Solo 100K and 50K/50K Information
Solo 100K and 50K/50K Events
100K Solo Event - 2002 USA Track and Field Championship
There will be prize money and
awards (money amounts yet to be determined). This is a USA Track & Field
sanctioned championship race. Top (3) male and female; top (10) male and female;
and (5-year) age group divisions are recognized (with qualifying times). It is
also the selection race for the 2003 USA World Cup team.
All 100K solo finishers receive a
commemorative taconite pellets jar and a chance to ring the official Edmund
Fitzgerald ship bell!
50K/50K
Please relay at the 50K aid
station and be sure you check in at this station by signing the clipboard as to
your second runner’s start time. Make sure you allow enough time for your second
runner to get to the finish line before 5:30pm by starting at the appropriate
5:00 am or 7:00 am start times.
5:00 am vs. 7:00 am Early Start Times
If you do not think you can
finish in less than 10 hours please choose the 5:00 am start time. If you are
faster than 10 hours, you may go at 7:00 am. Fast solo runners and fast 50K/50K
teams should not start at 5:00 am. We will not guarantee some of the aid
stations will be open if you out run the projected pace.
Transportation to the Start
The race will provide
transportation to the 5:00 am and 7:00 am start in Finland
from the finish line. If you are in the 5:00 am
start, the van will leave at 3:00 am. If you are in the 7:00 am start, it will
leave at 5:00 am. You MUST tell us if you are requiring a ride to the start.
Space is limited. If you have a handler, please have them transport you to the
start. You should plan to allow at lease one and one half-hours to drive from
Duluth to Beaver Bay, then the start is another 16+ miles, so please allow
additional time. Please be very careful and watch out for deer. There are
construction projects from time to time so allow for this in your travel plans.
(See maps)
Solo 100K and 50K/50K Runner
Information
Check Points
There will be eight checkpoints
throughout the event. We will be scoring at each of the relay points.
Important Notice - Do not run into Beaver Bay!
Solo runners & 50K/50K do not go
into Beaver Bay. Please make sure you watch the course marking and review the
attached maps so you do not make this “hilly” mistake.
Other Information
Handlers
Solo and two-person 50/50 may h
their own handler. The handler
is allowed to be on the
upper 20K of the course and may
access the start
line by following Highway
61 north past Beaver Bay to Iligen City.
Take 9 towards Finland to the start line.
As handlers,
make sure your runner makes the turn at highway 4 & 3 and does not go into
Beaver Bay. You must have your vehicle marked with your runners’ number at the
start or in Beaver Bay at the Team Marking area. You may only provide aid to
your runner at the official aid stations, which are every 5K. Only under an
emergency can you provide aid at any other point. You risk being disqualified if
this aid is reported.
Drop Bags
You must provide your own drop
bags. They must me clearly marked with your name, race number and location for
the bag. We will only drop them at an official aid station, which is every 5K.
The race will not guarantee that any bag dropped on the course will get to the
finish line before you arrive. If you designate a finish line bag, it will be
drop before you arrive. If you do not pick up your bags at the finish line, we
will bring them to the Awards program. After the awards program all clothing and
material will be donated to charity.
Massages
Massage will be available to all
solo runners at the finish. A finish line volunteer will direct you to the
proper tent at the finish line.
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