMP, BRING YOUR OWN WATER FOR PERSONAL USE.
Posted: September 28, 2008
We will not be accepting anymore mail in registrations postmarked after Monday the 29th. Any registrations will be refused and sent back to sender. Again, there is NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION.
Posted: September 19, 2008
Today is the ending date for pre-registering. This will need to be online in order for it to get in today. Pre-registering guarantees you a shirt. All participants , whether pre-registered or not, will get a finisher's award and be eligible for door prizes, as well as the same amount of dirt, roots, and creek crossings. There will be VERY few extra shirts ordered and those will be on first come first serve basis at packet pick up. After today, the entry fee also goes up $5 for both distances. Don't wait!
Posted: September 16, 2008
There are some discrepancies on the race website. I apologize for any confusion. I try to catch these things, but with a fancier site comes more places to look for errors. So to set matters straight, Pre-registration ends this Friday, Sept 19th, not the 24th. Packet pickup is NOT on Oct 12th. That was last years packet pick up date. This year it is the night before the race, Oct 17th, from 6 PM to 7 PM and the day of the race Oct 18th from 6 AM to 7 AM. Although we'll be out there earlier on race day. I hope this clears up any confusion. Again, sorry for the mistakes.
Posted: December 02, 2007
Registration for the third annual Farmdale Trail Run is now open. This year the number of entrants is limited to 150. You may register online or download a form to mail in. There will be no race day registration. This year's Farmdale Trail Run is the last in the Illinois Grand Slam Ultra series ( the others being Clinton Lake 30 miler, McNaughton Park Trail Run, and Rock Cut Hobo Run). The 8 mile distance is the last in the Central Illinois Trail Race Alliance (CITRA).
