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Saturday, May 5, 2012 -- Albright, WV / Preston County Golf Course
Cheat River Festival 5K (iPO Event Id#: 13995)

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Cheat River Festival 5K
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Course . . . [ Course Map ]

This flat to rolling loop course begins and ends at the Preston County Country Club. There is a slight incline at the start, until runners bear right onto the gently rolling Whetsell Road. At the 1-mile marker Whetsell Road intersects with Country Club Road. Runners will continue left on Whetsell Road as it parallels the rhododendron lined banks of Buffalo Creek. Shortly after crossing Buffalo Creek, runners will spot a turnaround that will direct them back to the intersection with Country Club Road. This time runners will bear left onto Country Club Road. Just beyond the intersection lies the 2-mile marker. From this point on runners will encounter a mostly flat to slightly downhill course. At the next intersection runners will make a right and cruise along the Cheat River until they return to the Preston Country Club, completing the circuit.

Location

Preston County Country Club
1 Camp Dawson Road
Kingwood, WV 26537
(website) prestoncc.info/default.aspx

Sponsors

On behalf of Friends of the Cheat and the Preston Rail Trail Committee, we greatly appreciate this years 5K race sponsors!

Preston County Country Club, Culligan, Road I.D.

iPlayOutside.com, Runners World Magazine

Mountaineer Area Rescue Group, Kingwood Pharmacy

The Book Exchange, WesBancom Alpine Lake Resort

Mettiki Coal, Casteel & Allender Law Firm

Black Bear Burritos, Old Colony Realtors

Downstream Strategies, Preston Memorial Hospital, and Wamsley Cycles.

About Friends of the Cheat

Friends of the Cheat
Friends of the Cheat (FOC)
Friends of the Cheat (cheat.org) was formed in 1994 after the T&T mine, which had been illegally sealed, blew out which sent millions of gallons of acid mine drainage (AMD) down Muddy Creek and into the Cheat River Canyon.

This event sparked the formation of Friends of the Cheat (FOC) and the River of Promise Coalition, a partnership between various stakeholders committed to implementing AMD remediation projects within the watershed.


Start Date: 2012-05-05     Start Time: 10:00am
Event Name: Cheat River Festival 5K
Location(s): Albright, WV 26519
Preston County Golf Course
Event Type(s): Run
Walk
  Competitive
Event Distance(s): 5K 3.1mi
Contact(s): David M. Manthos
   Email: david.manthos@gmail.com
Affiliate(s):
Comments: Run & Walk + Festival Admission
Offsite URL: cheat.org/festival/roadrace