USA Track & Field Sanctioned & Certified 5/10K "River Run" Road Races
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Ohio River Trail Council "River Run" Road Race Series
Event: 5 & 10K ● Race ● Run ● Walk ● Wheelchair
Top Race in Pennsylvania
Location: 100 Water Street, Rochester Riverfront Park, Rochester, Pa.
Dates: Spring, Summer, and Fall
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May 12; Time: 900 a.m.
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July 21; Time: 8:00 a.m.
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October 6; Time: 9:00 a.m.
Online registration: Available for the series and each race on Run Sign Up.
Click here for Paper Registration .
Race Day Registration & Packet Pickup begins at Rochester Riverfront Park Shelter on Water Street at 7:00 a.m.
Description
Ohio River Trail Council River Run 5K & 10 K Road Race Series - Spring, Summer, & Fall
USATF Certified Course and Sanctioned Event
Three Seasons, three classic river run races along the flat and level Water Street portion of the Ohio River Trail in Rochester, Pa. The course and event are certified and sanctioned by the USA Track & Field.
GPS: 40.698335, -80.284757
10K, 5K, and Family Fun Run-Walk for all three races.
- Spring 5 or 10K, May
- Summer 5 or 10K, July
- Fall 5 or 10K, October
Event: 5 & 10K - Race/Run/Walk//Wheelchair
All events benefit the development and maintenance of the Ohio River Trail.
USA Track & Field Sanctioned & Certified Road Races
The Ohio River Trail River Run Race is sanctioned event that is being run according to applicable competition rules. The race is part of the USATF Three Rivers Territory located in the State of Pennsylvania west of Potter, Clinton, Centre, Huntingdon, and shared jurisdiction of the counties of Marshall, Brooke, Ohio, and Hancock in the state of West Virginia. However, the event brings runners from the tri-state area - Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia!
The Ohio River Trail Race route is a USATF-certified course, which is a road race course whose distance has been certified for accuracy. Courses must be certified for any road running performance to be accepted as a record or to be nationally ranked. Furthermore, running a race on a certified course allows you to accurately compare your time to performances run on other certified courses because you can be sure the distances were the same. No one can truly establish a personal best if the course distance is not accurate. In addition, a sanction is required for a record to be set. There are some exceptions to this rule, however.
The Ohio River Trail Council will be hosting a series of USATF certified and sanctioned 5/10K road races annually.
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Race Perks
- Convenient free parking adjacent to the riverfront race course
- Scenic Ohio and Beaver River vistas
- Short or long-sleeve performance t-shirt
- Goodie bag plus exclusive coupons, deals and promotions
- Awards ceremony with beautifully designed finisher medal and prizes
- USATF-certified and sanctioned course
- Chip-timing with results posted online
- Post-race River Fest Finish Line Party with food and entertainment
Prize Money
OHIO RIVER TRAIL "RIVER RUN" ROAD RACE SERIES CASH PRIZES
TWELVE CASH PRIZES FOR THE COMPLETE RACE SERIES - $3600
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10K First Place Overall - $500 cash
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10K Second Place Overall - $300 cash
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10K Third Place Overall - $100 cash
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5K First Place Overall - $500 cash
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5K Second Place Overall - $300 cash
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5K Third Place Overall - $100 cash
CASH PRIZE RULES: ONE HUNDRED RUNNERS MINIMUM FOR EACH SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL 5K AND 10K RACE EVENT. THREE HUNDRED RUNNERS MINIMUM FOR THE RACE SERIES PER YEAR IN ORDER FOR CASH PRIZES TO BE AWARDED. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE TOP THREE MALE AND FEMALE OVERALL IN THE ANNUAL 10K AND 5K RACE SERIES. MUST PARTICIPATE IN ALL THREE 5K'S OR 10K'S PER YEAR T0 BE ELIGIBLE.
Sponsorship Registration Forms
Sponsors:
Men & Women Awards Age Groups
14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-24, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, and 90 and over.
Race results and timing provided by the Wolf Creek Track Club.
Click the logo above for the race results.
Course Photos
Course Specifications
Name of USATF Course: Ohio River Trail 5K & 10k
USATF Certification Code for the Ohio River Trail 5K: PA17009NP
USATF CERTIFICATION CODE FOR THE OHIO RIVER TRAIL 10K: PA17010NP
Elevation (meters above sea level): Start 209m ● Finish 209m ● HIGHEST 213M ● LOWEST 208M ● SEPARATION 3.48%
recognized by the road runners club of america
ApproximATE 5K Start: GPS 40.698080, -80.285965; FOUR FEET EAST OF UTILITY POLE
APPROXIMATE 10K START: GPS 40.698430, -80.283677; SIX AND ONE-HALF FEET WEST OF UTILITY POLE
APPROXIMATE 5/10K FINISH: GPS 40.698308, -80.287976; uNDER RAILROAD BRIDGE
Maps
OHIO RIVER TRAIL COUNCIL RIVER RUN CERTIFIED 10K ROAD RACE MAP
OHIO RIVER TRAIL COUNCIL RIVER RUN CERTIFIED 5K ROAD RACE MAP
Rochester Riverfront Park Unofficial Route Map - Google Earth
Rochester Riverfront Park Unofficial Route Map - Google Maps
Rochester Riverfront Park Unofficial Route Map - Map My Run
The Ohio River Trail Council Road Race is is a 3.10 mi out and back route. The route has a total ascent of 7.59 ft and has a maximum elevation of 698.82 ft. Click here to visit Map My Run.
50/50 Raffle
Finish Line River Fest
Pet Policy
Pets are not permitted to participate during the River Run.
River Run Finish Line Festival Professional Services Vendor Opportunity
Please click here to learn more about the River Run Finish Line Festival Professional Services Vendor Opportunity.
Vendors & Exhibitors
River Run Parking
USATF/RRTC Position on GPS used by runners
Effective June 6, 2014
GPS devices work by receiving signals from satellites. The quality of different GPS units can vary, but all of them can be affected by conditions such as buildings in urban environments or heavy overhead tree cover that interfere with reception of the satellite signals and can cause them to be inaccurate.
Race courses Certified by USATF are measured by a proven method that incorporates the calibration of measuring devices against a steel tape and are verified by multiple measurements.
Race courses are measured along a well-defined path called the “SPR”—the Shortest Possible Route that a runner can possibly run. Most runners don’t actually run the SPR, so the distance recorded by their GPS device will usually be longer than the certified length of the course, even though the course was properly measured along the SPR according to USATF rules.
