4 Hour Warm Up @ Shadyside

Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT

Location: Anderson, IN; 829 Alexandria Pike, 46012
Type: RUN

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At a glance

A fun, self-paced 4-hour endurance warm-up on a backwards course, complete with a friendly tailgate gathering.

Fun
Quirky

Join a unique "for fun endurance style" event designed as a warm-up for longer challenges. This 4-hour experience invites you to test your limits on a modified Shadyside course, running it backwards. Whether you come solo or with a team, the focus is on personal challenge and community spirit, with no official scoring or tracking. Enjoy a relaxed, self-paced run followed by a friendly tailgate and cookout gathering.

What to expect

Run 2.6 or 1.5-mile loops on a modified Shadyside course, run backwards.
Enjoy a relaxed, self-paced experience with no official scoring or tracking.
Gather for a tailgate/cookout with provided food, water, and Gatorade.

Standout details

Run the course backwards
4-hour endurance challenge
Tailgate/cookout gathering
Warm-up for 8-Hour Dream Race

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The course

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Timed race

From the organizer

Join us for a "For Fun Endurance Style" Race. Clock starts at 9 am and counts down to 4 hours at 1 pm. Individually or with a group you put together, see how many miles you knock out on our modified Shadyside course. We are using this as an introduction/warm-up to the 8-Hour Dream Endurance Race hosted by CRRG in mid-July ( https://www.8hourdream.com/ ). Bring your 8-Hour team out to practice, or bring yourself and/or some friends and see what an event like this is like to participate in!

We gather and setup at the Shadyside Activity Center (next to the Pickleball courts) off Alexandria Pike. We will run our regular Shadyside course; Backwards! We will have 2.6 mile and 1.5 mile loops available.

There will be no scoring, no tracking; keep your own time and distance. There will be one clock counting down the 4 hours until the Warm Up is over!

Anderson Road Runners will have a tent and grill setup with some food and a water and Gatorade aide station available. Bring your own tent and chairs if you want and we'll set up in the grass near the parking lot at the Shadyside Activity Center. Bring snacks and drinks. We are planning a tailgate/cookout-style gathering during this event.

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