THIS FUN RUN HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE AS HARD AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE.  IT WILL BE RUN FOR THE MOST PART OVER 10,000 FEET AND THREE OF THE FOUR MOUNTAINS YOU'LL SUMMIT ARE  OVER 13,000 FEET.  THERE WILL BE ONLY 3 AID STATIONS AND 1/3 OF THE COURSE WILL BE OFF-ROAD/OFF TRAIL TRAVELING CROSS COUNTRY FOLLOWING ELK TRAILS OR ABANDONED MINING TRAILS WHERE POSSIBLE.  YOUR TIMES BETWEEN AID STATIONS WILL BE QUITE LONGER THAN NORMAL DUE TO THE ALTITUDE, RUGGED TERRAIN, WEATHER AND LONG STEEP CLIMBS AND DESCENTS.  THE WEATHER CAN BE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AT THESE ELEVATIONS, YOU MUST BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING FROM SNOW/HAIL TO HOT AND SUNNY TO LIGHTNING.  FOR THESE REASONS ONLY EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN ULTRARUNNERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE.  SEE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

THAT BEING SAID I THINK YOU'LL TRULY ENJOY THE CHALLENGE OF COMPLETING THIS COURSE.  IT MAY BE HARD BUT IT'S JUST AS BEAUTIFUL AND REWARDING.  EACH CLIMB GIVES YOU INCREDIBLE NEW VIEWS AND EACH MOUNTAIN HAS IT'S OWN CHARACTER.  YOU'LL CROSS RAGING CREEKS, WIND THROUGH DENSE FORESTS, GO STRAIGHT UP HIGH ALPINE MEADOWS, DESCEND JAGGED RIDGELINES AND GO PLACES ONLY THE ADVENTUROUS DARE.  FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ELK AND MINERS YOU'LL MAKE AN INCREDIBLE LOOP AROUND THE HIGH MOUNTAIN TOWN OF SILVERTON, COLORADO.

THE DETAILS:

WHEN: AUG 11 2007.  4AM EARLY START.  5AM REGULAR START

WHERE: MEMORIAL PARK, SILVERTON, CO

REGISTRATION: HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ENTRY FORM. ENTRIES MUST BE POST MARKED NO LATER THAN JULY 31ST.   THERE WILL BE NO DAY OF RUN REGISTRATION.  LIMITED TO 100 RUNNERS!!

AID STATIONS: THERE ARE THREE AID STATIONS; MILE 6.3, 12.7 & 22   EACH STATION WILL HAVE ALL THE NORMAL FOOD, WATER, ELECTROLYTE DRINK AND SUPPLIES.  CREWS MAY ACCESS EACH OF THE THREE STATIONS ALTHOUGH REACHING THE 2ND STATION REQUIRES A STEEP HIKE.

CUTOFFS: THE COURSE CLOSES AT 8PM(SUNSET).  CUTOFFS WILL BE ENFORCED AT EACH AID STATION. AID#1:TBD, AID#2 TBD,   AID#3 TBD.  THIS GIVES THE RUNNERS 15 HOURS OR 16 IF THEY TAKE THE EARLY START TO COMPLETE THE 31 MILE COURSE.

AWARDS: THIS WILL BE A NON-COMPETITIVE EVENT. NO AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN. THE JOURNEY IS THE AWARD!!

CHECK-IN: ALL RUNNERS MUST CHECK IN NO LATER THAN 30 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING.  TO GET YOUR RACE NUMBER YOU WILL FIRST NEED TO FILL OUT A FORM THAT WE'LL HOPEFULLY NOT HAVE TO USE: IT'LL BE USED BY SEARCH AND RESCUE TO HELP LOCATE YOU IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

RULES: ALL RUNNERS AND CREW MUST FOLLOW THE RACE RULES, FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN BEING PERMANENTLY BANNED.

POST RACE MEAL: EACH RUNNER AND THEIR CREW WILL BE WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR A POST RACE MEAL.

CAMPING AND LODGING:  THERE ARE TONS OF GREAT FREE PLACES TO CAMP ALL AROUND SILVERTON AND THERE IS NO SHORTAGE IN MOTELS EITHER. SEE THE VISITOR INFO PAGE