Run Woodstock Trail Races – Hippie Half Marathon

Saturday, September 9, 2023 • Gregory, MI • Course Map

With an event schedule that features no fewer than nine trail running events over the course of three days in late September, Pinckney’s annual Run Woodstock trail races will take runners along miles of single-track trails through the peaceful wilderness of southern Michigan’s Blind Lake Trails.

The races scheduled for this year include a 5K run, a 100-mile trail race, and a 100K trail run on Friday; the Mellow Full Marathon and the appropriately named “Hippie Half Marathon” on Saturday, along with a 50-mile, 50K, and a 5-mile “fun run” on Saturday to finish off the weekend’s trail running events.

Like all of the other races, the half marathon follows an out-and-back loop trail. Those running the half make a single loop around the race route (those running the full run the loop course twice), and make their way along a course filled with uphill and downhill stretches, lakes and streams throughout, and a combination of trails through tree-covered forests as well as stretches out in the open air and sunlight.

The theme for the weekend’s events is “peace, love and running,” and the event organizers hand out tie-dyed race t-shirts and peace logo paraphernalia to finishers, who can take a dip in the (most likely quite cool) waters of the lake to refresh themselves after the run.

Race Weather & Climate

Located along the northeastern corner of the Pinckney State Recreation Area in southern Michigan, about 15 miles from Ann Arbor, Pinckney tends to see mild to moderately warm conditions in the early fall, and slightly wetter weather in the late summer and early fall than in the rest of the year.

On race day (Sept. 9), the average low is 55ºF and the average high is 76ºF.

Past Results

Course Map

See the race route map for the Run Woodstock Hippie Half Marathon here.

Starting Time

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Fees

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Registration

To reserve your spot in the 2023 running of Pinckney’s Run Woodstock Marathon, Half Marathon, 50K or any of the other race distances, visit the event website below.

Official Race Website

www.runwoodstock.com

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