San Diego 100 Mile Endurance Run - 2007
General
Information
Start:
October 20,
2007, 6:00 am, Lake Morena Campground, Campo CA.
Race-day check-in is 5:00 a.m.
at Lake Morena campground pavilion.
Start
Location Info:
(Lake Morena
County Park)
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/camping/lake_morena_map.html
Race
Contacts:
Registration - Denis Trafecanty, Denis@Vitalityweb.com,
(760)-703-1149
or Paul Schmidt, RD, SanDiego100@cox.net
(619) 733-2284
Volunteers:
Please contact
SD
Endurance Run Rules & Qualification: No
littering, no dogs, no bicycle pacing.
To qualify runners must
have completed a trail 50 mile run within the past year.
If you drop out, you must
notify a race
official or volunteer. The race must be completed within 32
hours. You must have fun!
General
Information:
The
course will go north on the Pacific Crest Trail for 43 miles.
Runners will then follow new series of trails to a turnaround point in Cuyamaca
State Park (50 miles). Runners will then retrace the course
finishing at Lake Morena.
Pacers
may join runners at 50 miles or at the Pedro Fages after sunset. The 100 mile
course will yield about 12,000 feet of elevation gain
and loss. Fully
stocked aid will be provided at nine sites (totaling 16).
Crews may access runners 14 times at aid stations and several
other sites along the course. Runners 60 years and older may have a pacer the entire
run.
Cut-offs:
There is a cut-off of 8:30 pm pm at the 50 Miles and
6 am on the return trip at Todd's Cabin.
Drop-bags:
We will have drop bag delivery to the following aid
stations:
Boulder
Oaks
Fred
Canyon Road
Todd’s
Cabin
Penny
Pines
Pioneer
Mail
Sunrise
Hwy
Pedro Fages
Camp Cuyamaca
Pacers
may have drop bags, please label them with your runners BIB
number.
Bib numbers will be assigned by October 6, 2007 and they can be
viewed on the entrants
link.
Drop bags may be turned in to race
management of Saturday morning at the pavilion at Lake Morena.
The
race will be run primarily on the Pacific Crest Trail. Runners
will find the course by following the PCT signposts, flour
markings, and glow sticks.
Aid will be provided every 4 to 7 miles at 9 sites, for
a total of 18 sites. It
is recommended that participants have their own crew and
pacers. . We will attempt to find local runners to
pace visitors by circulating requests via E-mail.
The race fees are as
follows: $150.00
($175.00 POST
MARKED AFTER 10/01/07).
All
profits will be donated to the San Diego County Sheriff’s
Department Search and Rescue Bureau and the San Diego Mountain
Rescue Team. If you are
unfamiliar with the race-course area, print out a copy of the
course directions and keep it with you at all times during the
run. It may be
best to laminate it into several small cards.
Race
Administration will be camping near the start, at Lake Morena
Campground, on Friday through Sunday, October 19-21, 2 pm- 2
pm, at campsites 55/56. These
are located near the pavilion.
Race Administration has reserved
10 additional campsites for runners, on a first come basis. You
must include the campsite fee with your application. The cost
is $35.00 for tent camping and $40.00 for RVs (for
Friday and Saturday nights).
The San Diego County Parks web site at :
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/camping/lake_morena_map.html
The average temperature for
this area on October 20 is 65 degrees F at Lake Morena, with an
average high of 72 and low of 40 degrees, but it can be colder
with some rain. Plan on 10-15 degrees colder at the top of
Mt. Laguna (40-55 F) at 6,000 feet.
It is usually windy.
Please bring appropriate clothing.
If the weather becomes severe (heavy rains), the access
roads to several aid stations may be closed.
Note that in the past, due to forest fires and other factors:
RACE MAY BE CANCELLED
BY THE FOREST SERVICE.