Democracy Dash 10K Run at Jamestown Island
Saturday, August 28, 2021
Start Time 7:30 AM
Fastest 10K course in the Hampton Roads area!
Totally flat, only one turn the entire race on a loop course of Jamestown Island. A personal record (PR) course.
Course will be USATF certified an exact 10K distance.
Incredible historic scenery. Shaded, traffic free course.
Great T-shirt, finisher medals to all.
Post race bash with great food, and awards ceremony, at Dale House Cafe (Magnolia), overlooking the James River, and with complimentary Billsburg Brewery craft beer.
Pre-race packet pickup and great refreshments, including complimentary Billsburg craft beer, Friday evening at Magnolia, and including historical presentation by noted Jamestown Island archaeologist.
15th Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix race of 2021.
Third and final race of 2021 Historic Triangle Triple Crown, with special finisher medallions to all who complete all three races, either virtual or actual (included Victory at Yorktown 10K and Run the DOG Street 5K, both in April).
A must-run race! Details below.
3rd Annual
Democracy Dash 10K Run at Jamestown Island
Jamestown Island Visitor Center, Williamsburg, VA
Saturday, August 28, 2021
A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event
A Hampton Roads Super Grand Prix Event.
A Historic Triangle Triple Crown Event (final HTTC race of 2021 series)
Start Time 7:30 am
Course:
The 10K start and finish this year will be at the far end of the parking area for the National Park Service’s Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center, on Jamestown Island. It will start with an out-and-back on the Colonial Parkway causeway, going just past the short Powhatan Creek bridge and with a turnaround point at the scenic overlook parking area, with the James River on one side and the Powhatan Creek on the other. Returning past the Visitor Center, the course will go right for the full long loop (5-mile loop) of the traffic-free Jamestown Island tour roads. The course is PR (personal-record) fast and totally flat, and outside of the causeway section at the start, is a wooded, shaded, scenic route with wetlands crossings on wooden bridges, unsurpassed in historical beauty. The course will be certified an exact 10K distance to USATF measurement standards. The race time limit is one hour, 45 minutes. There is not a faster, flatter and more scenic 10K course anywhere!
Entries:
Online at www.RunSignUp.com (online registration deadline Thursday, August 26 at 11:59 p.m.). Price increases August 21.
Race day registration from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. at the Visitor Center.
Swag:
Beautiful T-shirts, finisher medals and race awards all designed by the creative team at Colonial Sports Screenprinting.
Awards:
Top 3 overall men and women, top 3 Masters (ages 40-and-over) men and women, top 3 race walkers, men and women, and top 3 in 5-year age groups, from 14-and-under to 70-and-over, men and women.
Pre-race activities:
Friday, August 27, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pick up your race packet, or late register. Explore the grounds after hours of the Historic Jamestowne site. Speak to archaeologists about the latest discoveries (guest lecture at the Historic Church), enjoy Billsburg Brewery craft beer, and food and refreshments, all at Magnolia at the Dale House, overlooking the James River.
Post-race activities:
Music, craft beer and refreshments, and awards ceremony at Magnolia at the Dale House Café on Jamestown Island, overlooking the James River.
Parking:
Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center, 1368 Colonial Parkway, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Historic Triangle Triple Crown:
The Democracy Dash 10K is the final event of the Historic Triangle Triple Crown, along with the Victory at Yorktown 10K (first Saturday in April) and the Run the DOG Street Challenge 5K in Colonial Williamsburg (third Saturday in April). There will be a special Historic Triangle Triple Crown finisher medallion for those who complete all three 2021 races, along with individual race finisher medals. Either virtual or actual race participants count.
Info:
Rick Platt, race coordinator (757-345-1431). Email: rickplatt1@juno.com
Kelly Beckley, Jamestown Rediscovery (757-856-1259). Email: kbeckley@preservationvirginia.org
Rick Platt, President
Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com