The Paumanok Pursuit is a 70K trail run along the Paumanok Path. Starting at the western trailhead on Route 25A in Rocky Point, NY and ending at Sears Bellows County Park in Hampton Bays, NY. The race is open to individual entrants as well as relay teams of 2 to 5 runners. There will be 5 legs to the race consisting of the following distances in order, 10.75 miles, 8.5 miles, 10.0 miles, 7.5 mile
s and 6.75 miles, with checkpoints at each. Water, Hammer Nutrition products Heed and Gels offered at the start, after the first 4 legs of the run and finish. You must provide and carry your own nutrition throughout the race. If running the relay, each team is responsible for the transportation of its' members to their designated leg start. The Paumanok Path is a 125-mile (201 km) hiking trail from Rocky Point, New York to Montauk Point State Park on Long Island, New York. It travels through five towns -- Brookhaven, New York, Riverhead, New York, Southampton (town), New York and East Hampton (town), New York. The trail derives its name from the Native American name for Long Island. The trail was inspired by Stephen Talkhouse, a 19th century Montaukett Indian famed for his 25-30 mile roundtrip walks from Montauk to East Hampton, New York and Sag Harbor, New York. Landmarks on the trail are said to be resting places for him. Talkhouse is buried off the trail in Theodore Roosevelt County Park near Montauk.
