Oil Creek 5 & 13 Stacked Trail Races

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The 3rd Annual Oil Creek 5 & 13 Stacked Trail Races are set for Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Drake Well Museum and Park in Titusville, PA!

Join us at beautiful Drake Well Museum and Park on Saturday morning, May 18th, for these unique trail races which utilize the Gerard Hiking Trail as well as other trails in nearby Oil Creek State Park. The 5-mile race begins at 7:00 AM at the Jersey Bridge, just outside of Drake Well Museum and Park and ends within the main parking area of the Museum. The 13-mile race begins at 8:30 AM in the same parking area and will end there, too. Race times are staged 90 minutes apart, making it possible for participants to run both for a "stacked challenge!" There will be finisher awards for each race distance as well as for those runners who are able to complete both races for the quickest “stacked” finish time.

Friends of Drake Well, Inc. (FDW) is partnering with Titusville Area Trails Association (TATA) on this event with proceeds from this year's races going to improving wayfinding and other enhancements at the Jersey Bridge parking lot area of Drake Well Museum and Park. The parking lot features trailheads for the Gerard Hiking Trail of Oil Creek State Park, the Oil Creek State Park recreational trail, and the Queen City Trail, overseen by the Titusville Area Trails Association (TATA).


Race Fees:

5 mile race (Ages 13 and older; runners must be 13 by Race Day)

$35 before March 17
$40 before April 14
$50 to Race Day

13 mile race
(Ages 16 and older; runners must be 16 by Race Day)

$45 before March 17
$50 before April 14
$60 to Race Day

To register, visit RunRace: Find a Race | Oil Creek 5 & 13 Stacked Trail Races.

**Register by April 14th, 2024 to guarantee your shirt! RACE T-SHIRTS ARE NOT INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION BUT ARE AVAILABLE FOR $10 ADD-ON DURING ONLINE REGISTRATION.

***VETERANS and ACTIVE DUTY receive a discount for this event, go to Registration link for more information***
***TEENAGERS get a youth discount of $15 for each race entry***


Packet Pickup/Race Day Registration and Check-In:

If you are running the 5 miler or both races, check in between at 6:00-6:45 AM on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the Drake Well Museum parking lot.

If you are only running the 13 miler, check in between 7:00-8:15 AM on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the Drake Well Museum parking lot.

Optional pre-race packet pickup will be on Friday, May 17, 2024, from 5-8 PM at the Titusville Iron Works Tap House, 315 S. Franklin St, Titusville, PA. This pickup will include your race bib and T-shirt (if you ordered one). You will not have to check in again on race morning.

Start Times:

5 mile race starts at 7:00 am
13 mile race starts at 8:30 am

**5 Hour Time Limit for each individual race**

Awards:
- All race participants will receive a finisher award: a pair of race logo-embroidered performance socks (new design each year!)
- Participants who choose to enter and complete both races within the cutoff limits will receive an additional unique finisher award: race logo-embroidered hat
- The two overall finishers (one male and one female) for the 5 mile, 13 mile, and Stacked Challenge will each receive additional unique awards
- Post-race refreshments and food will be provided to all participants


    Course Information:

    Course Map with Aid Stations (updated May 2023)

    The 5-mile race starts at the Jersey Bridge (Museum side) where runners will cross the bridge and then proceed onto the Gerard Hiking Trail in Oil Creek State Park. The course follows the trail, eventually turning off toward Boughton Bridge and following that trail until reconnecting with the Gerard Trail along the Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad tracks. The course then follows Museum Lane to the finish line in the main parking area of Drake Well Museum and Park. The 13-mile race begins in the main parking area of Drake Well Museum, continuing through the grounds of the Museum's park then traveling up the dike alongside Oil Creek where it meets the Jersey Bridge. From there it follows the same course as the 5-mile, but instead of turning off at Boughton, the 13-mile course continues along the Gerard Hiking Trail until Miller Farm where it crosses the Oil Creek State Park recreational trail and goes across Miller Farm Bridge. The course continues along a small trail until it reconnects with the Gerard Trail, following that trail back up to Drake Well, eventually running alongside the Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad tracks. Similar to the 5-mile, the course then follows Museum Lane back to the finish line in the main parking area of the museum.


    Directions & Parking:

    Drake Well Museum and Park
    202 Museum Lane
    Titusville, PA 16354


    From the South: On I-80 by following Route 8 north at Exit 3 (Barkeyville, Franklin) or from the west on I-79 by following Route 27 to Titusville.

    From the North: Follow Route 8 south and visitors from the east may leave I-80 at exit 13 (Brookville) and follow Route 36 to Route 27 into Titusville. The Museum is located off Route 8 south of Titusville.

    Area Lodging & Restaurants (updated June 2023)

    For more information, contact Race Director Jacob Kosker at rdkosker@gmail.com. There is also a Facebook group (Oil Creek 5 & 13 Stacked Trail Races - May 18, 2024, Titusville, PA) where updates and photos are posted frequently!

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