Distance: 50.00 mi
Type: Trail, Loop/Out-and-back
Difficulty: 5 / 10
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Address: 302 S Grand Ave, Ellsworth KS 67439
Phone: 785-472-5454
Filed Under: Running
COURSE: This trail is a multi-use equestrian, hiking and mountain bike trail. It mostly single track horse trail with some four-wheel drive pasture roads. This trail will include hills, rocky sections, sand, and numerous shallow water crossings. The marathon course is the first loop. The 50-mile course is a double loop of the marathon loop.
WEATHER: Historical extremes in temperature range from a minimum low of 19?F to a maximum high of 84?F, conditions can include extremes of snow to heat and humidity. Please prepare and pack accordingly.
AID: There will be at least 2 well-stocked manned aid stations at approximately 13 and 18 miles on the first loop (marathon) and 37 and 42 on the second loop (50 mile). Weather permitting there will be water, electrolyte drink and drop bags at an unmanned aid station at approximately 7 and 20 on the first loop (marathon) and 34 and 44 on the second loop (50 mile). Runners Note: The area between the two manned aid stations has no access points for handlers. It is all deep in four wheel drive country, if bad weather conditions exist then we may not be able to set up the unmanned aid station. Three to four water bottles are recommended if this aid
station isn?t set up.
CUTOFFS & TIME LIMIT: 50 Mile cutoff: Must leave the last manned aid station at approximately 42.5 miles by 5:00 p.m. You must have a flashlight with you if you leave this aid station after 4:30 p.m. 13 hour time limit. Trail marathon 13-hour time limit. Mules are allowed on the second loop of the fifty-mile run but the Race Director has to be notified. No late starts. Early starts by special arrangement with RD?s.
DINNERS: Pre-race pasta dinner starts at 6:30 PM on Friday March 31st. Chili and fixin's available after the race. All entrants are invited to the pre-race dinner and post race dinner (one guest will be served free; additional guests are $5.00 each for either meal).
PACKET PICKUP: Race headquarters will be located at the Corral shelter house at the Rockin K campgrounds. Follow the signs through the park to the campgrounds. Pre-race registration and packet pick-up will be held from 3-6 p.m. on Friday March 31st. The pre-race pasta dinner starts around 6:30 p.m., there is no packet pickup during the dinner on Friday night, or packets may be picked up before the pre race meeting at 6:30 AM race morning.
AWARDS: First overall male and female, plus awards to all finishers. Credit for marathon finish will be given for 50 Mile runners deciding to stop after one loop, but are not eligible for marathon awards. Finisher?s awards may be picked up from Race officials before you leave. Overall winners will receive Rockin K t-shirts with their time printed on them, to be mailed after the race. Please talk to Stacy for your award before you leave the area.
From Wichita: Take I-35 North from Wichita to Exit 72, Roxbury, Lindsborg, about 60 miles. Take Exit 72, go west to the Hwy 4 junction at Lindsborg, about 4 miles follow Hwy 4 through Lindsborg and back west to Hwy 141 junction about 16 miles. Turn north on 141 go about 7 miles to the Dam, go across the Dam and take the first left turn into Kanopolis State Park.
Shortly after turning on this road it will V and you will take the right fork and follow through the park, past the park office to a T intersection. At the T take a left and then the first right to the Corral shelter house. There is a sign at the T intersection for the Rockin K campgrounds.
From Salina: Take Old 40 Hwy (140) west about 16 miles to the junction of hwy 141, turn south on 141 about 5 miles to the Kanopolis State Park, turn west at the last intersection before the Dam at the Venango Corner Mart.
Shortly after turning on this road it will V and you will take the right fork and follow through the park, past the park office to a T intersection. At the T take a left and then the first right to the Corral shelter house. There is a sign at the T intersection for the Rockin K campgrounds.
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