Stocking Suffer 8-Hour Endurance Run

Kent Island Running Group invites you to run the Stocking Stuffer 8-Hour Endurance Run on the trails of Terrapin Nature Park on December 6, 2026.

The concept is simple: run more laps and earn more goodies for your stocking. Each participant will receive a stocking, and you will earn a new goodie with each lap you complete. Run more laps and fill your stocking while you suffer!

Participants will run the 2.8-mile loop around Terrapin Nature Park. Only full laps will count. There will be a tally sheet at the start/finish where each participant's laps will be counted. When you are done and tap out, we will fill your stocking with the appropriate amount of fun stuff based on your completed laps, and you can take your stuffed stocking with you.

Charities supported by this race: This race benefits Toys for Tots. Please bring an unwrapped toy to donate; there will be a drop box at the race. All cash proceeds will go to benefit Haven Ministries Emergency Food Pantry. Haven Ministries is a faith-based organization whose staff and hundreds of volunteers are dedicated to fighting hunger and homelessness in our community. We offer immediate and long-term assistance to families and individuals experiencing hardship by partnering with businesses, organizations, individuals, and churches to feed, clothe, shelter, educate, and support those in need.

A fun 2.82 mile jaunt thru Terrapin Park, with an amazing 16 feet of elevation gain per loop.  It may sound easy, but it's no stroll on the beach....well some of it is.   BEWARE OF THE SAND TRAP

GET READY TO RUN THE 21666
WHO: KIRG members who have registered on RunSignUp (for free)

WHAT: Run for 21666 seconds (6 hours, 1 minute, 6 seconds) on a 2.8 mile loop

WHERE: Terrapin Nature Park – 191 Log Canoe Cir, Stevensville, MD 21666

WHEN: Sunday, December 7, 2025 - 8:00:00am to 2:01:06pm

WHY: Good Question (it might be time to question your choices)

HOW:  Join your KIRG friends for a fun endurance event.  Starting at 8:00 am, KIRGers will run or walk on a marked 2.8-mile course at Terrapin Nature Park. You can run/walk as many laps as you wish within the 21666-second time limit.  A 6-hour continuous run, a single loop walk, or any combination of run/walk and rest.

We will use a simple pen & paper system to keep track of completed loops (only full loops count), AND each participant will have a stocking with their name on it.  After completing a lap, Santa will place a special treat in the stocking.  Everyone goes home with a stocking and treats. More loops = more treats.

Other than lap counting, this is a “Fat Ass” event.  (No fees, No awards, No aid, No wimps) You are responsible for your own fluids and nutrition. 

We expect that everyone will share their food/fluids, but if there is a specific food/fluid that you want, bring it yourself

WHAT ELSE:  This is a “trail-ish” loop.  Some paved surfaces, but also some dirt, gravel, and don't forget about the 100 yards of sand.  There may be mud and a few puddles. We have eliminated all the steep rocky hills. The loop does not include the parking lot, but you will have easy access to your car after every loop.

The trails (bathroom & parking area) will be open to the public during the event.  Please share the trails with everyone, maybe invite them to join KIRG

BUT REALLY - WHY:  Running on a short loop for a long time is a great way to log some miles with friends, to measure your endurance, to practice pacing and fueling, and to test your gear for longer events.  You are never more than a mile from your car and have friends around the entire event

Questions: See you Sunday morning, and if you have any questions, you can email either Tom at twmi11er@aol.com or Skip at greendogpottery@comcast.net.