Tic-Tac-Toe Trail Party
- Date Sat 18th October 2025
- Time 8:00AM CDT
- Location Blanchard, Louisiana
- Price $54.00
- Races 3 races
- Distances 5 Mile, 10 Mile
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Event summary
Get ready for a unique and exhilarating experience at the Tic-Tac-Toe Trail Party on Saturday, October 18, 2025! This one-of-a-kind event takes place at the scenic 1North Adventure Trails in Blanchard, Louisiana, and promises to transform your typical trail run into a fun-filled game of skill and chance.
Designed to be beginner-friendly, this event features various race distances, allowing participants to enjoy the thrill of running while engaging in the timeless game of tic-tac-toe. As you complete each lap, you'll face exciting challenges, from rolling dice to flipping coins, all while trying to strategically place your O’s on your bib. Compete not just for speed, but for creative wins like getting three O's in a row, achieving four corners, or even forming an “X” of X's or O's. With a vibrant atmosphere, an aid station stocked with refreshments, and the promise of cake and ice cream at the finish, this event is perfect for runners of all levels looking to have a blast! Join us for a memorable day of fun, fitness, and friendly competition in Shreveport, Caddo!
Designed to be beginner-friendly, this event features various race distances, allowing participants to enjoy the thrill of running while engaging in the timeless game of tic-tac-toe. As you complete each lap, you'll face exciting challenges, from rolling dice to flipping coins, all while trying to strategically place your O’s on your bib. Compete not just for speed, but for creative wins like getting three O's in a row, achieving four corners, or even forming an “X” of X's or O's. With a vibrant atmosphere, an aid station stocked with refreshments, and the promise of cake and ice cream at the finish, this event is perfect for runners of all levels looking to have a blast! Join us for a memorable day of fun, fitness, and friendly competition in Shreveport, Caddo!
Organiser's Description
This race is a beginner friendly twist on the traditional trail run. It will be held at 1North Adventure Trails in Blanchard. TTTTP is a different format than your traditional race. It's designed to make running fun by utilizing a game you've known since childhood....tic-tac-toe. You will be timed and your distance will be recorded but there will be no age groups and no overall winners. The goal is 3 Os in a row but there will be other ways to win as well.
The Rules:
Each runner will compete in a game of skill or chance at the completion of each lap. For example: the runner will roll a 6 sided die that has an equal # of X's and O's. IF THE PLAYER ROLLS A O, then the player gets to decide where an O is placed on their tic-tac-toe bib. IF A PLAYER ROLLS A X, the worker puts an x on the tic-tac-toe bib.
course is always x, player is always O.
_Yes, they will be instructed to block you and no amount of begging on your part will dissuade them. _ Second loop for example: The worker will hold their fists out in front of them. One fist contains and X and the other an O; you must choose. You get O you pick where it goes, you get x, the worker selects. _Once again no whining, they're gonna be mean._ 3rd loop for example: Worker flips a coin with an X and an O. -_There will be a game of skill or chance at the completion of each lap._
_X's will be marked with black sharpies (provided) and O's with a surprise color sharpies. (provided)_
Ways to win:
1st back with 3 Os in-a-row and no Xs-$50
1st back with a tic-tac-toe (this will probably be a person with three Os but if it isnt) $25
1st back with 4 corners (4 os with one in each corner)-$25
1st back with an X of X's-$25
1st back with an X of O's-$25
8 of a kind (X's or 8 O's)-Free Race Entry
1st back with CAT (Every box has an X or an O and no 3 in a row)-$50.
This is a timed event. You will get a time for every 5 mile circuit. A circuit is 3 completed loops. If you do one circuit and then two extra 1 mile loops; youll get a time for the 5 mile circuit not the 7 miles. You must do another 3 miles to get a time for 10 miles.
I don't think this will be a real technical course. However, the elevation is real, especially for this part of Louisiana! There will be an aid station at the Start/Finish area. While it won't be a full on "Ultra quality" aid station because this isn't an Ultra; it will have more than you'd expect to find on a road course. I anticipate offering water at the turn-around point of each trail (the game table) but that table isn't far from the start/finish so it won't be a full on aid station. I'M ALSO LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE GAME TABLE AND I AM OFFERING RACE CREDITS TO FUTURE EVENTS.
