Umstead
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Date: March 31, 2007 at 6:00 AM, EDT
Location: Umstead State Park, near Raleigh and Cary, North Carolina.
Time Limit: 30 hours.
Cutoffs: one cutoff at 87.5 miles: 26 hours.
Course: the course consists of a 12.5-mile loop/spur on packed powdered trails through Umstead State Park. Eight loops equaling 100 miles with 8000 feet of climb. Public vehicular traffic, primarily race/crew vehicles, allowed on 0.4 mile of the course.
Qualifying: applicants for the 100-mile event must have completed a 50-mile race since January 1, 2005 or provide other proof of adequate conditioning and/or suitable running history. Entries strictly limited to the first 225 runners; this is a hard cap mandated by the Park permit.
Entry Fee: $120, if postmarked by March 1, 2007; $150 thereafter.
50 Mile Option: this race is conducted primarily as a 100 mile run; however, for those who begin the race and finish 50 miles or more, 50-mile time will be reported to UltraRunning magazine.
Web Site: www.umstead100.org
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