Some say the OORC is tougher than Robie!
​Check it out for yourself and you decide.

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Owyhee Off-Road Challenge Half Marathon 
Saturday, March 27, 2021
2021 participation is limited
Notice: Updated start times
Wave 1: 10:00 a.m. 
Wave 2: 10:05 a.m.
 Wave 3: 10:10 a.m.
Virtual Half Option

Are you up for the Challenge?
Get off the road and into the hills! The breathtaking views and stunning Snake River Valley scenery from the top of the Owyhees are worth the climb.

​In Person & Virtual Race Registration Options
Participation is limited 
No Race Day Registration

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• Start times will be organized within 5 minute waves, or time blocks. Each wave will be limited to 50 participants.   
• Participants will be given the option to pick their desired start time when registering. Once the participant limit is hit on a start time, that start time will no longer be available as an option.  ​
• You don't have to travel to Adrian to take the Challenge! Make a commitment and join us virtually. Registrants will have from March 27-April 22, 2021 to complete the half. Participants can complete the distance however and wherever they desire.
• All participants will receive a hand-crafted finishers medal and a long-sleeve Leslie Jordan tech shirt. (Schwag for virtual participants will be mailed out.)
• All proceeds and donations go towards a new track for the Adrian community.

Registration Fees
In Person Half Marathon

• $50.00 per person by March 12th
• $60.00 per person March 13th - 23rd. (Online registration closes at midnight on March 23rd.)      
• NO Race Day Registration

​Virtual Half Marathon
You don't have to travel to Adrian to take the Challenge! Make a commitment and join us virtually. Registrants have from March 27-April 22, 2021 to complete the half marathon. Participants can complete the distance however and wherever they desire. 
All participants will receive a hand-crafted finishers medal and a long-sleeve Leslie Jordan tech shirt.

• $40 per person by March 12th
• $50 per person March 13th - 23rd  (Online registration closes at midnight on March 23rd.) 

The route:
From the park the route will take participants one mile south on pavement down Hwy 201, then will go Off-Road up into the hills, climbing over 700 feet to overlook the Snake River Valley. Mile three to four, runs out to the edge of Rimrock Butte for stunning panoramic-views of the Treasure Valley, before turning south, then looping across the ridge of the Owyhees, rewarding participants with fabulous views of the rugged Owyhee River Valley to the west. At mile 8.5, runners will face Swear Hill, a half mile stretch up an awesome sandy slope. Reaching the summit at mile 9, runners  are rewarded with a gentle decline in elevation, and fabulous views for the next mile, which prepares them for the last climb at mile 10. From there it's all down hill. Once again, runners are rewarded with tremendous views, this time of the patchwork beauty of the Treasure Valley farmland as they make their way back to the park. 

Over 90 percent of the course is off pavement on dirt roads and trails. Easily, one of the most beautifully challenging runs in the Treasure Valley!

Click here for route and elevation map

Start the year off right: Take the Challenge!

Both runners and walkers are welcome to compete. There is a time limit of four hours.
We look forward to seeing you and wish you the best of success in your training.

"What a great race! The course marking was perfect! I ran the half and was so pleased with the course support and friendly volunteers! Well done! Will definitely be back next year!"    ~ J.H. Meine