Mountwood Challenge Trail Race
About this race
Half Marathon and 5K trail races located in Mountwood Park - 15 miles east of Parkersburg, WV on U.S. Route 50. Take the Volcano Road exit and the main parking lot is about one half mile by the boat ramp. The half marathon has a 4 hour time limit - any participant over 2 hours at the halfway point will be routed to the finish. T-shirts guaranteed if registered by September 6. Runners must be at least 15 years old to participate in the half marathon. Awards will be presented to the top 3 overall male and female in all races. One age group award in all 3 races for the following age groups: Under 15 (5K only), 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+.
Pick your distance
Trail running
Mountwood Challenge Half Marathon
Mountwood Challenge 5K Run
Mountwood Challenge 5K Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Waverly, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:10 AM and sets at 7:27 PM local time (EDT) in Waverly on September 19, 2026 — 12h 17m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
Reviews
Done this event?
If you've participated in this event, share your experience with other runners
2026 results — Mountwood Challenge Trail Race
62 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Mountwood Challenge Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Fuller | 1:52:46 | 8:36 /mi |
| 2 | Andrew Suggs | 1:57:19 | 8:57 /mi |
| 3 | Ben Harris | 2:00:39 | 9:13 /mi |
| 4 | Michael Johnson | 2:16:24 | 10:25 /mi |
| 5 | Stephanie Bauman | 2:17:17 | 10:29 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Waverly
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
North Bend State Park 5K
Mistletoe 5K Run/Walk
Crusaders for a Cure 5K
48th Annual Parkersburg Turkey Trot
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Waverly event
Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.