MuleSkinner Endurance Races

The MuleSkinner courses will be primarily on the NJ side of the river on the D&R Canal Towpath. The Pa side was hammered a couple years ago and crews are still hard at work repairing the damage. As always though, the race course will utilize the super scenic, historic, flat and fast towpath on the D&L and D&R Canal Towpaths.

Course History

Completed in 1832, the Delaware and Raritan Canals stretched from Easton Pa. to Trenton NJ. In its glory days, up to 3000 Mule powered barges plied the canals at any given time moving coal, lumber, stone and produce up to 35 miles a day. The mules would be cared for by Mule drivers or “MuleSkinners” who would walk besides the mules on Tow Paths next to the canals and feed and water the Mules. Fact… mules were chosen over horses for their stubbornness but also for their intelligence. MuleSkinners knew that unlike a horse, a mule was more likely to pace itself and not overheat or work until exhausted. Hint Hint Runners.

Awards

All runners finishing within the allotted finish times will receive a custom MuleSkinner Medal for their distance completed and a MuleSkinner tech running shirt. Top 3 Women and Men finishers will receive separate special awards.

Last finisher of the 50 mile race who finishes within the allotted time frame will be presented with the coveted Stubborn Mule Award. Medals and top three finishers’ awards will be awarded as runners complete their races.

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