Online registration thru
Ultrasignup closes tonight. Late registration is available at packet pickup on Friday (3rd) at
Ken Combs Running Store from 12 noon to 5:00 pm EST and on race morning from 6:30 - 7:30 am EST at the Horine Center at the
FINISH area. There are a limited number of race buffs in the packets for the 50k & 15 mile runners only.
It has come to my attention that the sidebar of this blog may not be visible with all mobile web browsers -- sorry. The sidebar contains useful links about the race & is visible on a PC.
All races start at 8:00 a.m. EST. Sat 2-4-17
QUEST OUTDOORS has announced they're having a FREE pre-race pasta dinner again this year at their new store location at 4600 Shelbyville Rd in the Shelbyville Road Plaza in Louisville at 6 p.m. Friday (3rd). All runners are welcome.
HeadFirst Performance just recently changed their website host. Their
race website is still under construction. The location of the race start is in the Horine Section of Jefferson Memorial Forest. The entrance to the Horine Section is at 12304 Holsclaw Hill Rd, Louisville, KY. The start of the race is about a half mile from the entrance down the narrow park road. The address (11311 Mitchell Hill Rd) currently listed on Ultrasignup for LLTH will take you to the Welcome Center, about 2 miles from the start and on the wrong road. More specific directions, using Google Maps, can be found using the links in the sidebar of this blog. If there's any question about the race, you can send it by adding a comment to this post, or you can email me directly at edibo@insightbb.com or you can email Cynthia Heady, RD, cynthia@headfirstperformance.com. Things are really busy now till the race so will try to get out an answer if there's time.
There's been a record number of entries (383 so far, usually 300 or less) this year. It's recommended to arrive early as the usual parking areas will likely overflow. There's been some consideration to staggering the start time of the 6 mile runners this year & in the future due to the increasing number of runners -- nothing has been decided at this time. Everyone starts on the gravel road for the first 0.6 miles, but inevitably a bottleneck/backup eventually forms as it narrows down to single track trail at that point.
Flagging will be a light orange this year. Trail junctions will be marked with several flags & major junctions will also have signs or a volunteer on site. Intermediate flagging is spaced approx. 100 to 200 feet along the entire course.
Current forecast is for partly cloudy skies with upper teens
to low 20's at the start & highs in the upper 30's to low 40's. The
streams are mostly dry. Trails are in very good to excellent condition. It's rare to have the trails in this condition this time of year. If there's a frost heave race morning, that will bring some moisture to the surface -- possibly causing spotty slick spots if or when the ice melts in the afternoon.
On the Blue Trail on the 15m/50k course this morning:
The course is the same as last year with only one very minor change that those familiar with the course might notice: the bridge just after the start of the Siltstone Trail (15m & 50k) has been replaced & relocated away from the road -- bypassing the steep, sharp rock steps (made of siltstone) and replacing them with slab rock & a short switchback.
Have Fun & Good Luck!
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