A budget-friendly, non-competitive winter running series enriched with historical charm and scenic beauty. Over six runs spanning less than six months, participants will cover a total of 66 miles along the picturesque Delaware River, traversing the Delaware and Raritan Canal in NJ and the Delaware Canal in PA. The course includes seven bridges and six loops, ranging from 6.6 to 18.9 miles. Aid stations will be available, and finisher awards will be distributed. Join with a friend, meet new ones, and embark on this exciting adventure together!
Registration page: runsignup.com/DelawareRiverLoopSeries
Information packet: beckinabox.com/LoopSeriesPacket.pdf
Participant’s spreadsheet and Steam Mule Stable status: bit.ly/CompletedLoops
Interactive map: maphub.net/beckinabox/map
Just the post-run suggestions: https://bit.ly/PostRunIdeas
“The river we call Delaware, sometimes a friend, sometimes a fury, cuts between the Garden and the Keystone with an immortal rush. Born before its namesake, it has mountain siblings and, unburdened by age, will remain long after us.
But marvel at the current and you’ll realize it can only stare back; it is only a witness to adventure. Like the Delaware, we flow in the present, but while the river takes the time, we take the moments. The revolutions, the romances, the rallies — they’re ours. And so are the races.
Can we outpace these gallons that gallop from the Catskills to Cape May? The answer is less important than the effort. We can and should still try because it is here, and so are we. How grateful I am to test the impossibility.
The river runs, let’s run with it.”
-M. Patrick Murray
More Information > https://www.uptowngentlefriends.com/home/delaware-river-loop-series
Quick Loop Information (detailed info in the packet) >
Loop #1 – 6.6 miles
Location: 1799 House; Yardley, PA.
Aid station: Patriots Crossing (mile 3.4)
Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop1.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/96328249
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/3021548894026456338
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/4917292378
Loop #3 – 7.3 miles
Location: Virginia Forrest Recreation Area; New Hope, PA.
Group run: Bull’s Island Recreation Area; Stockton, NJ.
Aid station: Route 29 (mile 4.3)
Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop3.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/46471126
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/21582135
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2675755972
Loop #5 – 14.8 miles
Location: Washington Crossing Parking Lot/Nelson House; Titusville, NJ.
Aid station: New Hope/Lock 11 (mile 7.5).
Short aid stations: Fireman’s Eddy (mile 5.1),
Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop5.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/46471382
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/21582283
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2675768089
Loop #2 – 7.1 miles
Location: Holcombe Jimison Farmstead Museum: Lambertville, NJ.
Aid station: Hal H. Clark Park (mile 3.6)
Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop2.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/46471618
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/21582453
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2675785957
Loop #4 – 11.1 miles
Location: 1799 House; Yardley, PA.
Aid station: D&R Trailhead/Prospect St (mile 5.7).
Short aid stations: Black Rock Road (mile 3)
Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop4.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/46470680
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/21582334
MapMyRun:https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2675779183
Loop #6 – 18.9 miles
Location: Bull’s Island Recreation Area; Stockton, NJ.
Aid station: Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge-PA side (mile 9.1)
Short aid stations: Devil’s Tea Table at Warsaw Road (mile 4.1)
Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop6.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/46471819
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/21582517
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2675796151