I'm thinking cake and ice cream at the finish. ALSO, IT'S BYOB AND IF YOU DO THAT, THEN BRDAB.
_GIVEAWAY- YOU GET A BIB/NUTRITION BELT THAT SAYS "TIC-TAC-TOE TRAIL PARTY" ON IT!_
THERE ARE MEDALS!
The Rules:
Each runner will compete in a game of skill or chance at the completion of each lap. For example: the runner will roll a 6 sided die that has an equal # of X's and O's. IF THE PLAYER ROLLS A O, then the player gets to decide where an O is placed on their tic-tac-toe bib. IF A PLAYER ROLLS A X, the worker puts an x on the tic-tac-toe bib.
course is always x, player is always O.
_Yes, they will be instructed to block you and no amount of begging on your part will dissuade them. _ Second loop for example: The worker will hold their fists out in front of them. One fist contains and X and the other an O; you must choose. You get O you pick where it goes, you get x, the worker selects. _Once again no whining, they're gonna be mean._ 3rd loop for example: Worker flips a coin with an X and an O. -_There will be a game of skill or chance at the completion of each lap._
_X's will be marked with black sharpies (provided) and O's with a surprise color sharpies. (provided)_
Ways to win:
1st back with 3 Os in-a-row and no Xs-$50
1st back with a tic-tac-toe (this will probably be a person with three Os but if it isnt) $25
1st back with 4 corners (4 os with one in each corner)-$25
1st back with an X of X's-$25
1st back with an X of O's-$25
8 of a kind (X's or 8 O's)-Free Race Entry
1st back with CAT (Every box has an X or an O and no 3 in a row)-$50.
This is a timed event. You will get a time for every 5 mile circuit. A circuit is 3 completed loops. If you do one circuit and then two extra 1 mile loops; youll get a time for the 5 mile circuit not the 7 miles. You must do another 3 miles to get a time for 10 miles.
I don't think this will be a real technical course. However, the elevation is real, especially for this part of Louisiana! There will be an aid station at the Start/Finish area. While it won't be a full on "Ultra quality" aid station because this isn't an Ultra; it will have more than you'd expect to find on a road course. I anticipate offering water at the turn-around point of each trail (the game table) but that table isn't far from the start/finish so it won't be a full on aid station. I'M ALSO LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE GAME TABLE AND I AM OFFERING RACE CREDITS TO FUTURE EVENTS.
I'm thinking cake and ice cream at the finish. ALSO, IT'S BYOB AND IF YOU DO THAT, THEN BRDAB.
_GIVEAWAY- YOU GET A BIB/NUTRITION BELT THAT SAYS "TIC-TAC-TOE TRAIL PARTY" ON IT!_
THERE ARE MEDALS!
Races
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Tic-Tac-Toe Trail Party 5 Mile
Incl. $4.00 Fee & Triathlon Style Bib Belt and a Finisher Shirt
Sat 18th October 2025 (8:00AM CDT)
$54.00
The minimum you will run is 5 miles. The maximum you'll get is 15. The average distance before getting a tic-tac-toe is 7 miles. You may stop running at any time whether you got a tic-tac-toe or not. Run or walk, fine with us. -
Tic-Tac-Toe Trail Party 10 Mile
Incl. $4.00 Fee & Triathlon Style Bib Belt and Finisher Shirt
Sat 18th October 2025 (8:00AM CDT)
$54.00
All events cost the same. You could run as little as 5 or as much as 15 depending on you. I added this option so it would show a longer distance option on the search metric. If you plan on going at least 10 miles; please select this option just for my piece of mind. -
Tic-Tac-Toe Trail Party 15 Mile
Incl. $4.00 Fee & T-Shirt and Triathlon Style Belt
Sat 18th October 2025 (8:00AM CDT)
$54.00
If you plan on 3 circuits youll get 8 games and 15 miles. Ill probably just give you the letter of your choice after your last loop.
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1 North Adventure Trails, Blanchard, 71109, LA, United States
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