Did you know that by running the Big Bone Lick Duathlon you are actually helping to preserve an endangered species? Big Bone Lick State Park is one of the few places in the world where the federally endangered plant, Running Buffalo Clover, can be found. Unfortunately, the loss of wild roaming bison, increase the invasive species and agricultural practices have pushed this plant to the verge of extinction. By running through the area that has the Running Buffalo Clover, you are replicating the buffalo running over it and keeping the plant in existence.

Due to a copyright issue with a training company in Virginia, whose name is "Bad to the Bone" we have had to change our name to Big Bone Lick Duathlon. The race will still be the same in every aspect, except for the name. It will be just as Bad as it ever has been.

About the Big Bone Lick

Big Bone Lick State Park and South Western Boone County will be the site of the Seventh Annual Big Bone Lick Duathlon on September 15, 2012 sponsored by The Friends of Big Bone! The run, bike, run format features views of some of Kentucky’s most beautiful scenery: pleasant valleys, peaceful pastures, woodland trails, country roads and towns along the Ohio River.  Racers will need the tranquil scenery to deal with the physical toughness of the running trails & bike courses.

2nd Annual

I'd like to do the Big Bobe Lick Duathlon but . . .

- it looks like it is more challenging than I can handle!

- I don't think I can finish it.

- the second run killed me!

For the second year athletes can work up to the Big Bone Lick Duathlon by participating in the Big Bone Licker Training Race. The new race consists of the same run (3.4 miles) and bike (25.3 miles) of the full Duathlon; however competitors are finished after the bike portion. There is no second run!

Participants can use this race as a way to test their endurance and eventually ease into the full Big Bone Lick Duathlon another year. If you have been on the fence about doing the Big Bone Lick Duathlon this is a perfect way to participate without needing a week to recover after the race.

About Friends of Big Bone

Friends of Big Bone is a non-profit organization committed to conducting research and providing education related to Big Bone Lick State Park, located in Northern Kentucky. The organization encourages and promotes research in archaeology, paleontology, geology, and other related sciences.
 
Proceeds from the race will go to various projects to develop educational materials, support research , as well as improve and expand Big Bone Lick State Park.