Brokentrack ULTRA & DURTI's Broken 5K

  • Date Thu 14th December 2023
  • Time 7:30AM EST
  • Location Venice, Florida
  • Price $32.80 - $80.50
  • Races 2 races
  • Distances 5km, Ultra

Event summary

Get ready to celebrate the holiday season with a festive running event at the Brokentrack ULTRA & DURTI's Broken 5K on December 14, 2023, in beautiful Venice, Sarasota. This unique Christmas at the Track event invites both serious runners and families to join in the fun, featuring a 6-Hour Ultra Run from 3 PM to 9 PM and a flexible 5K race starting between 4 PM and 7 PM.

Participants in the 6-Hour Ultra will have the thrill of running as many laps as they can on a fast, rubberized track, while the 5K offers a rolling start, allowing runners to choose their perfect time to hit the track. With holiday lights illuminating the course and festive decorations adding to the spirit, this event promises a memorable experience for all. Enjoy delicious food prepared by a talented chef, including festive treats like Pho-la-la-la and cookies for the little ones. Don’t miss the chance to earn awards for top finishers and participate in fun challenges throughout the night. Grab your family and friends, and come join us for a joyful celebration of running and the holiday spirit!

Organiser's Description

Christmas at the Track
Join us this Christmas for a 6 Hour or 5K Ultra Run around the Track in Venice, FL. The 6 Hour Ultra will start at 3PM and end at 9PM. 5K runners will start at varying times based on their preference. At 6PM, runners will change direction for the duration and the course will be LIT with all sorts of holiday cheer. Lights and Christmas displays should keep you going. Food? We will have an amazing Chef on hand cooking up dishes such as Pho-la-la-la and quesadillas. A Christmas Cookie Aid Station will be on hand, with Milk and Cookies for those kiddos participating in the 5K. Awards will be Top 3 Male and Female in the 6 hour, Overall Male and Female in the 5K and top 3 M/F for 13-Under for the 5K. This will be a great family event. Decorate and light up your tent. Decorate and light up yourself! We will have a few items to raffle off as well. Come out for the greatest Christmas Party on the track you could imagine. Our previous track races have sold out typically 4-6 weeks in advance. We cannot expand the race count do to track/space limitations as much as we would like to.

6 Hour Ultra (3-9PM)
Run/Walk as many laps as you can. All runners will receive a special finishers award and special trophies for top 3 Male and Female runners. Veterans of brokentrack will be familiar with this fast rubberized course located in Venice, Florida. Aid stations will be plentiful, and you are free to set up your own canopy on the inside of the course. While we hope to be able to fully light the course with Christmas Lights, we may require runners to have some form of lighting to prevent any collisions at night. 6 Hour is limited to 60 Runners to ensure enough space for passing.

5k (Can start between 4-7PM)
Not sure about 6 Hours but still want to run this fun and unique event? The 5K option is for you! Here you will complete 12 laps in lanes 3/4 for a total of 3.1Miles. This race will have a rolling start, and runners can start the 5K any time between 4 and 7PM, depending on if they want to run in daylight or with the lights. 5K will be over by 8PM and awards will be distributed at that time. The time to start your race is up to you, but must it begin in the 4-7PM window, and will be dependent on space availaibility.) We tested this format at brokentrack 2023 and it worked out well!). Capacity will be limited to 40 participants. A Great option for the kiddos of 6 hour participants to get involved in this running event. Prizes and Milk and Cookies after.

Who Are We
This race will be hosted by Broken Runners and the team behind Brokentrack. We have been hosting Florida's only track ultras since 2021. Unlike Brokentrack - a hot, miserable June track ultra - Christmas at the Track should offer up great weather and greater fun and cheer! Timing will be brought to you by Durtiming. The race will be held at a fast rubberized track in Venice, Florida and the use is courtesy of The Haven, a great organization we are happy to partner with!

Race Details
1. Personal Aid Stations: You can set up a canopy on the inside of the track. Feel free to decorate it and have it lit for the night portion of the event!
2. Race Aid Station: We will have Chef Justin (Gadget Guy) running the Elves Pit Stop where he will be cooking up some awesome warm food. Expect quesadillas, warm PHO-la-la-la-la, bacon, and we will of course have your normal ultra food snacks and drinks and plenty of Christmas staples, but mostly just a lot of cookies :)
3. Direction Change: Runners will change direction one time during the race, at the midway point 3 hours in.
4. Runners will be credited for .25 Miles per lap completed. Your watch will most likely show you doing 1-2 miles more than this due to the nature of track running. Please expect your watch mileage to be higher than your track mileage!
5. Courtesy Rules: All runners have the right to the inside lane, yes even "slow" runners. You're fast, congratulations. It's your duty to run around other runners safely! If you are in the inside of lane 1, stay as far inside as possible so other runners may pass you also while utilizing lane 1. In other words don't run in the middle of lane 1. Finally, since runners will need to be able to easily pass other runs, please do not buddy up and run/walk side by side in the inside lanes and create a wall. Running should be done single file. If you need to buddy up, please take it to an outside lane (5 or 6).
Lighting: While we plan to light up the track as much as possible, please not that runners should be prepared to carry or have lights on them for the night portion of the race. We don't want runners colliding with other runners after all. This could be a headlamp or handheld light. Shoe lights are cool, or if you want to decorate yourself in Christmas lights even better!

Swag, Awards, Etc
Soft comfortable shirts for all runners, a finishers medal/ornament for all runners, tons of food, and some Christmas Giveaways are in the works. And expect some challenges during the race to earn a gift from under the Christmas tree (fastest first lap? Best dressed/most festive?). And of course, hopefully, a pretty cool looking Christmas Course with lots of decorations and lights and music (it's our first go so who knows how this will work!). Neat finishers awards. Bring out the family.

Races

  • DURTI's BROKEN 5K

    Incl. $2.80 Fee & T-Shirt

    Thu 14th December 2023 (7:30AM EST)

    $32.80

    CLOSED
    Corrals will be based on first come first served: THIS IS A 5KISH 12 LAPS = 3.1 There will be only 50 openings With runners Starting whenever they want within there corral time! CHIP START CHIP FINISH with 11 splits - 12 laps finished. REGISTER EARLY TO GET YOUR TIME SLOT 10 runners -START ANYTIME BETWEEN 7:30-8:15 10 runners - START ANYTIME BETWEEN 8:30-9:15 10 runners - START ANYTIME BETWEEN 9:30-10:00 Direction change 10 runners - START ANYTIME BETWEEN 10:30-11:15 10 runners - START ANYTIME BETWEEN 11:30-12:15
  • BROKENTRACK 6 Hour

    Incl. $5.50 Fee & T-Shirt

    Thu 14th December 2023 (7:00AM EST)

    $80.50

    CLOSED

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