New Trail Race Comes to the Schuylkill Center
March 4, 2016

PHILADELPHIA, PA � On March 26, 2016, Rootstock Racing and the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education will host a new trail race on the grounds on the Schuylkill Center in Philadelphia�s Roxborough neighborhood.

The event includes two different races: a traditional 5k trail race on the rich and diverse woodlands around the Schuylkill Center and, and the Run Your Own Adventure Trail Race, a strategic that will challenge your mind just as much as your body.

Run Your Own Adventure participants will begin the race together, but at various points throughout the course, runners will encounter a literal fork in the roads. At those waypoints, aided by on-course trail maps, they will have to choose between two different route options. Runners must evaluate their options based on terrain, elevation, and length. All routes will be carefully flagged with surveyor�s tape, and runners can expect to travel roughly five kilometers on any route they choose.

According to course designer Bill Donohue, "The Run Your Own Adventure course is enchanting. Sharing the trails with the white tail deer and foxes makes you forget you are in an urban setting. Remember the speeder bike scene on Endor from Return of the Jedi? Yeah, we've got a trail section like that."

Winners of each event can look forward to prizes from Philadelphia Runner, Tone Zone Fitness, and Rootstock Racing. Participants of the Run Your Own Adventure will be treated to Couch Tomato Pizza at the finish line.

Click here for more information and to register for all events. Philadelphia Runner in Manayunk will also host onsite registration on Wednesday, March 23, from 5pm to 7pm.

Rootstock Racing is a non-profit race organization that seeks to add adventure into the daily lives of its racers, regardless of age or experience. Serving the greater community of Philadelphia and also reaching well beyond the city limits, Rootstock encourages individuals, friends, and families to explore the natural world around them while challenging themselves physically and mentally. For more information, visit www.rootstockracing.org.

The Schuylkill Center was founded in 1965 as the nation�s first urban environmental education center. Its 365-acres of fields and forests serve as a living laboratory to foster appreciation, deepen understanding, and encourage stewardship of the environment. Reaching over 36,000 Philadelphia-area residents each year, the Schuylkill Center offers a diverse collection of educational programs, including programs for school, continuing education for teachers, Pennsylvania�s first Nature Preschool, and a full calendar of events for the public.


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