No expo, no shirt, no finisher medal, no awards. Yet there is a waiting list to get into this race!

This is a treacherous hiking trail. There won't be a vehicle to fetch you if you if you should decide to quit and it is your responsibility to get to the finish line.This is not a Run-For-All and we are not trying to hype it or make it something it is not. There won't be people telling you where the trail goes, doctors to wipe your blisters, or a bus to give you a ride to the finish if you decide you can't continue. This is a wonderful run across wonderful country, a run in which we will share the experience and the friendship with those qualified runners who choose to participate.

This is a 30k trail race. During this excruciating 18.6 miles, you will endure 3 MAJOR climbs, and downhills so steep that you'll wonder how you're going to navigate a safe route.

The Escarpment Trail is a very remote, rugged hiking trail in the Northern Catskill Mountains in New York State. This single track trail crosses no roads, has total elevation changes of nearly 10,000.

Sub-2:20 marathons have trouble breaking 3 hours on this course. And the rule of thumb for estimating your finishing time is to take your average marathon time and add 1 hour!