Big Pond Blue Moon

PRESENTED BY:

"A race like this only comes around once in a blue moon!"

After taking 2019 off, The Troy Rotary Club is excited to announce our next prediction run will be on the Blue Moon of HALLOWEEN - Saturday,

OCTOBER 31st, 2020!

This year, proceeds from our run will be donated to KIDS CAN'T FIGHT CANCER ALONE #kcfca

Kids Can’t Fight Cancer Alone is a non profit organization, meeting the needs of families facing pediatric cancer in the Bradford, Sullivan and Tioga counties of Pennsylvania. https://www.facebook.com/KidsCantFightCancerAlone/

Your entry fee this year will be by donation. Make your check payable to the Troy Rotary Club and your entry fee will be a tax write-off. Pay whatever amount you think is fair, or can afford, and we will pass it along to KCFCA. Thanks!

Register by mailing in the PDF form at bottom of this page

How it works: The winner of this run will be the first person to cross the finish line AFTER MIDNIGHT.
The course will open after the moon has risen, approximately 10:20 p.m., and the runners will decide at what time they would like to start running, based upon their prediction as to how long it will take them to complete the 6K (3.8 mile) course.

Example: If you thought it would take you 30 minutes to run the course, you would start the race at 11:30 p.m. or when the countdown clock says -30 minutes til midnight.

To be fair: NO WATCHES OR TIMING DEVICES will be allowed. (this includes moon dials).

When: Saturday, October 31, 2020

Where: Lake Ondawa Pavilion.
North Lake Road, Big Pond, PA 16914
This is approximately...
...10 minutes Northeast of Troy, PA
...20 minutes West of Sayre/Athens, PA
...20 minutes Northwest of Towanda, PA
...25 minutes South of Elmira, NY.
...30 minutes East of Mansfield, PA
Here's a map:

Course Safety: From the map above, it should be apparent that this run is in the middle of nowhere. IT WILL BE DARK! If it is overcast, it will be REALLY, REALLY DARK! The course is 90% dirt, township roads and will not have street lighting. Reflective gear is highly recommended, as well as head lamps or flashlights. At midnight, the blue moon will be at 99% luminosity and turning off your lights to enjoy the serenity is o.k., but be careful. Also, you may think you hear werewolves in the dark but it's most likely Mr. Robbins' goats. (maybe not!)

Course Description: From the Lake Ondawa Pavilion the course runs West on North Lake Road for 1.2 miles. You will take a left onto Simcoe Road and head South for 0.9 miles. You will take the first left onto Cheney Road and take it to it's end (1.4 miles) and hang another left onto Big Pond Road. You will then run approximately 200 yards and take the left back onto North Lake Road and head back to the start/finish line 0.3 miles away. The majority of the course will be on dirt, township roads and will consist mainly of rolling hills. If it was flat, it would be too easy to predict!

The Troy Rotary Club's motto is "Service above self"

They provide many services to the Troy & Canton Communities. This includes:

-Purchasing Dictionaries to all 3rd graders in the Troy and Canton School Districts
-Supporting our local Food Pantry
-Hosting the Troy Summerfest
-Providing scholarships to local graduates
-Supporting the Helping Hands Christmas Project
-Supporting the Women in the Wilds program at Mt. Pisgah
-Purchasing a prescription drug lock box for safe disposal of home medicine
-Helping local families in need
-Hosting and sending students on exchange trips to other countries
-Contributing to the eradication of Polio
-Providing relief supplies to local and international disasters

The Troy Rotary Club also does a lot more as needed to promote a better place to live in the Troy and Canton communities.