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GAP Trestles Marathon and Half Marathon

Event Date: September 30, 2023Event Location: Meyersdale, PA

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The 2020 GAP Trestles Marathon and Half Marathon was cancelled due to COVID-19. There will not be an Altis race series in 2021. The plan to conduct the seventh edition of this race is unknown as of January 2022.

Both the marathon and half marathon start at 8:00AM. This event will take place in its entirety in Pennsylvania on the outstanding Great Allegheny Passage. Runners will cross three trestles on the course – to include the 1908 foot long Salisbury Viaduct (pictured above) over the Casselman River Valley, the 910 foot long Keystone Viaduct, and the historic Wills Creek Bollman Truss Bridge. The race start/finish is on the Great Allegheny Passage near the Western Maryland Railway Station at 529 Main Street Meyersdale, PA 15552.

This race will be the third event in the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Marathon and Half Marathon Series taking place from September 28-October 2. The other events in the Series are the GAP Marathon and Half, the inaugural Eastern Continental Divide Marathon and Half, the Salisbury Viaduct Marathon and Half, and the Hancock Marathon and Half. In order, the series races take place in MD, PA, PA, PA, and MD. Run one, some, or all these great trail races!

“This is a wonderful series of friendly races with tremendous organization in beautiful locations that runners need to experience.”

Steve Hughes,
Marathon Maniacs Hall of Fame

 

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Registration

The 2020 GAP Trestles Marathon and Half Marathon was cancelled due to COVID-19. There will not be a 2021 race.

$55 for the half marathon and $70 for the marathon through June 30th; $65 for the half marathon and $80 for the marathon from July 1st to August 31st; $70 for the half marathon and $90 for the marathon from September 1st until the race. Online registration closes at 5:00PM eastern time Wednesday October 7th.

Runners can also register for the race starting at 7:15 AM race morning at the start/finish.

This event is a shirt optional race. Choose the No shirt (subtract $10) shirt option if you would prefer not to have a nice GAP Trestles race shirt.

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Race Location/Info

ry=400-2The race start/finish is on the Great Allegheny Passage near the Western Maryland Railway Station at 529 Main Street Meyersdale, PA 15552.

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Packet Pickup

Race morning packet pick-up will commence at 7:15 AM at the race start/finish. There is no other pre-race packet pickup.

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Parking

There is a parking lot at the Meyersdale Station adjacent to the trail. Please drive through the Meyersdale Station asphalt parking lot and park in the gravel parking area. There is also street parking on Main Street. A good satellite image of the Meyersdale Station and parking lot just feet from the start/finish can be seen here. After running the event, it is recommended that you enjoy a tour of the Station.

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Directions

ry=480-1Use this link to obtain directions to the start/finish.

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Travel

Use this link to view the airports closest to Meyersdale, PA. According to the Travel Math link, the distances to Meyersdale, PA from major airports are: PIT  – 106 miles; Harrisburg (MDT) – 155 miles; Dulles (IAD) – 161 miles; DCA – 170 miles; BWI – 172 miles

 

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Hotels

There are no chain hotels in Meyersdale, but there is the morguentoole.com hotel and four Bed and Breakfast locations in Meyersdale. The morguentoole.com hotel has several different room types that will interest a wide variety of runners. If you are interested in staying in Meyersdale the morguentoole.com web site is worth the time to view. This Trip Advisor link provides some info on all the Meyersdale lodging options.

The Frostburg/Cumberland/La Vale, MD hotels and the Somerset, PA hotels are 30 minutes from the race start/finish.

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Course Info

ry=400Runners start on the Great Allegheny Passage at the Western Maryland Railway Station and head northwest on the trail. After crossing the Salisbury Viaduct runners turn around and head southeast on the trail for 6.56 miles to the southeast turnaround between Miller Run Road and Warrens Mill Road. At the southeast turnaround runners turn around again and head northwest on the trail back to the start/finish. The Half Marathon runners will finish their race upon reaching the start/finish at the Railway Station. Marathon runners will do another loop of the course to complete the marathon. Half marathon entrants will cross each trestle twice while the marathon runners will cross each trestle four times. The trail surface is a fantastic crushed stone surface which is great for running. The course map link below also shows the elevation profile of the course. The course is not flat, but the elevation change is gradual. The half marathon has about 1166 feet of gain and loss, and the marathon runners will experience about 2332 feet of gain and loss on the course.

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Course Map/Map Link

ry=400-1The course map can be viewed at http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/428785976/

 

 

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Awards

The design image for the 2020 GAP Trestles Marathon and Half Marathon finisher award is pictured above. Great thanks to super runner Markus Mueller for designing the race finisher award!

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Weather

Historical average high and low temperatures in Meyersdale, PA on October 9th are 62 and 42 degrees.

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Results

All GAP Trestles race results can be found at ultrasignup.com. Links to all the race results are below.

The 2019 marathon results can be viewed here, and the 2019 half marathon results can be viewed here. The 2018 marathon results are posted here, and the 2018 half marathon results are posted here. The 2017 marathon results are posted here, and the 2017 half marathon results are posted here. The 2016 marathon results are here, and the 2016 half marathon results are posted here. The 2015 marathon results are posted here, and the 2015 half marathon results are posted here. The 2014 half marathon results are posted here, and the 2014 marathon results are posted here.

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Aid Stations

Half marathon runners will pass seven aid stations during their race, and the marathon runners will have 15 aid stations.

Aid stations for the half marathon are located at miles 1.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.5, 7.6, 9.5, and 11.6

Aid stations for the marathon are located at miles 1.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.5, 7.6, 9.5, 11.6, 13.1, 14.1, 16.1, 17.1, 18.6, 20.7, 22.6, and 24.7

Port-o-lets are located at 4.0, 7.6, 9.5, 13.1, 17.1, 20.7 and 22.6

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Cutoffs

Runners have eight hours to complete their respective races.

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Refunds/Transfers/Miscellaneous

As is the case with most races, there will be no refunds of entry fees to entrants. Transfers of race bibs from one runner to another is also not allowed. This event is limited to 75 entrants. There will not be a waiting list if the race fills.

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Questions

If you have any questions please contact Mike at events@altisendurance.com.

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