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The race starts at the beautiful Bridge Street Town Center in Huntsville AL and runs through Cummings Research Park, the nations 2nd largest research park in the US. 

We will have a Chip Timing start and several pacing groups available. The post race party will be hopping with dozens of vendors and live music!

Average Temperatures for this time of year are 48F for the low and 72F for the high. 

A two day track and field meet presented by Huntsville High School & Running Lane

 Creators of Conquer the Cave 5k present to you, the Race to the Cave Half Marathon, 10K & 5K! This is all the glory of a road half marathon, with a beautiful cave finish! Join us at the crown jewel of caves, Cathedral Caverns State Park! 

 Creators of Conquer the Cave 5k present to you, the Race to the Cave Half Marathon, 10K & 5K! This is all the glory of a road half marathon, with a beautiful cave finish! Join us at the crown jewel of caves, Cathedral Caverns State Park!  

 We are excited to bring back an oldie but goodie the infamous Pill Hill 10k Run.  This Huntsville classic race hasn't been run since 2003 and we couldn't be happier to bring back such an iconic race.  The Pill Hill 10K is one of the most beautiful and challenging road races in the Southeast. The race is run in the Greenwyche pool neighborhood utilizing all of the great hills around the Drake and Garth Road intersection.  The race will be a fundraiser for the Huntsville Police Department with 100% of the proceeds going to the HPD Citizens Foundation Fund.  The Citizens Foundation Fund was created to support fallen Officer’s families, Officer’s in need of Medical or Mental Health issues and the HPD Memorial.  Our goal is to raise community awareness of the issues Officers face on a daily basis during their line of duty and in particular the impact on their Mental Health.   

 One of the Southeast's Oldest and largest trails runs, Mountain Mist features a tour of the Monte Sano State Park and the Huntsville Land Trust Trails of North Alabama. Rocky, rough well maintained trails through the State park among rock walls, stone cuts, sink holes and to the very bottom of the mountain. Runners work their way back up through Land Trust trails from Oak Park eventually up the infamous Waterline Trail and finishing up the last 6 miles through the brutal McKay Hollow. 

 The Rocket City Marathon has been a fixture in North Alabama for over 45 years. Enjoy a scenic, Boston qualifying course that runs through parts of historic Huntsville, through the Space & Rocket Center, through the Botanical Gardens, and finishes inside the Von Braun Center. 

Have you ever been curious what it would look like if the fastest individuals and teams got together at the same venue without the unnecessary requirement to qualify at a regional meet? The RunningLane Cross Country Championships is the answer to this question, no need to run a regional meet hours away, only to hope you qualify.  Just sign up for RunningLane with your best individual or team performances and we will place you in the fastest race you or your team qualify for.

On Saturday, December 7th we will be hosting the post season event of the year for athletes to cap off their cross country season. 

Participants will: 

1) Run on the fastest 5k cross country course in the Nation!

2) Have a post season championship as an individual or with their team!

3) Have the opportunity to earn amazing individual and team awards!

We will also be hosting an open race open to participants of all ages. 

 The original HTC Scholarship Fun Run was first held over 25 years ago and created specifically for the purpose of raising funds for the HTC Scholarship Fund. While the name, date, location and distance of this race have changed, its mission will remain the same. The Scholarship Fund has been the designated charity for this race and the Ditto Landing 10K will continue the mission of its predecessor. Participants will be able to make individual donations to the Scholarship Fund during the race registration process. 

 Welcome to the 2024 Cathedral Caverns 5K & 15K Trail Run!
The race starts in a beautiful valley with picturesque mountains and fields in the background. This trail race is designed for both new and experienced trail runners alike. The last 1.2 miles of the 5k and 15k runs through the cave is an out and back 0.6mi segment that is wide enough for 2 way traffic. Runners will pick up a glow stick at the turn around point and the decorative lighting will be on at all times. 

The race starts in a beautiful valley with picturesque mountains and fields in the background. Once runners get to the 1.9 mile mark they will enter the crown jewel of caves in the Southeast. The portion of the 5k course that runs through the cave is an out and back 0.6mi that is wide enough for 2 way traffic. Runners will pick up a glow stick at the turn around point and the decorative lighting will be on at all times. The average temperatures for race day are a low of 54F, high of 79F. Meanwhile inside the cave the year round temperature is a cool 58F. This will truly be a race like no other.

Check out this awesome video on Cathedral Caverns State Park to get an idea of the beautiful scenery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cbIBSopnDo

Packet pickup will be at Back 40 Brewing on SATURDAY September 21st from 12pm-5pm. Back 40 is located at 3254 Leeman Ferry Rd SW, Huntsville, AL 35801. There will also be packet pickup at the race on Sunday from 10:00AM-1:00pm. Please arrive 1 hour before your wave start. 

Due to the interest in this race and the size of the cave, we will have multiple heats or "waves" of 200 runners each. Each wave will go off 30 minutes after the first.

Bull riding, Mutton busting, Barrel racing, Vendors, and right here in New Hope, Al.