The Grasslands Trail Run is held in the Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands, more than 20,000 acres managed by the U.S. Forest Service and situated north of Fort Worth. The trails loop among rolling hills and through a mixture of pine and oak grove forests, open fields, and livestock. The trails are mostly single-track, [...]
The trails in the LBJ National Grasslands are named by color. The Grasslands Trail Run uses the blue, white, yellow, and red trails. Each trail is marked using color-coded tree markers and streamers. Be sure to watch for these course markings—you should never go more than ¼ of a mile without seeing a marking. Keep [...]
Aid stations are located every 3 - 6 miles on the course. All aid stations will offer water, Tailwind and soda. Remember, we are a cupless race. You must carry your own hydration system. In addition to drinks, each aid station will have a mixture of food offerings to fuel our runners--especially those running [...]
Runners will occasionally pass cows in fields and sometimes cows even wander onto the trail. Cows, like people, generally just want to be respected and left alone. Give them some space and definitely stay away from any young baby cows. Sometimes you will find horseback riders either alone or in clusters. If you are [...]
If you’ve run a road race, you have probably seen the streets littered with little paper or plastic cups. Imagine all of those cups on the trail–that would not be good for the environment or for any wildlife. Our goal is to leave the trails in the same shape as we found them. One of [...]
We still run. Positive attitudes are required! If the weather risks the safety of our participants or volunteers, the race director will make the appropriate decision to keep both runners and volunteers safe. If the race must be canceled due to unforeseen events, no refunds will be given because all costs will already be incurred. [...]
Sure–as long as that distance hasn’t filled up. If you are moving to a longer distance, you will need to pay the difference in registration. If you move to a shorter distance, you will not get that difference back.
We understand that things come up. If you can no longer run the race, if you let us know more than one month in advance, you will receive 100% race credit for another Blaze Trails Running event. If you let us know between one month and two weeks prior to race day, you will [...]
We allow transfers* and it is important that you work with us to get your bib transferred correctly. It is extremely important that we have the new runner's information, emergency contact information, and a signed waiver. The person accepting the transfer will be charged a $10 administration fee (plus transaction fee). If the transfer [...]
We definitely want you to have a shirt that you can wear. Shirts are ordered based on the sizes given during registration. If you would like to exchange for a different size, bring your clean shirt to the start/finish area after your race. We will exchange whenever possible after shirts have been distributed to [...]