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Kettle Cooker Trail Race

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Nottingham
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Race date Oct expected: October 2027
City · Distance: Nottingham · 32M
Entry fee: $85From the 2025 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 4, 2026 · Entry ~ Oct 3, 2026 · Entry fee $60 · Start 08:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 11, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

The fourth edition will be held on the Glenroy Preserve trails on October 4, 2026.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

We haven't found a video for this race yet. We'll add one when we do.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2025 edition

Ultra

Entry cost $85

Kettle Cooker 50K · until Jun 30, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Kettle Cooker 5 Miler

Entry cost $45

until Jun 30, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Kettle Cooker 25K

Entry cost $65

until Jun 30, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Registration platform RunSignup

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 32M

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 08:00

Time limit17:00

Event	Start	Time limit
Ultra50km	08:00	17:00
Kettle Cooker 25K25km	08:00	—
Kettle Cooker 5 Miler8.05km	08:00	17:00

START

50 W Christine Road, Nottingham, PA

Start · Google Maps

The distances are Kettle Cooker 5 Miler, Kettle Cooker 25K, and Kettle Cooker 50K.

The race starts at 8:00 AM local time from 50 W Christine Road, Nottingham, PA.

Course is a loop course that returns to the starting point.

Aid stations: Course Within aid station 4 places · Personal water bottle is required as it is a competition without cups

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Aid stations 2026

Event T-shirt 2026

This may change for the next edition.

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

Nottingham’s Kettle Cooker Trail event; packet collection details are not publicly available.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startNone nearby — no train/subway/bus service reaches Nottingham, PA
Transit cardNottingham, Pennsylvania (Kettle Cooker Trail Race venue) is a rural southeastern PA location with no…

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

None nearby — no train/subway/bus service reaches Nottingham, PA

Start/finish is at Glenroy Preserve, 50 W Christine Road, Nottingham, PA 19362, a rural preserve about 40 miles west of Philadelphia. No SEPTA or other transit route serves this area; runners must drive.

On-site field parking for ~300 cars, carpooling encouraged. Genuinely rural/remote venue with no public transit access — car (or carpool) is the only practical way to reach the venue.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same as start (loop course finishes at Glenroy Preserve)

Course is a loop; 5-mile runners split off around mile 4 to the same finish area as the 25K/50K.

Map

Transit card

Nottingham, Pennsylvania (Kettle Cooker Trail Race venue) is a rural southeastern PA location with no dedicated transit card system; it is a car-access-only venue. Visitors should plan to drive or arrange a taxi/ride-share, as no local bus network serves the area.

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Nottingham in October — average 14°C, perfect for a record.

Your body temperature drops quickly while waiting for departure, so stand wearing disposable outerwear and take it off just before departure.

Public transportation does not reach the venue.

The only realistic means of access are private cars and rental cars.

Applications are processed through the RunSignup platform.

Ultras are divided not by speed but by supply and foot care.

Break in your shoes and socks before the race, and if there are night sections, prepare extra headlamp batteries.

Departure is at 08:00. Applications are accepted until October 2, 2026.

Times are local to Nottingham. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Philadelphia｜Private airport pickup/drop-off service at Philadelphia International Airport

$94

Kettle Cooker Trail Race

About Kettle Cooker Trail Race — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run