Ogden’s dirtiest, most punishing duathalon, Hurt in the Dirt, returns for 2011. Last July’s inaugural event was so successful that race organizers are brining it back even bigger and better than ever by adding an off-road 10k, plus a nighttime trail run by headlamp. This year’s Hurt in the Dirt event goes down on August 20th and promises to make you “cry for your mommy.”
Hurt in the Dirt is a trail running and mountain biking duathlon that they describe as a “twisting course through trees, over logs and through water of the Weber River bottoms and a spaghetti bowl mountain bike course through sand, mud and dirt” that surrounds Fort Buenaventura in Ogden. Participants will run a 2 mile long course and bike a course that is 5 miles. Each course will be completed with two laps on each discipline, which means total distance will be 8 miles running and 20 miles mountain biking.
In addition to the signature Hurt in the Dirt Duathlon, there will also be a morning 10k trail run as well as a nighttime trail run requiring headlamps. The Salomon Morning Trail Run – Off Road 10k is a fun run open to everyone with no qualifying requirements. The course is meant to be fun as you run, walk, or roll in the mud toward the finish line.
The Nighttime Trail Run is a 10k sponsored by Petzl and is just like Salomon’s morning run, only in the dark! Headlamps will be required to participate, and the course will be marked with directional glow sticks. If you complete the Duathlon and the Nighttime Trail Run, you’ll be competing for the “King of Pain” title.
Here’s a schedule of events for the day:
9:00 am | Salomon Morning 10K Trail Run
2:00 pm | Expo and Festival Village opens
3:30 pm | Kids Zone opens
4:00 pm | Hurt in the Dirt Duathlon begins
7:30 pm | Hurt in the Dirt Awards Presentation
8:00 pm | Free Outdoor Community Concert – The Codi Jordan Band
9:00 pm | Nighttime 10K Trail Run sponsored by PETZL
10:00 pm | Concert ends and Festival Village closes
Check out the video from last year’s Hurt in the Dirt:
Sound like fun? Ready to enter the pain cave? Then you can register at the Hurt in the Dirt website. Otherwise you can have a good time watching the carnage from the sidelines until sunset, when the event transforms from a mayhem-induced race to a more sophisticated venue on the grass at the fort’s center where live bands will be playing tunes.
Again, Hurt in the Dirt happens on Saturday, August 20th. Registration space is very limited, so if it isn’t filled up already, get on it.
This event is organized by Get Out and Live, or GOAL. The GOAL Foundation is an Ogden-based, non-profit organization that was started shortly after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Their mission is to, “attract, organize, support and encourage premier athletic events that promote an active lifestyle in Northern Utah.”
For more information about Get Out and Live, their events or Hurt in the Dirt, visit GOAL at www.getoutandlive.org