Old Pueblo 50 Mile Endurance Run

Old Pueblo 50 Mile Endurance Run

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Saturday, March 2, 2013 6:00AM - Sonoita, AZ

NOTE: Race is now full, hope you will join us next year. If you wish to be placed on waiting list email the RD.

Course Description: 50 mile loop course on forest service roads and trails through the southeastern part of the Santa Rita Mountains (part of the Arizona Trail). Elevation at Start/Finish is 5142 and ranges between 4031 and 5847 with an average grade of 6%. Time limit: 15 Hour Overall, 7 hour at Box Canyon Aid.

Online registration for 2013 will Open on October 26th at 7:00 AM Arizona time at ultrasignup.com, due to increasing costs the entry fee will be $135 this year. Entry limited to first 175 runners (No entry transfers or refunds). Note: 2008 Old Pueblo filled in less than four hours, 2012 filled in 10 hours.

Contact the race director Lynda Hendricks by phone (520) 404-5310 or email ultrarunnerlynda@yahoo.com

Awards will be presented to the overall race winner, 1st- 2nd -3rd place female and male finishers, as well as age bracket winners. All finishers will receive a finisher’s buckle (see below).

NOTE: No pacing is allowed unless the runner is over 60. If a runner over 60 does choose to have a pacer, they will not be eligible to receive an age group award.

Directions to Kentucky Camp (Start and Finish): From Tucson, take Interstate 10 east to Exit 281 (Highway 83, Sonoita). Follow State Route 83 approximately 20 miles to the Gardner Canyon Road, turn right (west). Go 0.7 miles to first intersection and turn right on Forest Service Road 163 following the signs to Kentucky Camp. Stay on FS road 163 to Kentucky Camp. At Kentucky Camp, parking is outside the gate. Do not drive through the gate, rather walk through the gate and down the hill to Kentucky camp, about ¼ mile.