Race Details
The Worlds End Fall Classic is a 13.2 mile half marathon on 97% single-track/double-track. The course has an elevation gain of 3,200 ft with a net elevation change of 6,400 ft. We support you with 2 aid stations and challenge you with a strict 5 hour cutoff. We have a reputation as one of the toughest, most satisfying, and incredibly scenic trail half marathons in the state.
Worlds End Fall Classic Details:
Event date: Saturday September 23, 2023
Start time: 10:00AM
Cutoff time: 3:00pm (5 hours)
Start/Finish: Cliff Pavilion at Worlds End State Park
Bib Pick Up: Saturday 8:30AM to 10:00AM
Registration:
Registration is first come, first served.
2023 Registration Date: December 3, 2022 at 7PM
2023 Deadline: September 16, 2023.
Capacity: 200 runners
Cost: $55
Refunds:
We will refund 50% of your entry fee minus any processing fees until September 16, 2023. Race registrations are not transferable to other participants or future races. Please consider these factors very carefully before registering. Please use your registration profile to request a refund. Due to maintaining a waiting list, we do not do deferrals or bib transfers.
Driving Directions
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Course Information
Below you will find the official elevation profile, course map, and aid station planner. Use the yellow button to view the PDF file. You can download it to your computer and print it if you so choose to do so. You can also view this map online at https://caltopo.com/m/3N24
Race Photos!
Check out all the action from the Worlds End Fall Classic Half Marathon!
Course Record Holders
Fastest course times for the Worlds End Fall Classic!
Matt Lipsey
Men's Course Record
1:55:29 ('16)
Nicole Yokum
Women's Course Record
2:21:46 ('19)
Aid Station Information
In an effort to be more sustainable and friendly towards the environment, the Worlds End Fall Classic Half Marathon is a cupless races. All runners will need to carry their own reusable cup throughout the race to use at aid stations.
The use of Ibuprofen or Naprosyn can lead to kidney problems when used in abundance and/or under stressful conditions. Aid stations will not provide these medications to any runner. If you feel the need to bring and use your own pain medications or anti-inflammatories, then you are willing to assume the responsibility for their use.
The first aid station is lightly stocked with fluids and a variety of light foods. The second aid station will be more robust. The fluids that are generally available are: water, hydration/energy drink, ginger ale and cola. The foods that are generally available are: salt replacement foods such as saltines, pretzels, chips; fruits such as oranges, bananas, and melons; cookies, candies, sandwiches, etc.
Particpant & Wait List
We maintain a wait list through RunSignUp. As runners withdraw from the race, people on the wait list will be given an opportunity to register for the race based on the order they registered. Selected participants will be notified via email once selected and have one week to register once the email is sent. The odds of getting into the race depend primarily on the amount of turnover from the registered runners list. Since we don’t have any control over this, your guess is as good as ours. When registering on the wait list, you will be charged only if you are selected from the wait list and you accept the invitation to become a registered runner.
*** To see what position you are on the wait list, sign into RunSignUp and click on your profile, then "My Waiting Lists/Lotteries" from the left hand column. Once on that page, click "See More Details". You won't be able to see names, just how many people are ahead of you on the list.
Once you register, your credit card will be processed immediately. We will refund 50% of your entry fee minus any processing fees until the time stated in our refund policy. Race registrations are not transferable to other participants or future races..
Race Rules
As it is in many trail races, the Worlds End Fall Classic has its own rules and practices. Please read carefully the race rules and warnings before the competition.
- No unofficial or unregistered runners are permitted.
- Every runner's bib must be clearly visible on the front of the body at all times.
- Runners must follow the marked course at all times. It will be clearly marked with orange survey ribbon and directional arrows may be used where needed. Any runner that departs the marked course must return to the point of departure before continuing. Cutting the switchbacks is considered cheating.
- There is no mandatory gear needed for this race but we suggest a good pair of trail shoes, a small water bottle and maybe some bug spray.
- Hiking poles, headphones, GPS devices, heart rate monitors, and similar devices are allowed – but ONLY IF you use them safely and responsibly (so you are aware of what’s around you and not a danger to yourself or others).
- No one is allowed to drop or store supplies along the race route, and runners are not allowed aid between checkpoints unless it is an emergency.
- We love trail dogs, but not during a race. Please no pets on the course. (Pets are welcome as part of your crew, and at the start/finish area, but they must be under control and they must be on a leash while within the state park.)
- You can either carry your trash or dispose of it at the aid stations. We are operating under permits from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and litter could threaten future permits. Anyone caught intentionally littering along the trail will be disqualified.
- The course uses many popular hiking trails, so please be respectful of all trail users and yield as needed. Be careful, courteous, patient, and safe while passing competitors or other trail users. Communicate your intentions clearly (“Passing on your left”), and remember that it’s much more fun when everyone uses their manners.
- Both aid stations will have bathroom facilities nearby, either a permanent structure or a port-a-john. If you have to pee, find a tree. Anything else, use the outhouse.
- We’ll be tracking your progress around the course – it’s your responsibility to make sure your race bib is visible, and to check yourself IN of each of the aid stations (even if you are just passing through without stopping). The communications team at the aid stations will record your arrival and departure, and relay your progress to race HQ.
- Aid station captains will strictly enforce the cut-off times that are posted for designated aid stations. Aid station captains also have the authority to pull you from the course if it is clear that you are physically unable to continue in a safe manner. Their decisions are final, and if you refuse to vacate the course when directed, you’ll be disqualified.
- If you can’t complete the race, you must notify an aid station captain and surrender your race bib, which will officially withdraw you from the race. If you leave the race and don’t show up at the next aid station within a reasonable time, we’ll assume you’re lost and will notify authorities. This could threaten the race’s future permits. Leaving a race without informing an aid station captain means automatic disqualification and restriction from entry in future races.
- When you sign up for the race, you are signing up to run/race at the event. We have an obligation to our participants who actually show up to the race, and we guarantee to provide a race bib, event timing, start line, a marked course with aid along the way, finish line, and results posted online through our timing company. Anything not listed above is a bonus provided by the race and is not included in your registration fee.
- The race will do everything they can to provide an adequately marked trail, but it is necessary for runners to continually remain alert as they run the course. On occasion, weather, animals, and persons not associated with the event can alter or remove course markings. A working knowledge of the course is highly encouraged. You are ultimately responsible to follow the correct course. You can also carry the course using your phone’s built-in GPS to see your location on the course at all times even while in airplane mode or without cell coverage. Cell coverage is poor or nonexistent in portions throughout the course.
- All runners are responsible to know the rules prior to participating on race day.
- Any runner who crosses the finish line after the 5 hour limit will not be an official finisher