Race Rules

Best Damn Race
  • Race Times Saturday, January 20, 2024:  10K (7:05 am) Half Marathon (7:35am) 5K (9:15 am)
  • Entry fees are non-refundable.
  • Bib Transfers (to another athlete) are available until 1.12.24 – Click Here.
  • Deferrals are available as follows:
    Free until 1.12.24,  $15 1.13.24 thru 1.17.24. – Click Here
  • You must be at least 12 years old to participate in the Half Marathon and at least 8 years old to participate in the 5K or 10K.
  • You must be at least 12 years old to participate in the Challenge.
  • You must be in good health and physically prepared to take on the 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, or Challenge.
  • You must show a photo ID and/or email confirmation to receive your race number and timing chip.
  • Race numbers are required to participate.
  • No coaches, bikes, in-line skates, skateboards, or dogs will be allowed on the course. (Baby Joggers will be allowed in the back of the starting corral.)
  • Course Time Limits: Half Marathon = 3 hrs 30 minutes  / 10K = 2 Hrs / 5K = 1hr
  • The Challenge participants will line up at both the 10K start, the 5K start, They will run each event separately and receive a medal for each. Then they will receive a challenge medal after completing both at the registration tent.
  • Best Damn Race reserves the right to remove an athlete from the course and DNF the athlete if our course staff determines there is no possibility of the athlete finishing within the course time limits based on an athlete’s location, time, and average speed up to that point.
  • If you sell your bib, give your bib to someone else, or run under someone else’s bib outside of our approved transfer/deferral system, we reserve the right to remove you from the results and potentially ban you. Please know that these rules are in place for the safety of all of our runners. In addition, we take cheating very seriously and want everyone to have a great day the fair way.