Race Director and OBRC Coach: Wendy Coulson Murray
RRCA Certified Running Coach and Club President: Jonathan Hope
100K COURSE:
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/3215583253
100 Mile COURSE:
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/3215600113
COURSE GUIDE:
Start at Heritage Park – Whalehead Club in Currituck County
Mile 1.4 - Go past the wild horse grates to where Rt 12 becomes sand and head back South
Mile 4.5 - Bonito Public Beach and Bath House
Mile 9.75 – Currituck Visitor Center
Mile 11 – Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary
Mile 13.5 – Duck Sign and Entering Dare County
Mile 18.5 - Duck Boardwalk (stay on Duck Road)
Mile 20 - Hillcrest Beach Access/Southern Shores
Mile 23.5 – Turn onto Beach Road at Handee Hugos/ Kitty Hawk Pier (now in Kitty Hawk)
Marathon Mark – Kitty Hawk RV Park (near Kitty Hawk Road Beach Access)
Mile 28 – Hayman’s Beach Access
Mile 30 – MP 8.5 - Wright Memorial to your right (now in Kill Devil Hills)
50k mark – Baum Street
Mile 34 – Jockey’s Ridge (East Coast's Largest Sand dune parallel to Beach Road)
Mile 36.5 – Nags Head Town Offices
Mile 38.5 – Jennette’s Pier and veer onto Old Oregon Inlet Road
Mile 43.5 – Turn left onto Cape Hatteras Park Road/Route 12 South
Mile 45 – Bodie Island Lighthouse off to your right (keep straight on Rt 12)
Mile 48 - Cross Basnight Bridge (2.6 miles)
Mile 53- Enter Pea Island (Visitor Center on Right)
Mile 62 – Chicamacomino Lifesaving Station / Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo
Mile 62.1 – Congratulations – 100K FINISH
Mile 72- Enter Village of Avon
Mile 85.7 – Turn left into Cape Hatteras Lighthouse; Run around the parking lot and back out to Route 12 , Take a left headng South
Mile 89- Village of Buxton
Mile 95- Village of Frisco
Mile 98- Enter Village of Hatteras
Mile 100 - Graveyard of the Atlantic – 100 MILE FINISH
DAILY GUIDANCE: Go at your own pace, walking or running, but here is a suggested itinerary. You can expect posts and videos to learn more about the points of interest on the route based on the below itinerary.
100 MILES
Week One - July 11 - 17 Corolla to Beach Road 23.5 miles ( 23.5 Cumulative)
Week Two – July 18 - 24 Beach Road to Basnight Bridge 24. 5 miles (48 Cumulative)
Week Three – July 25 - 31 Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe 14.1 miles (62.1/100k Cumulative)
Week Four – August 1 - 7 Rodanthe to Hatteras Lighthouse to Buxton 26.9 miles (89 Cumulative)
Final Push- August 8 - 11 Buxton to Finish 11 miles (100 Cumulative)
100K
Week One – July 11 - 17 Corolla to Dare County Sign 13.5 miles (13.5 Cumulative)
Week Two – July 18 - 24 - Dare County Sign to Marathon Mark on Beach Road 12.7 miles (26.2 Cumulative)
Week Three – July 25 - 31 – Marathon to Jennette’s Pier 12.3 miles (38.5 Cumulative)
Week Four – August 1 - 7 – Jennette’s Pier, Across Basnight Bridge 11.5 miles ( 50 Cumulative)
Final Push – August 8 - 11 - Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe 12.1 miles (62.1 Cumulative)
Additional OBX Virtual Challenge information can be found at https://www.outerbanks-runningclub.com/.
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