IF YOU DID NOT PICK UP YOUR AWARD
Your award is available for pickup at Foot Rx Asheville until 30 days after the race.
GET YOUR PICTURE AT THE RAMBLE RUN
Carolina Snapshot has it, click here.
PACKET PICKUP INFORMATION
Ramble Run Packet Pick Up/Late Registration
- Biltmore Town Square
- On Lawn in Front of Reuter YMCA
- 4-7pm
Race Day Packet Pick Up/Same Day Registration
- Biltmore Town Square
- On Lawn in Front of Reuter YMCA
- 6:30-7:45 am
THE RAMBLE RUN
On May 11, 2013 (Mother’s Day Weekend) it’s expected that over 1,000 runners and walkers will once again participate in this exciting race. The 3rd annual “Ramble Run at Biltmore Park” will offer both 12K and 5K races organized by the Asheville Track Club and presented by Mission Health.
Here are a few comments from past participants:
We had a great time! Can’t wait to do it again next year!
Thanks for a super race. 12k course was trying. Lol. Looking forward to next year.
This was my first 5K and I think I may be hooked. Thanks for such a great first experience!
First 5K and I made it! Beautiful course inside the Ramble.
Thank you to all that worked so hard to put this event on. It was a great race and a beautiful course. I will be back next year.
Both my lungs are still in tact.
Great race. Loved it, Loved it, Loved it!
Starting and finishing at Biltmore Park® Town Square and running through The Ramble® Biltmore Forest, both races are scenic and enjoyable, yet challenging. They follow a course that one runner compared to “running on the Blue Ridge Parkway without the cars.”
Runners will follow Schenck Parkway in Biltmore Park through The Ramble’s south gate to the 5K turnaround at Overlook Park. The 12K course continues through The Ramble past Longmeadow Park, along the paved Dingle Creek trail, over Bow Bridge and back to Biltmore Park Town Square. See the course map.
A fitness expo, healthy food from Earth Fare, music and other post race festivities await participants and their families at the finish. Whether you’ve been racing in the Asheville area for years or are brand new to running, this is one event you won’t want to miss.
New for 2013: In addition to Mother/Child teams, cash prizes, free childcare, kids fun run, and fabulous pre/post race festivities, the Ramble Run is adding a school fundraising component. All public and private schools in Buncombe County may participate in Zip’s School Challenge. The schools with the most participants (teachers, students, aunts, uncles, grandparents) per school enrollment are eligible to win cash prizes! [Click Here for Complete Details]. [Click Here to Download a Poster for Your School].
What: Ramble Run at Biltmore Park presented by Mission Health.
When: Saturday May 11, 2013. 5K starts at 8:00 a.m.; 12K starts at 8:15 a.m.
Where: Biltmore Park Town Square at I-26, exit 37 near Long Shoals Road in south Asheville.
Registration: Online registration ends at midnight on Thursday, May 9. Click HERE to go to the registration page. On site registration will be held on Friday, May 10 from 4-7 pm and on race morning from 6:00-7:30. All on site registration will be held at Town Square Park at Biltmore Park.
NEW Budget-Friendly Pricing: Prior to March 1 ($30 for 12K and $20 for 5K); March 1-May 9 ($35 for 12K and $25 for 5K); Friday & Saturday, May 10 & 11 ($40 for 12K and $30 for 5K).
Awards: There will be a $1,675 cash purse for the 12K that will be divided between overall, masters and Asheville Track Club members (male and female). Special awards will be given to the top 3 overall and masters winners in the 5K. Age group awards will go three deep in all age categories.
Child Care: REGISTRATION FOR CHILD CARE IS CLOSED – YOU MAY CLICK ON THE LINK AND PROVIDE YOUR INFORMATION AND YOU’LL BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST. The Reuter Family YMCA will host a FREE Parent’s Race Out again from 7:15am-10:30am. Open for ages 3 months to 12 years! Kids will participate in variety of fun-filled activities while their parents race the 12/5K. Around 10am, parents may check their children out and walk them to the start line for the Great Beginnings Pediatric Dentistry and Haldeman Orthodontics Kids Kilometer Fun Run
Click HERE to register your child.
IMPROVED ATC TRIPLE CROWN RETURNS FOR 2013
Due to the overwhelming success of the Asheville Track Club Triple Crown in 2012 the program will return in 2013. Sign up by May 8, 2013 and participate in all three of the ATC’s organized races. The value is even better in 2013 because the price has been reduced! The package fee for 2013 is $65 for the Ramble Run 12K, Bele Chere 5K and Thomas Wolfe 8K and $55 for the Ramble Run 5K, Bele Chere 5K and Thomas Wolfe 8K. Registration is available at imAthlete.
Refunds/Substitutions
There will be no refund of entry fees. You may receive a credit of 50% of your entry fee towards the 2013 race by going to the race site at www.IMAthlete.com and requesting a credit before May 1, 2013. Substitutions will be allowed with written permission (e-mail acceptable) of the person no longer running up until Monday, April 30, 2013.
SAFETY
No dogs, no strollers, no baby joggers, no bikes, no in-line skates, no roller skates and no wheeled vehicles will be allowed on-course.
For the safety of all, in accordance with RRCA Guidelines (Road Runners Clubs of America), the use of headphones is discouraged.
SPECIAL HOTEL RATES
We have specially negotiated rates at five nearby hotels. Click here for full details, including rates and hotel amenities.
VOLUNTEER
This event would not be possible without the assistance of approximately 75 volunteers. If you or your organization would like to be a part of Western North Carolina’s newest running experience, please complete this simple form. You may select the area you would like to work and will be contacted by your area coordinator.
ROAD CLOSURES
NOTE: On race morning the roads near the Reuter Family YMCA and REI will be closed (Town Square Boulevard, Columbine Road and Dearborn Road) to vehicles. All race participants are encouraged to park in the parking garages located around Biltmore Park Town Square.
CHARITIES
This event will once again benefit the Women’s Fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. In 2005 The Community Foundation launched Women for Women, a giving circle of over 250 women, and the Women’s Fund, a permanent endowment. Proceeds from The Women’s Fund help to fund the Women for Women grant program, which makes substantial investments in programs supporting economic security for women and their families. For more information go to www.cfwnc.org.
WEBSITE IMAGES
Images are of The Ramble® Biltmore Forest, courtesy of Biltmore Farms, LLC and Biltmore Park®Town Square, courtesy of Town Square West, LLC.
CONTACT
Kelly Allen, Race Director; e-mail: KellyAllenAsheville@gmail.com.
