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Coyote Two Moon Ultras
March 21-23, 2008
Los Padres National Forest, Ojai, CA
Base of Operations: Rancho Grande in Rose Valley
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Running Above Ojai
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Format: 100 Mile (40 hour limit) and 100K (26 hour limit), 150 entrant limit (100 for 100M, 50 for 100K unless 100M doesn't fill), on a full moon weekend. Staggered start based on anticipated finish time - e.g., if you need 40 hours, you'll start first on Friday afternoon; if you only need 30 hours, you'll start approximately ten hours later; with the objective that all runners finish within a calculated four hour window before 8:00 AM Sunday. Thus, your time under one or two full moons will depend on your anticipated speed, and your risk of DNF'ing is somewhat comparable across the whole field, not just the "back of the pack"ers - when you miss the A/S cutoff, you're done... As general tenor, Coyote Two Moon comprises a semi-serious (only enough organization and support to help you find the finish predominantly under your own drive and attention) and mostly fun event (well, at least for us, but you, too, if you want to take advantage of the full program) staged over several days on Ventura County dirt. (If you're fully serious and generally have difficulty finding fun when running an ultra, perhaps you ought to consider finding a different event to challenge you.)
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Click for larger wiew of Ojai area
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Entry Fee: $225 for 100M, $190 for 100K, which includes pre-race and post-race meals; Patagonia shirt, Patagonia jacket, and really spiffy buckle (for finishers) for the 100M; Patagonia shirt and Patagonia jacket (for finishers) for the 100K; a splendid assortment of delectables at strategic aid stations; and who knows what else thrown into your goodie bag... You'll earn only one buckle regardless of how many times you run the event; if you don't finish, we'll reserve your buckle for when you do. Same applies for 100K finisher jackets. The plus side is, on subsequent visits, your entry fee will be reduced accordingly. (Never paid $190 to run 100K? Consider that the Patagonia apparel at retail exceeds entry fee...)
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View from the Ridge
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Course: (See the hand-drawn map below for visual representation, and spreadsheet for numbers.) 100M has over 28,000 feet of elevation gain (56,000 vertical); 100K has 19,000 climb -- which means we'll require you have a recent and suitable qualifying run or experience base to toe the line (see below). Basically, the terrain is a big ridge with a dirt road on the spine and a combo of mostly single track and a bit of dirt road for the off-ridge surfaces. You'll start at the base of one trail (the Ranch), climb to the ridge, find another trail that drops off the ridge, run down and up that trail, then detour to another trail that repeats the down/up theme. (With seven down/up out 'n backs - only five for the 100K'ers - as the event progresses, you'll see more and more of each other.) There will be two roving aid stations on the ridge road, and three roving stations off-ridge, their open-close times controlled by cutoffs. Drop bags will be permitted only for the off-ridge aid stations. Crews will be permitted only at Rose Valley, Gridley and Cozy Dell A/S's. Pacers are permitted only for the first moon (Friday night): the event's design intends to insure you're not out there without company in the final mind-numbing miles - if you need a buddy, encourage her/him to enter the event and you can run as a duo.
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On the way to Chief
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Start/Finish Base Camp: Rancho Grande offers showers and bathrooms within nearsighted distance of the S/F. The Ranch will serve us a pre-race meal on Friday at noon (if you plan to use drop bags, you must be at that meal and subsequent briefing), plus a hearty brunch on Sunday after the finish.
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Springtime Snow
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Special Notes: This event will be on the calendar for perhaps five years, but certainly not more than ten. Before your third visit as an entrant, you must serve as a volunteer. If we offer the event past five years, you'll again be required to volunteer before you can run the event a seventh time. Volunteers will be invited (tho not required) to attend a couple days of pre-event planning/working accompanied by time for trail running and evening festivities (somewhat akin to C4P antics, with bowling, too?). Entrants, too, can come early to play...
Once notified of acceptance, entrants will be provided details about payment, and a more detailed program of activities and logistics (lodging, course profile, etc); and at a later date, be given information about apparel color choices.
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