Florida Series
2011-12 Florida Series Schedule
11/06/11 - Wildhorse Half-Marathon - Tampa, FL - 21K, 16K, 10K, 5K
03/25/12 - Trout Creek Trail Runs - Tampa, FL - 15K, 5K
04/29/12 - The Claw Trail Run - Lithia, FL - 10 M and 5 Mile
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2012 Florida Series Points - PDF
2011 Florida Series Points - PDF
Inland from its great beaches, Florida also has some great running trails.
Those trails will be on display during the 2011-12 season, when the XTERRA Florida Trail Run Series returns to the XTERRA Trail Run Series schedule.
The Florida Series will feature three races: the XTERRA Wildhorse Half-Marathon on Nov. 6, 2011, the XTERRA Trout Creek Trail Run on March 25, 2012, and the XTERRA The Claw Trail Run on April 29, 2012. All of the races will take place in or near the Tampa area of the state.
Florida Series director Jim Hartnett noted that trail runs have been popular in Tampa for more than a decade, so joining the XTERRA U.S. Trail Run Series was a natural progression. “I think it is being well received because the numbers look pretty good so far,” he said.
In lieu of mountain trails in the area, the Florida races will take place in wilderness parks. The opening race, for example, will traverse along trails at Keith Waller and Sydney/Dover parks.
“The trails are mostly flat and smooth double track,” Hartnett said. “But about 5K of the half-marathon is single track and there is even a section where they will have to go up and down these small ravines off-trail.”
Each event will offer a long course for experienced runners and a short course for less-experienced runners.
At the conclusion of the 2011-12 season, the top age-group runners from the Florida Series will earn free entry to the 2012 XTERRA Trail Run National Championship.
For more information for the Florida Series, visit www.xterrratrailrun.com or www.tamparaces.com.