Durbin Trail Mix

Durbin Trail Mix

Durbin Trail Mix

( 1 review )
100% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Jacksonville,
    Florida,
    United States
  • October
  • 6 miles/10K, Other, Relay
  • Trail Race
  • Event Website

CJ

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
5 7
2017
"First Trail Race of the Season! "
Overall
T-Shirts/SWAG
Aid Stations
Course Scenery
Expo Quality
Elevation Difficulty
Parking/Access
Race Management
CJ 's thoughts:

Pre Race: The pre race of this experience was pretty good. The event was small, compact, and well organized. I like the fact they e-mailed everyone to inform that carpooling would be in everyone's best interest due to the size of parking lot and space limitations. I saw multiple people follow their instructions and space limitation became a non issue. There also wasn't any confusion or miscommunication amongst the staff and racers so that's always appreciated!

T-Shirts/SWAG: Wasn't too big of a fan of the t-shirt. It's 50% cotton and feels kinda heavy. One of those shirts that you don't want to do much running in. Also there was a random toothbrush in the swag bag, I wasn't sure what that was about. Definitely a first for that one!

Aid Station: Aid station was centrally located at the start/finish line for people to access when they were finished with their loop. They had ALOT of food with different varieties of things. What was also nice was that they had some people riding around on ATVs asking runners if they wanted water, and volunteers at random water stations on the trail. Really solid job on their part and kudos to the volunteers.

Course Scenery: What can I say? I really love the woods and running on trails. Going from sandhill in higher regions to the lower flatwood communities, to lush floodplain swamp and marshes. The Julington-Durbin Preserve is beautiful set of wide, flat trails through scenic pine forests. The trails are mostly hard packed grass and gravel sections with a few areas of soft sand. The trails are lined with pine trees but there are both shaded and sunny areas on the course. I saw mountain bikers out there, hikers, and other trail runners not apart of the race enjoying the trail. I wouldn't say it's the most scenic trail here in NE Florida, but it's definitely in the top 3.

Elevation Difficulty: As usual it's Florida so elevation isn't really a factor. There is only one or two trails here in Florida where I've experienced elevation and that's pretty minimal at best.

Parking Access/Race Management: As I touched on during the pre race section, the people who put this on did an excellent job with both of these. Kudos to the fine folks over at Empower Coaching & Fitness for all the work they put in to make this happen and I would like note that a portion of the proceeds of the race went to benefiting Foundation Pierre Smith Mondelus, an organization set forth to empower and equip residents of villages in Northern Haiti. 

Would I recommend this race for a friend? Absolutely! There are three ways to run this race

- 5k
- 18 miler
- 18 mile relay

The medal we received which I really should upload a photo of is made of all wood and is hands down my favorite so far. For anyone who experiences this race in the future, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

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