50 Mile Runner information.
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General Information:
Every aid station will have water and lemon flavored Tailwind Electrolyte Running Fuel. There will also be a selection of snacks, junk food and fruit.
This is a cupless race so please bring a 2 bottle or bladder system to get you from aid station to aid station.
If you wish to place a drop bag with your supplies at an aid station or want to leave one at the start/finish please limit them in size to a grocery store shopping bag for aid stations and a backpack or small bag for the start/finishline. Note: your aid station drop bags will be very slow to return to the finish line. Any items not claimed by end of day will be thrown away or donated.
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Schedule:
6:00am-6:50am - Bib Pickup
6:52am - National Anthem (Performed by Declan Goodfellow)
6:55 - Course Briefing
7:00am - Race Start
11:00am - BBQ Starts (finishes when food runs out or everyone goes home)
~2:00 - 50K top three finishers announcement/pictures (as long as the top 3 are back by this time)
~4-5:00 - 50 Mile top three finishers announcement/pictures (as long as the top 3 are back by this time)
COURSE UPDATE:
Since there is a main bridge out, we had planned to run a course detour through a private road. There are multiple homeowners that have a say in that road. We have the ok from some of them, but we have just received some push back about us using their street for this race from one of the homeowners. Because of this, we have modified the course for this year. (next year the new bridge will be built) Please see the course description and 2 pictures below for details.
Key Locations:
Runner/Spectator Parking lot: (This is about 1.5 blocks away from Diamond Detail)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/29Q9RxegrGCnGY5k7
Amenities: Public Parking
Notes: Park here for the race start/finish or if you are a volunteer who will be staying at the start/finish line for a while.
Start/Finish Line: Diamond Detail 412 E Main, Puyallup, WA 98372
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pg4vV5oxFosSWNRM6
Amenities: Start/finish area, 2 Bathrooms, Bib pickup, drop bag dropoff/pickup, Water, snacks, BBQ at finish of the event, Photo Wall
Notes: There will be no room for parking at this location.
East Puyallup Trailhead: [Mile 3.62]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/JCMSf8wieis5J61k7
Amenities: Bathroom, Water Fountain, Parking, Crew access
Notes: This is an excellent spot to cheer people on from and a great place to see people near the end of their race as well.
Mcmillin Aid Station: [Mile 7.92] [Mile 39.02 leg 2]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Pf3PLtpUiJ2JsQB37
Amenities: Bathroom, snacks/water/electrolytes, Parking, Crew access
50 Mile Leg 2 Turnaround point: [Mile 9.45] [Mile 40.55 leg 2]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7tZhCcSNgZ2n4BKH7
Notes: This is an unmanned turn around point with no aid. There will be marking on the ground and cones on both sides of the trail.
Orting Trailhead: [Mile 10.74]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YLPUKZTMDt6aRr3j7
Amenities: Porta Potties, Parking, Crew access
Notes: No water available at this location! This is an excellent spot for crew/spectators.
Crocker Aid Station: [Mile 13.42]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/z3WrC4WGPPo7YS2L8
Amenities: Porta Potty, snacks/water/electrolytes, Parking, Crew access
50K/50 Mile Turnaround point: [Mile 15.55]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vBY6NTmhEwvum8WR9
Notes: This is an unmanned turn around point with no aid. There will be marking on the ground and cones with a sign on both sides of the trail.
Course Description:
This race now contains 2 legs.
The first leg is an out and back that runs with the 50K runners all the way out to the turn around point at mile 15.55 and returns to Diamond Detail at 31.1 miles.
The second leg is a shorter out and back to the “Leg 2 50 mile turn” location at 40.55 miles. It is located about one and a half miles past the Mcmillin aid station. From there runners head back to Diamond Detail to finish the Race.
