Course Map

Here’s the Park link… www.stateparks.com/chicot.html, for those who want a larger perspective than just the pdf map link below.  We could put up a profile map, too, but unless we totally skewed the increments to make it look like you were in the Himalayas, why overly mess with your brain?  What part of “lightly rolling” could yield interpretations of massive climbs with views of birds floating on air beneath you?  If you get a nose bleed, it’ll be because a root jumped up and bit you…

Trail Map

The Start/Finish bases from the South Pavilion.  In 2010, runners changed directions after each loop, and we’re repeating that practice this year:  100M’s will reverse direction for Lap 3; 100K’ers will reverse direction for Lap 2: 20M’ers can double their thrills by adding a 2nd loop in the opposite direction.  Such manipulation means you’ll get to see everybody sometime during the day, and might add some novelty to your night roaming.  Yes, this IS intended as an adventure…

Course Markings:  Trees and other similarly visible reference points are painted with vertical orange painted blazes, as noted on the pdf trail map.  Only at areas where those blazes don’t exist – e.g., from the Start/Finish area to the trail itself – we’ll provide markings / reflective tape to prevent your getting off course.  There ARE other trails with different color blazes (e.g., blue), so if you find yourself on a trail with a different color blaze, guess where you AREN’T…  (More than a couple of you reading this can’t wait for the challenge of proving you can get lost…)

On-Course Accountability:  With a fairly simple course to manage, that means we’ll also have a fairly simple communications system (hovering helo’s & video feed? nah…).  And with that simplicity, OUR agenda for YOU is also fairly simple:  just insure you have checked in at each aid station – don’t just blow into town and expect someone to recognize your presence; YOU must engage THEM.  Failure to do so, especially across consecutive stations, could mean you lose official recognition of your miles and may not win some nifty prize for all those (now unofficial) miles on your logbook.  Too, if your motivation fades to just a fog and you would rather just curl up with a pillow somewhere else, let the station honcho know of your departure from the game.  Go back to the S/F and replenish your body…