The 2011 Screaming Pumpkin

RACE UPDATE:  No IPODS/MP3 Players ALLOWED except in the solo 6.55 race or 2 mile walk.  CELL PHONES for EMERGENCY PURPOSES ONLY.  CAUGHT USING ANY DEVICES FOR REASON OTHER THAN EMERGENCY and YOU WILL RECEIVE a 15 MINUTE ADDITION TO YOUR TIME (PER OFFENSE).

Come and take part in the PATFC's 3rd annual Screaming Pumpkin Prediction Marathon and Relay, where running fast won't necessarily win you the race! The Screaming Pumpkin event promises to be one of the hilliest and darkest running events in the country. Run by yourself, or with a team of 2, 3, or 4. Either way, you'll have no watch and no clock on the course… just you (in costume if you choose), the cemetery, and the full moon lit night sky. Whoever finishes closest to midnight without going over, wins the race! Participants can begin running any time after 6:00 PM on October 28th, depending on the length of time they predict it will take them to complete the 26.2 mile distance before, or ideally, ON the stroke of midnight. All finishers who make it back before Midnight, will receive a wand, a tiara and a finisher's photo. Finishers who make it back after midnight will receive a pumpkin. Finisher Medals will be provided for all those in the Marathon and Marathon relay. The marathon course will close and all runners will be asked to leave the course at 1:00 AM. *PLEASE NOTE: Runners will not be allowed to enter the final 6.55 mile loop of the course if they do not reach the 18 mile mark by 11:20 PM.

6.55 Run and 2 Mile Walk: 10K RUN AND 2 MILE WALK: Not up to the 26.2 mile distance? The 6.55 run is one loop on the hilly marathon course. Additionally, participants can choose to participate in a 2 mile walk that will begin at the lower entrance to Glen Oak Park, and will follow the trail into historic Springdale Cemetery. Costumed actors will perform along the trail. Though the actors will do their best to be a little bit spooky, please do not worry, the actors will do nothing to interfere with your run. The 2 mile walk course will be on mostly flat, paved roads and trails, and will finish back at the park entrance. The 10K and 2 mile walk will begin at 6:00PM when the course opens for any marathon participants.

SPECIAL THANKS TO SPRINGDALE CEMETERY!