Monday, April 19, 2021

DOWNHILL DIRT 50k - It’s Free!!

 DOWNHILL DIRT 50k is a laid-back ultra with a marathon option that costs $0.

Location/Date: Morgantown, WV on Saturday, May 8, 2021. 

THIS IS NOT AN ANNUAL EVENT!

Start Location: Reedsville 

Finish Location: Marilla Park

Start Time: 7:40am

Cutoff: 7 hours (2:40pm finish)

Cap: 50 runners total

Choose your distance ahead of time: downhill marathon or downhill 50k. 


This free fun run is SELF-SUPPORTED and requires participants to:


1. Have another person with them for transportation. Someone has to pick you up at the finish. Or find another runner and drop one car at the finish and ride together to the start. 


2. Carry your food and water. Or have a crew member do this. There will not be food or clean water along the way. 


So, that’s the hard news. 

Here’s the good news (besides the already phenomenal fact that this costs $0):


The course features an out and back on Deckers Creek Trail followed by a point to point gradual descent. The crew member will have to drop off their runner and pick them up at the end. The crew member may provide aid and support along the way so that their runner doesn’t have to run with 800 pounds of water. 


The surface is smooth, groomed limestone. The last mile will contain some pavement. The first 13 miles will be basically flat, and the rest of the run will be a gradual downhill. The course will not be marked besides with the permanent mile markers. Detailed course instructions will be emailed to each runner. It’s a linear trail, so you won’t get lost going straight. Just gotta make sure you get in the miles in the right order. 



REGISTER: email Mountain State Ultras and instructions and information will be provided promptly. If you do not hear back, the race is full. 


Wear a watch or GPS device to keep track of things. A good turnout will allow us to post results on some major ultra sites. (Also, we must start right on time -shoot for arriving at 7:20!)


Results: a volunteer and/or a sharpie will be waiting for you at the finish, depending on your speed. Write down or have them write down your elapsed time from the official start time. 


Can’t complain-cause it’s free. Don’t put the ‘Rona on the Sharpie. Don’t blame anyone else for any injuries or sickness or the weather. And we are all good. 


It’s gonna be fun! The race director is running, too. So let’s do this thang. 

TRAIL MAP: https://montrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MRTC_Brochure2016_FINAL_Web-1.pdf 






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