the ROGUE is a trail run series: three separate trail races, three separate parks, each with its own unique atmosphere. So as to allow everyone a chance to taste trail running, we have made the first two events both 30K and 10K races. The final event will be both, a championship event with the combined time of all three events determining overall placement, as well as a stand alone event with its own awards.

the BEND is our 3rd and final trail race! You guessed it, it still ain’t flat or straight . Now YOU are the veteran trail runner and the others avoid you. You can make your own mud as you see fit - your option! Plenty of bends, lots of
rocks, a few flats, rugged uphills and screaming downhills. The BEND happens at Pace Bend Park on a brand new set of trails. Afterwards, enjoy a long soak in the lake then kick back with beer, food and battle stories. Everyone is invited to camp in a special Rogue trail race area for $15 per car – bring the family and make a weekend of it!

Our intention is to provide a trail running opportunity right here in Austin. A format that provide well marked courses and aid station support so that you can run the trails without having to find your way. We do plan to mark the course very well, so that no map is necessary. The aid station will be about 3 miles apart, so it is up to you to decide if you need to carry water with you or not. It's not the 3 miles to consider as much as how long it takes you to cover this distance. Consider that it takes longer to cover this same distance on trail than it does on road. Most people will carry at least one water bottle.

the Rules are minimal: (1) keep the park clean. If you leave an aid station with trash then take it with you to the next aid station. You can leave your trash at the aid stations. (2) You must run the entire course. No cutting across out and back loops or S-turns. It's pretty simple: just stay on the trail. (3) This is not a cross country event. It is a trail race.

You must allow a runner to pass if they come up behind you and are faster than you. Much of this is single track and thus has limited places to pass. Trail etiquette is such that we allow runners to pass if they wish. You can speed up, move over, or just ask if they want by. If you wish to beat somebody, run faster, but do not trap them behind you.
our Request is that you respect these parks. This is the first ever of this type race on our city's park trails. The city and most of its residents are quite proud of these parks. We feel privileged to have the use of these parks. Our agreement is very tenuous. They will be watching closely to see how we care for the parks. With that in mind, this may be a very short lived relationship or a very long way, based solely upon how we manage ourselves. We plan to go back out to check the course to make sure it's clean. Please help us with this. We thank you in advance for doing so. Also, these parks are not closed. They are still open to the public. They have been posted to provide notice of our intentions, but you may still cross somebody not in the event. Please understand their right to be there also and treat them the understanding that they have as much right to be there as you do.  Crews No support is allowed on the course except at the aid stations.

• the MAZE March 28 Walnut Creek 30km@7:00am & 10km@7:30am
• the LOOP April 18 Emma Long 30km@7:00am & 10km@7:30am
• the BEND May 16 Pace Bend Park 30km@7:00am & 10km@7:30am

Awards

• Top 5 Overall M&F, Top 3 Masters M&F, in the 10k & 30k
  
• Championship Awards:  Top 5 Overall M&F, Top 3 Overall Masters M&F 10k & 30k
  

Cut-Offs

• There is a cut off for the 30k. You must start your last loop by 10:30 am.
  

Parking

• We will park all runners near the start. You will be directed where to park
  

Marking

• Large yellow directional arrows, ribbons, & cones.

Aid Stations

• 3 miles apart: water, coke, Gatorade, PB&J, cookies, chips, pretzels.

Sponsors

• Brooks, Rogue Equipment, Rogue Training Systems