Big Darby Creek 12-HR, 8-HR & 4-HR Endurance Trail Run

June 8, 2024-

Big Darby Creek Trail Scramble is a 12-hour, 8-hour, and 4-hour team relay and solo ultra, run along the Battelle Darby Creek trail system (we promise some of the best views of the metro park and the Big Darby Creek). Run as a solo ultrarunner, or get your fellow trail-running friends for a 3-person or 5-person relay team. (There is no 5-person relay division for the 4 hour duration)

Big Darby begins at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, June 8 during a beautiful Ohio June sunrise, continues through out the day, and finishes at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday evening as the sun begins it descent to the west along the Big Darby Creek. Don’t miss this unique and incredible running experience.

Event Description

The course is a 4.1 mile trail loop that starts and finishes at the Indian Ridge grounds. Runners, Hikers, and Ruckers may opt to run, hike or ruck continuously throughout the duration, or take an extended break in between laps.

The loop will consist of the exterior track, gravel, and grass and includes the Ancient Trail and forested Terrace Trail. The course is runnable, non-technical and is flat except for a .20 mile climb that elevation changes by 700 feet. Max elevation is 927 feet and total elevation gain for the course is 165 feet.

Finishing results are determined by finishing your prescribed (4-hour, 8-hour, 12-hour) race. Finishers amenity will be awarded to all who complete their chosen duration race. The Top finishers will be based on number of laps completed and overall time to complete the accumulated laps. Participants that do not complete the entire race would be considered DNF and not award eligible.

Special Event Challenges

We created some fun challenges during the endurance run which you could win $50 gift cards courtesy of Columbus Running Company:

• King of the Mountain – Hour 6: Fastest time by a solo male up the .20 mile climb
• Queen of the Mountain – Hour 6: Fastest time by a solo female up the .20 mile climb
• Fastest Loop – Male and Female: Hour 8: Fastest 4.1 mile loop by a solo male and female in hour 8

Race Fields

• Individual (Solo). Solo runners will run the 4.1 mile course continuously throughout the duration, or take an extended break in between laps. At a point runners may declare their race over by notifying race or timing team. Laps and completion time accumulated to that point will be considered the finishing time. No partial laps will be counted. The final lap for each race must be completed must be completed under the prescribed time to be counted toward the total accumulation.
• Duo Running. Ideal for those who don’t want to run alone and want to take on the race with a friend. Each athlete receives a time but must start and finish each lap together.
• Relay Teams. A Relay team member will run the 4.1 mile course and then the next relay member will start next lap. A relay team member can run as many laps as they wish before handing off to the next team member. Relays teams do not have to keep a set order for each runner and can change position during the race at the designated transition location. Laps and time accumulated to that point will be considered the finishing time.

For More Information – Visit Big Darby Creek Trail Scramble