Get Outside 8 Hour
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Get Outside 8 Hour
Get Outside 8 Hour is a multi-format running and rucking event held at Windsor Castle Park in Smithfield, VA. The event offers several options over a loop course and counts laps for distance-based awards.
- 10K
- 8 hour run
- Ruck 8 hour
- Half GO (4 hours)
- Ruck 4 hour
The course is a marked 5 km loop with an estimated 150 feet per loop and runs in the opposite direction from the Windsor Castle 10-Hour event. There are two street crossings with minimal traffic. The park is open from dawn to dusk and the event is scheduled to run rain or shine.
A fully stocked ultra-style aid station is provided at the main area with hot soup and other hot items; there is no aid station mid-lap. Participants may set up chairs or tents no larger than 10x10 near the trail.
Rucking is offered for each event; ruckers must carry at least 10 pounds in their pack. Laps are recorded and awards are given for the top three women and top three men by distance in each event. All finishers receive a homemade finisher medal plus an additional finisher item. Registration cancellations are not refunded; deferrals may be possible depending on timing. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
