“The springtime race for both full- and half-marathoners begins at the Bothe Valley State Park picnic area, just off Highway 29. From there, the out-and-back course for the 13.1-mile race takes runners westward out along the park trails, including Coyote Peak Trail, South Fork Trail, Ritchey Canyon Trail and Redwood Trail.
Many of the single-track trails that participants follow run alongside the waters of Ritchey Creek for much of the early and later parts of the race, which is basically a 6.5-mile loop course that participants run twice — after reaching the aid station back at the picnic area, runners then run the same course a second time, just like in the autumn-season race.
Runners have six hours in which to complete their race — whether they’re running the full or the half marathon — and so will need to keep a pace of 27:30 minutes per mile or better for the half marathon.”
To read more of the event visit: https://www.halfmarathons.net/california-napa-valley-trail-marathon-half-marathon-10k/
