Charlie Horse Half Marathon - Mohnton, Pennsylvania - Running

The Charlie Horse Half Marathon is a Running race in Mohnton, Pennsylvania consisting of a Half Marathon Trail Run.

Join us Memorial Day Weekend for the Charlie Horse Trail Half-Marathon to benefit Berks Co. Special Olympics. This is a point to point race which will require you to get to the finish, rather than making it an option to NOT finish. It is well aided with 4 strategically placed aide stations at miles 3, 7, 9, and 11. After the race you are welcome to stick around at finish where there are a pool, showers, a creek and a hot/cold picnic for all entries. There is day of registration available, which opens at 7:15 AM. Buses begin leaving for the start at 8:15 am.

The Charlie Horse is not your typical race. It is part trail, part road, and part adventure. It has everything a masochist runners needs. We start at Rustic Park in Birdboro, PA with a sprint through a river. We meander through the park with an attention deficit disorder (can't decide up or down) for about 2 miles. From there we climb up to the horseshoe trail to start a beautiful 7 mile stretch through trails and farms. The trail then drops down onto Buck Hollow Rd. This is the start of the road section. But like everything else with this race, it has its own character. You are at the bottom of Buck Hollow which means that you must climb out of Buck Hollow. Whoever heard of false summits on a road. You have been warned. When you get to the top at mile 11 you're at Charlie's (home of the race founder) where the adventure begins. It's a mystery to us too: lagoons; waterfall; campers; hiker; teenagers, maybe some chores. The only certainty is rocks, mud, and fun. Finally you finish at Sleepy Hollow Athletic Club where the pool, food, music, drinks, and friends will be waiting. Hope to see you there.