Get Outside 8 Hour
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Get Outside 8 Hour
The Get Outside event takes place on November 28, 2026 at Windsor Castle Park in Smithfield, VA and is organized by Lion's Pride Racing. The course is a marked 5 km loop with an estimated 150 feet of elevation gain per loop. The loop runs in the opposite direction of the July companion Windsor Castle 10 Hour.
Offered formats include:
- 10K
- 8 hour
- 4 hour
- Half GO (4 Hours)
- Ruck 8 Hour
- Ruck 4 Hour
There will be a central ultra style aid station stocked with food and hot items such as soup; there is no aid station mid-lap. The course has two street crossings with minimal traffic. Participants may set up chairs or tents no larger than 10x10 near the trail. A rucking option is available and ruckers are asked to carry at least 10 pounds in their pack.
All finishers receive a homemade finisher medal plus an additional finisher item. Awards are given to the top three women and top three men by distance for each event, with ties broken by who ran the miles faster. The rucking category awards top three women and men by distance. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
