2025 Trail Demon 5k & 10k

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Points count towards our Year-Long 5k, 10k, & Back of the Pack Series.  Points will also count towards our Sippin Series.  Find more info about the series here.

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Come out and enjoy this scenic, challenging, hilly 5k/10k around the property.  This is a technical course, so come out and enjoy the challenge!  The views are incredible but so is the muscle burn!  Make no bones about it, you’ll earn that glass of beer.

 

Virtual Race Option

We now offer a virtual run option for those who cannot make it on race day.  Find more information about our virtual option on our Virtual Races page.

 

Runners Receive

A glass of beer from Dirt Farm Brewery, Finisher Medal, Technical (Drifit) Event Shirt, & A Chip Timed Event

 

Charity Information

Benefiting Boulder Crest Foundation.  Boulder Crest is the nation’s first privately funded rural wellness center dedicated to combat veterans, first responders and their family members. We operate two beautiful facilities – Boulder Crest Retreat Virginia is a 37-acre facility located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bluemont, Virginia and Boulder Crest Retreat Arizona, a 130-acre ranch located inside the Coronado National Forest in Sonoita, Arizona.  We offer two, nationally unique programs, 1) Our PATHH Programs (Progressive and Alternative Training for Healing Heroes) focuses on PTSD and provides warriors and their families with the opportunity to process their traumatic experiences through a variety of evidence-based posttraumatic growth training techniques and 2) Our family rest and reconnection (R&R) stays provide families with the needed time to enjoy valuable time together.

 

Race Start Times

10k – 2pm

5k – 2pm

 

Registration Fees

5k – $35, until Jan 31 ($40)

10k – $50, until Jan 31 ($55)

***Price will increase on race morning by $5 for each distance

T-shirts guaranteed to runners registered before Feb 5.  We will order extra t-shirts for those who register after that date, but it is on a first-come first-served basis.

 

T-Shirt Design

T-shirt design for the race is available here as soon as it has been approved.
Race Medal Design

Race medal designs can be viewed on the Friday before the race on the Bishops Events Facebook page or our Instagram page.

 

Course Maps can be found at

This is a forest trail behind the brewery that is a loop route once for the 5k, and twice for the 10k. There are some technical spots along the course to navigate with tree roots and some rocks. There are some elevation changes which can be viewed on the course maps page.

Live Race Results

Live results will be posted on Athlinks.com.  Additionally, there will be a QR code at the race for you to scan to immediately view your results.  Final race results with series points will be posted to our website on the Monday following your race.

Runner tracking is now available when you sign up for a race with Bishop’s Events. Click on the green SMS button (see example below) at the end of your registration and have your race updates sent to your mobile device as well as those of your friends & family so they can track your race progress.

 

Awards

We award the top 3 men and women overall during our awards ceremony post-race.  We also award the 1st & 2nd place Male and Female in these categories: 19&Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, & 70+.  Runners who place top 3 overall in their race are not eligible to also win their age groups.

 

Photos

We will post any photos taken by staff on our Facebook page by Tuesday after the event.

 

Social Media Challenge

On Tuesdays, we pick our favorite Instagram or Facebook post from the previous race weekend.  The winner will receive 50% off a future race!  Make sure to tag us in your race photos at:

Instagram:  BishopsEventsLLC

Facebook: BishopsEvents

 

Packet Pickup

Packet pickup is available at the event.  We recommend arriving one hour before your event start time to check-in.

 

Race Day Registration

There will be race day registration. Participants will need to arrive approximately one hour before the race to get registered for the event. T-shirts sizes cannot be guaranteed for race day registers.

***Price will increase on race morning by $5 for each distance

 

Water Stations

There will be 5 water stations along the 10k course at approximately mile markers 0.6, 1.7, 3.1, 3.9, & 5.  Two water stations will be along the 5k course at approximately mile markers 0.8 & 1.9. Gatorade will be available at some water stations.  Water stations are subject to change as deemed necessary.

 

Restrooms

Restrooms can be found in the Brewery.

 

Volunteers

Volunteers should arrive approximately 60 minutes before the first race kicks off.  We will assign volunteer tasks on race morning (water station, course marshals, finish line support, etc).  You can find parking information under “Directions to Parking” with a latitude and longitude pin for where to meet.

 

Weather Policy

We are an all-weather race company (rain or shine or sleet or snow). We will email registered runners and post on social media if the race is cancelled, but this is quite rare, otherwise assume the race is taking place as scheduled.

Weekly weather reports are posted on the Thursday before race weekends on our Facebook page by Chad Merrill with the Hagerstown Almanack.  Race officials may delay, change or postpone the event due to weather conditions.  All registered runners will be notified via email of any changes.  In most cases, a decision is not made until the night before the race, and a decision could come as late as the morning of the event.

 

Refunds & Transfer

To view our full refund/transfer policy, click here.

 

Directions to Parking

Parking for this event will be @ Dirt Farm Brewing.  Use 18701 Foggy Bottom Rd, Bluemont, VA 20135.    The best way to locate this event is via GPS using this latitudinal and longitudinal pin:  39.100491, -77.836529