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Run
Rules:
LAST MINUTE PACKET PICK-UP by 4:30 am, June 17th, at
the start line. Mandatory check-in and bib pick-up, at the start line,
Town
park. We’ll describe the trail using the recommended Trails Illustrated
“Silverton, Lake City” map. Again, please plan on carrying
this map, sold at many stores in town. Also, remember to buy a Hiker’s
Certificate at runner check-in or at one of the stores in town!
AID will be available at 6 locations. We will try to set out many
kinds of foods for your dining pleasure. Aid
Stations
#2 - #5 are fully stocked with sandwiches, and the usual array of cookies,
chips, bannanas, etc. Aid Stations #1 and #6 are not as fully equiped as
few runners eat at mile 8, and few can eat at mile 47. Note: there are
2 nine-mile stretches between aid up there
on the Divide. Carry a lot and be ready for anything.
CUT-OFFS will be in effect at aid #2, Williams
Creek (10 am), aid #3, Carson (12:45 pm), and at aid #5, Slumgullion Pass
(6pm). There is a 16-hour cut-off at the finish line (9 pm). You must
be out of the aid station at the published cut off time, to the
second according to the race clock. Please note these cutoffs
before you send us your entry, as they will be strictly enforced for
your safety! No refunds are available to those who miss cutoff times!!
DROP BAGS will be ferried to the following
aid stations: #2 (15.7), #3 (22), #6 (40). Please do send extra gear.
ENVIRONMENT FIRST is the credo of this run. Any runner caught messing
with the local ecology will be pulled. If you throw any trash, including
drink cups, on the ground, you will be DQ’d. Never litter ANYWHERE.
Bury human waste at least 6” deep, 200’ from water sources
and 50’ from any trail.
Use common sense and courtesy with respect to the land, water, and all
others out there enjoying the mountains, including race volunteers. Just
because you’re running does not mean you have the right of way or
the right to be impolite. We know you’re tired; try not to be cranky
about it. The old Ultra “no whining” rule is in effect at
this event.
STAY ON TRAIL Any trail deviation forces us to DQ you; however,
on the Divide section (mile 23 - 36), you may parallel the trail (i.e.,
get down!) if the weather causes you exceptional fear. Keep an eye on
those clouds! Finishing this race in a particular time is definitely not
worth your life. Also, the last mile of the race, in town (mile 49), is
“open” back to the finish at the park.
CHECK IN AND OUT of each aid station. Let someone know if you drop.
There are real safety concerns here.
CREWS may go to the following two locations only: Williams Creek
(15.7) and Slumgullion Pass (40). Please park well off the roads and
observe
all directives given by local law enforcement. Be forewarned that they
pick up speeders like there’s no tomorrow. Aid may be given a
runner only within 100 yds of an aid station. Also, please
leave your dog(s) in your car at the aid stations. Please
don't make us ask you to do this, as our volunteers are busy helping
runners.
PACERS are allowed from mile 40 (aid #6).
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You'll
Spend Over Half The Race Above Treeline;
Be Prepared!
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