ENTRY:
INAUGURAL FLATROCK 101K
$125 through March 31st, 2013.
$150 from April 1st through April 24th, 2013
MEN'S & WOMEN'S SIZED TRI-BLEND TECH SHIRTS (50% Polyester, 25% Rayon & 25% Cotton) TO ALL ENTRANTS & UNIQUE FINISHERS BUCKLES GUARANTEED TO "ALL FINISHERS."
INAUGURAL RACE LIMITED TO 101 COMPETITORS.
EVENT TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER RUNNER WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR A $60 FEE AND RACE DIRECTOR'S APPROVAL.
ABSOLUTELY NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION, REFUNDS, DEFERRALS OR CARRYOVERS TO FUTURE EVENTS (Please DO NOT contact us and ask us to make an exception to this rule, as we will not respond to any requests of this nature).
START & TIME LIMIT:
6 AM start; 24-hour time limit. Cutoffs at approximate distances are; 4 hours & 30 minutes at 25K, 10 hours at 50K, 16 hours & 30 minutes at 75K and 24 hours at 101K.
COURSE DESCRIPTION & RUNNERS INFORMATION BOOKLET:
Elk River Hiking Trail. Accurately measured forest trail winding through unique limestone bluffs, rock formations & picturesque vistas. Mostly single-track, double out & back, very rocky, no long hills.
OFFICIAL RUNNERS INFORMATION BOOKLET
Please click on the following link to open the Official Runners Information Booklet (in PDF format) that contains complete details (including mileage charts, driving directions to crew access points, pertinent times, etc.) for our event. PLEASE NOTE: Runners WILL NOT be receiving a printed hard copy of this booklet on race weekend, so we highly recommend saving and printing it out for future reference on race day.
AID STATIONS:
19 Aid Stations; 11 fully-stocked with water, electrolyte drink & snack-type foods, including soup and sandwiches; 8 aid stations water only. Approximate distance between aid stations is 3.5 miles with no distance greater than 4 miles between aid stations.
CHECK-IN (Staging Area):
Race headquarters will be located in the Outlet Channel Group Shelter (north side of the Elk City Lake dam). Packet pick-up will be held from 2-5 PM on Friday evening April 26th, 2013. Immediately followed by an “eat until you can hardly walk” pasta dinner. Late packet pick-up Saturday Morning, April 27th, 2013 from 4:30-5:30 AM. Map to staging area can be found by clicking the link below:
POST-RACE:
Breakfast type food, biscuits & gravy, eggs, sausage, muffins, etc., will be served to finishers throughout the night and on into and through the morning.
AWARDS:
First overall male & female. Custom belt buckles guaranteed to all 101K "finishers."
LODGING:
Campsites (with & without electricity) & showers are available near starting line (Army Corps of Engineers/620-336-2741). Motels in Independence are approximately 7 miles away (Independence Chamber of Commerce / 620-331-1890).
MEALS:
All entrants are entitled to 2 scrumptious meals...the pre-race pasta dinner on Friday evening & the post-race breakfast throughout Saturday night and into Sunday morning. One guest (per paid entrant) will be served free; additional guests are $10 each for either meal.
MAP & COURSE PROFILE:
There are several different ways to get to the Outlet Channel Shelterhouse (Staging Area) depending upon which direction you are coming from. Please click on the link below to open a Google Map where you can get specific directions to the Outlet Channel Shelterhouse. If you have never been to FlatRock before we highly recommend allowing a little extra drive time, especially if you plan on driving in the morning of the race.
PHOTOS:
FREE runners photos provided by our very own "in-house" epic photographers and uploaded to: EpicUltraPhotos.com
CONTACT:
Eric Steele
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