Loopy Looper

When: Saturday, August 3-4, 2024

Location: Cooper River Park - Jack Curtis Stadium: 5300 North Park Drive, Pennsauken, NJ 08109

Race Start: 7:00am

Race End: 7:00pm (12hr) 7:00am (24hr)

Swag: All 12-hour runners will receive a finisher's award and event shirt. Earn a skeleton runner charm to attach to your medal for 10 (bronze) -15 (silver) -20 (gold) loops completed. There will be awards for the top Male/Female/Team of the event. 24-hour runners will receive similar swag plus an additional item TBD (hoodie or a jacket), unique to the 24-hour race, and anyone that runs 100 miles gets a buckle.

***We can only guarantee shirt sizes for people registered by 5/23/22. Shirt is 100% guaranteed but size is not after that.***

Course: The race will be held on a 3.75 mile loop on a paved path around Cooper River Park. The course is mostly flat and you will run as many loops of it as you can/want in 12 hours. This is one of the fastest looped courses in the country and a great chance to put in some serious mileage.

Time Limit and Race Process: 12-hour runners will have the hours of 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM to run as many laps of the 3.75 mile loop around Cooper River Park as you want. No new laps will be allowed to start after 6:30 PM, and partial laps will not be counted. Runners must complete their final loop by 6:59 PM for it to be counted. No laps finished after 6:59 PM will be counted. This requires some strategizing by runners to optimize your day. 24-hour runners will have 7:00 AM - 7:00 AM to run as many laps as they want. No new laps will be allowed to start after 6:30 AM, and runners must complete their final loop by 6:59 AM for it to be counted.

Relay Option: Teams of 4 will run the loop in a relay-style, with a maximum of 1 runner on the course at any time. Teams can still take breaks like individual runners and the finisher rules below also apply to relay teams.

Last Lap Exception: Teams are allowed to run their last lap all together to celebrate surviving the day, but this is the ONLY lap you can do, and it has to be the last lap of the day. This isn't mandatory, just an option for those teams that like to party with their friends

Pit Area and Aid Station: At the Start/Finish area at the stadium, there will be a drop/pit area for you to stash your stuff for the day. We ask that you do not bring any tents larger than 10x10! There will be one food aid station and one hydration station at the start/finish, and another hydration station around the midpoint of the loop. Food like sandwiches will be made to order, and yes this will slow you down. Plan for that.

This race is a cupless race. This means we do not plan to have a ton of plastic cups for you waiting at the aid stations. Please plan to bring a bladder/pack, water bottle, or reusable cup to use for the day.

Overnight Rules - 24 hour runners The aid station at the midpoint will close at 7:00 PM and remain closed for the remainder of the race.

All runners MUST bring and wear a headlamp and a safety light in some form. This can be a light up vest, a small LED clip on, or a glowstick. Please no blinking or strobe lights.

All runners MUST check in with the race crew before you go out on another lap so we know where you are. This will only take a second as you pass through. If you are taking a break (more than 15min) overnight, you must let the race center know.

Any runner not wearing the required gear will not be allowed to start a new lap. Bring extra batteries!

Weather: This is August and it will likely be hot. Having a personal water supply on the course is mandatory, and plan to drink and eat more than you usually do.

Course Records:

Male: Michael Gagliardi - 75 Miles (2020)

Female: Lara Miller - 67.50 Miles (2019/2020)