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 X's in a row but there will be other ways to win as well.

The Rules:

Each runner will be given a race bib that has a tic-tac-toe board printed on it as well as their race number.

Runners will be directed to choose one of three out-and back or loop trails to run. The trails are of varying distance between .6 miles long and 2.0 miles in length. Players must run either A trail, B trail or C trail. Player must then return back to the start area and run a different trail. Players must run trails ABC in any order BEFORE repeating a trail. The minimum distance a runner is likely to run or walk is 5 miles, average will be about 7 miles. A player wanting to get a CAT (no 3 in a row of X's or O's) or a blackout (may have 3 in a row but the runner wants to fill every blank spot) will run a minimum of 12 miles and a maximum of 15.

While out on each trail, you will come to a gaming tent; there will a different type of selection game for each trail. TRAIL A: the runner will roll a 6 sided die that has an equal # of X's and O's. IF THE PLAYER ROLLS AND X, then the player gets to decide where an X is placed on their tic-tac-toe bib. IF A PLAYER ROLLS AN O, the worker puts an O on the tic-tac-toe bib. _Yes, they will be instructed to block you and no amount of begging on your part will dissuade them. _ TRAIL B: 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 X, you pick where it goes, you get O, the worker selects. _Once again no whining, they're gonna be mean._ TRAIL C: Worker flips a coin with an X and an O. They'll give you an option to reveal the coin in the palm or flip onto the back of their hand and reveal. _ You get what you get and you don't throw a fit._

_X's will be marked with black sharpies (provided) and O's with red sharpies. (provided)_

Ways to win:

1st back with 3 X's in-a-row and no O's-$50

1st back with a tic-tac-toe (this will probably be a person with three x's but in the case it isn't...I'll allow an O. $25.

1st back with 4 corners (4 X's 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

***_1ST BACK WITH 3 O'S (AND NOTHING ELSE. I WILL INSTRUCT VOLUNTEERS NOT TO GIVE YOU 3 O'S IN A ROW-THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN._

I don't think this will be a real technical course. 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.

_I AM PRICINGTRIATHLON BIB belts AS A GIVEAWAY-THAT'S THE PLAN-WILL SAY "TIC-TAC-TOE TRAIL PARTY" ON IT. _

Packet Pickup- PPU will be at the Run Wild store in Shreveport on Thursday 10/09 and Friday 10/10 from 10 am til 6 pm.