CAPITOL PEAK 50 MILE and 55K ULTRAS INFORMATION
WASHINGTON ULTRA SERIES RACE!

Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010. 50 mile and 55 kilometer start time will be at 6:00am.  Early start will only be for 50 mile solo runners, for those expecting to run more than 12 hours.  Cut-off time will be at 6:30 p.m for both races. No Relay this year!

WHERE: Start and finish for both the 50 mile and 55 Km race are at Falls Creek Day Use area, off of C-6000 Road in Capitol State Forest. 

From Interstate 5 at Olympia, take Exit #104 and follow U.S. Highway 101 west for 2 miles. Take the West Olympia, Black Lake exit and head south on Black Lake Boulevard. Go 4 miles to a T intersection. Take a left on Delphi Road, and travel approximately 2 miles to Wadell Creek Road. Take a right on Wadell Creek Road and travel approximately 3 miles to Sherman Valley Road.  Continue straight on Sherman Valley Road for 1.4 miles to a split. Go left on C-Line forest road (a winding partially paved/gravel road).  Stay on C-Line forest road for about 3 miles to C-6000.  Take a left on C-6000 and travel about 2 1/2 miles to the Falls Creek Day Use Area. 

Parking Instructions:  Parking is limited at the start/finish area.  Car pooling is recommended and the Top Foods grocery or Barnes and Nobles shopping center (off of Black Lake Blvd) in West Olympia, which are two convenient meeting locations.  The road up to the start is a windy and gravelly road.  Car pooling will reduce congestion in the start/finish area.  DO NOT PARK IN THE CAMPGROUND, UNLESS YOU CAMP FRIDAY NIGHT!  You must park in the designated areas only.  Designated areas include the Falls Creek Day Use Area and along the main C-6000 road entering the start/finish area. Please follow directions from the Parking monitors on where to park!

RACE RULES/ TRAIL ETIQUETTE

• Numbers must be worn on the front and visible at all times.
• Announce that you are going to pass any runner you intend to pass, when it is safe to do so.
• Yield to any runner who announces they want to pass you by stepping off the trail, when it is safe to do so.
• If you come up on a horse, step off the side of the trail, going around the horse and talk to the horse riders so you don't scare the horse. 
• Please be considerate to all other recreational users including equestrians, hikers, and mountain bikers.
• If you drop from the race, please notify the aid station captain.
• No cutting switch backs. 
• No littering.  Pack out all trash (to designated aid stations). 
• Dogs permitted only if they are well trained and have trail running experience!
• Pacers and crew support is welcome

COURSE: The 50 mile course is on the single-track trails in Capitol State Forest.  There are some steep (walking sections) and rolling runnable sections (see map for profile and trail footing type). 

AWARDS: Prizes to be determined

• Awards to the first three men and women overall and first three men and women masters (40+) overall. 
• Awards to the winner solo runner of each age group: 29 and under, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & Over. 
• Awards to the relay teams. Team divisions include men, women, and co-ed. 
• "First to the Peak" Award: Runner who reaches the top of Capitol Peak first and then finishes (ultra events and relay). 
• One award per winner! Awards presented following the post-race meal.  Complete race results will be available either on the web or mailed.

AID STATIONS: Aid stations will be from 4 to 8 miles apart. Aid stations will be stocked with gel and electrolyte energy drink, water, Coke and other ultra food.  See the course page for aid station locations and parking. 
 

CUTOFFS: Course closes at 6:30pm, giving 13 and a half hours from the 5:00 am early start and 12 and a half hours from the 6:00 am regular start.  If you think you will finish over 13 and a half hours you should use the early start.
 

T-SHIRTS:  Polypropylene t-shirt only available before April 1st.

CHECK-IN: REGISTERED RUNNERS MUST CHECK IN ON RACE DAY AT START (FALLS CREEK DAY USE AREA) BEFORE THE START OF THE RACE BETWEEN 4:30AM to 5:45 AM!

POST RACE MEAL: Post-race meal will be held at the Falls Creek Day Use event tent after the race.  
Additional Donations towards Friends of Capitol Forest, will be appreciated.

CAMPING:   Please camp at the designated campgrounds listed below.
The campgrounds is available at the start/finish at Falls Creek Campground.  There is also camping available at Margaret McKinney campground (about 6 miles from the start on Wadell Creek Road).

LODGING (here are two listings):  
Extended Stay America, 360-754-6063(local) or 1-800-398-7829  Located off of Hwy 101 at the Cooper Pt Road exit in Tumwater, WA
Best Western, 360-356-1235 or 1-800-848-4992  Located off of I-5 at exit 102 in Tumwater, WA

IMPORTANT CAUTION! Capitol State Forest has over a hundred miles of trails that are multi-use.  The trails utilized in this years race course are used by hikers, horses and mountain bikers so please watch out and respect other users.  For more information please checkout the Department of Natural Resources - Capitol State Forest website at: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/base/recreation.html 

Interested in Volunteering on race day: Email capitolpeak@gmail.com

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