About the Perpetual Motion
The course runs along the shore of Lake Grapevine on a paved loop that the organizers describe as an elongated oval, mostly flat with gentle slopes at each rounded end and no sharp corners. The surface mixes pebbled concrete, smooth concrete, and brick cobble sections, with plenty of shade overhead. Direction changes happen every few hours, which keeps the legs from settling into one-sided repetition.
Packet pickup is available the evening before at the race site, with a morning window on race day as well. Runners are encouraged to set up their own base camp along the course, and free camping is available on-site. The aid station runs around the clock, with hot soups, hot meals, and hot drinks added once night falls.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
· 2025 results
29finishers
25:55winner
20:12:30median
23:58:55cutoff
Top 3: Juan Acevedo (23:57:39) · Mark Sukie (23:52:20) · Aleksei Naimushin (23:57:19)
· 2025 results
17finishers
4:08:28winner
5:57:09median
5:59:55cutoff
Top 3: Daniel Miller (5:57:20) · Nick Parsons (5:59:55) · Jessica Forsyth (5:57:30)
· 2025 results
14finishers
4:23:38winner
9:26:10median
12:00:00cutoff
Top 3: Johanna Wender (12:00:00) · Autumn Riley (11:52:57) · Anthony Storck (11:54:19)
The Perpetual Motion has been held every year since at least 2017. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
6-Hour Run12/5/2026 10:00$80
6-Hour (MEDAL ONLY)12/5/2026 10:00$60
12-Hour Run12/5/2026 09:00$120
24-Hour Run12/5/2026 09:00$160
Pacer for Registered Runner12/5/2026 21:00$10
Perpetual Virtual12/5/2026 00:00$75
Withdrawn12/6/2026 00:00Free
V/S/V Shirts12/6/2026 00:00Free
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