The Quivering Quads Trail Half Marathon is held entirely on the trails within Cuivre River State Park in Troy, Missouri. To ensure that the trails do not become overcrowded, the field is limited to 550 runners.
In 1994, FLEET FEET Sports hosted the inaugural Quivering Quads Trail Runs within the boundaries of beautiful Cuivre River State Park. The unique event incorporated race distances of 10 kilometers, 13.1 miles, 50 kilometers and 50 miles. 175 runners entered the inaugural event – which immediately became a fixture on the St. Louis area’s running calendar. By 1998, QQ was attracting the maximum field of 400 entrants, making it the largest trail run in Missouri and an event of some national prominence. The race was regularly featured in Ultrarunning Magazine and earned mention in Kirk Johnson’s 2001 book To the Edge, which documented the world of ultramarathoning. The race went into hiatus after 2003’s 10th annual event so that FLEET FEET could attend to the growth of their Lewis & Clark Marathon and Half Marathon, which has now become the Rock ‘n’ Roll St. Louis. In 2010, QQ returned as the Quivering Quads Trail Half Marathon.
Location and Course
Cuivre River State Park is located in Troy, Missouri. Runners are sent onto the race course in waves of 25 that have been seeded according to their predicted pace for a road half marathon.
Shirts, Medals and Awards
All entrants will receive a long-sleeve synthetic race shirt. The shirts look and feel great, but they run small. We suggest ordering the size you normally wear in a gender-specific cotton tee. Finishers will receive medals. Plaques will be awarded to the top three overall finishers and the top three in five year agegroups.
Registration
To ensure that the trails do not become overcrowded, the field is strictly limited to 550 runners. The entry fee is $53, which includes a new-for-2015 $3 fee charged by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the online processing fee.
Complete Race Details
Click here to download the complete Race Instructions package.
Past Race Results
Packet Pickup
Race packets can be picked up at FLEET FEET...
...St. Charles from 10am-8pm on Friday, March 6th.
...Des Peres from 10am-5pm on Saturday, March 7th.
If you are coming from out of town and cannot pick up your packet until race morning, please download and carefully read the Race Instructions before race morning. Your shirt and race number will be waiting for you at the race start.
Questions?
Please review the Race Instructions or call our Race Productions office at 855-RUN-KWIK (855-786-5945) ext. 716.
