Just thought I would drop a quick post to give you all some food for thought as you prepare for race day ...
1 - A leisurely run-thru of the 16.5 mile loop of the course is set for tomorrow, Saturday, June 25, beginning at 9am at the Potomac Group Campground parking lot. This is free to any and all (not just registered runners) although it is a self-supported run (a couple of stashes of Gatorade may be out on the course, but mostly you will need your own fuel to get you through this). Plan is to go to the Crooked Rooster brewpub in Watkins Glen after for eats and drinks.
2 - Race day parking (and parking for those who show up on Friday night to camp). Please refer to "RACE DAY PARKING" under the table of contents. This outlines all of the rules that we must follow for parking. Even if you will just be stopping by to pick-up your race packet on Friday, please DO NOT park in the Potomac Group Campground parking lot (you will need to park on Potomac Road).
3 - Friday night packet pick-up ... this will be happening from 4pm to 7pm only. Please do not come to pick-up your packet after 7pm; it will not happen. We have tried to accommodate the few that were stragglers in past years but we have found that this just has a "snowball effect" ... more show up, more packets to be given out, and before we know it it is 9pm. We have much to do the night before the race, so please be respectful of this timeframe. The race committee thanks you in advance for your cooperation.
4 - Those who are camping ... we will have a hand-pull wagon available to help you with bringing all of your goods into the campsite, if you wish to use it. It is ~1/4 mile (maybe less) walk from the parking lot entrance to the campground.
5 - All timing chips will be given out on race morning only. Even if you pick-up your race number/packet on Friday evening, please be aware that you will need to pick-up your timing chip prior to your race start on Saturday morning. Please arrive early enough to do this.
6 - Please review the "Rules Of The Game" as outlined in the table of contents. You are responsible for being aware and following these rules.
7 - COURSE MARKINGS ... all course markings are BLACK arrows on a RED background. Additional ORANGE flagging tape will be used to mark areas that may need to keep your attention. Please be aware that I have noticed that the forestry has some trees marked with pink flagging tape ... those are their markings for their own purposes and have nothing to do with the race. If you see pink flagging tape, ignore it. The only course markings that will be out there for the race are what I have stated above.
8 - Please e-mail any questions to fl50s@yahoo.com or call 607-564-1804. Any questions that come in on Thursday, June 30, will likely be answered quite late that night. We will be unable to respond to e-mails or phone calls after Thursday, June 30.
9 - This is all for now; if I come up with any further thoughts I will be posting them as they hit me. Thank you all for your support of this event; we wouldn't have a race without you. And thank you to all the wonderful folks who will be volunteering their time to take care of you runners. Our volunteers are wonderful people and will do their best to make sure you runners have a good time out there.
25K (16.5 miles), 50K (32.9 miles), AND 50MILE RACES RUN IN THE FINGER LAKES NATIONAL FOREST, HECTOR, NY. ALL 3 RACES PART OF THE FINGER LAKES RUNNERS CLUB TRAIL CIRCUIT. 50K & 50M RACES ARE SCORING EVENTS FOR THE WESTERN NEW YORK ULTRA SERIES. REMEMBER: DON'T LET THE COWS OUT!!
Please direct all questions to fl50s@yahoo.com.
THE 250 RUNNER LIMIT HAS BEEN MET; TO GET YOURSELF ON THE WAIT LIST PLEASE CLICK ON THE REGISTRATION LINK BELOW AND THEN CLICK ON THE DISTANCE YOU WANT TO RUN WHICH WILL THEN TAKE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS.
PLEASE NOTE HOW THE WAITLIST PROCESS WORKS: ULTRASIGNUP SEPARATES RUNNERS ACCORDING TO WHICH DISTANCE THEY HAVE REGISTERED FOR; HOWEVER, RUNNERS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE WAIT LIST AND MOVED TO THE REGISTERED RUNNER LIST(S) BY THE DATE THAT THEY CAME ONTO THE WAIT LIST (I HAVE THIS INFORMATION; IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON ULTRASIGNUP AND I CANNOT CHANGE THIS). SO IF A RUNNER FROM THE 50 MILE REG LIST CANCELS, THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE FIRST PERSON ON THE 50 MILE WAIT LIST GETS IN. IT WOULD BE THE RUNNER WHO WAS FIRST DATE-WISE TO COME UP ON THE WAIT LIST, NO MATTER WHAT DISTANCE. A LIST OF WAITLIST ENTRANTS IN PROPER ORDER CAN BE FOUND IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS. THANK YOU.
THE 250 RUNNER LIMIT HAS BEEN MET; TO GET YOURSELF ON THE WAIT LIST PLEASE CLICK ON THE REGISTRATION LINK BELOW AND THEN CLICK ON THE DISTANCE YOU WANT TO RUN WHICH WILL THEN TAKE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS.
PLEASE NOTE HOW THE WAITLIST PROCESS WORKS: ULTRASIGNUP SEPARATES RUNNERS ACCORDING TO WHICH DISTANCE THEY HAVE REGISTERED FOR; HOWEVER, RUNNERS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE WAIT LIST AND MOVED TO THE REGISTERED RUNNER LIST(S) BY THE DATE THAT THEY CAME ONTO THE WAIT LIST (I HAVE THIS INFORMATION; IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON ULTRASIGNUP AND I CANNOT CHANGE THIS). SO IF A RUNNER FROM THE 50 MILE REG LIST CANCELS, THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE FIRST PERSON ON THE 50 MILE WAIT LIST GETS IN. IT WOULD BE THE RUNNER WHO WAS FIRST DATE-WISE TO COME UP ON THE WAIT LIST, NO MATTER WHAT DISTANCE. A LIST OF WAITLIST ENTRANTS IN PROPER ORDER CAN BE FOUND IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS. THANK YOU.
