here is a sampling of pictures from the sun mountain course, future race courses and trails used for training/fun runs:
sun mountain
pasayten wilderness
twisp river/lookout mountain
buck mountain
mt gardner/ wolf creek
okanogan outlaw course
Friday, December 19, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Sun Mountain 50k and 25k--Aid Stations
the 50k will arrive four times and the 25k twice at well stocked, full service, pit stops.
crew access: all of the aid stations
drop bags: all aid staions will be drop bag friendly except possibly the 23.1 mile aid station depending on road access.
50k aid stations: mile 6.2(LODGE), 11.8(PATTERSON LAKE), 17.8(PATTERSON LAKE), 23.1(THOMPSON PASS)
25k aid stations: mile 5.3(PATTERSON LAKE) and 11.3(PATTERSON LAKE)
crew access: all of the aid stations
drop bags: all aid staions will be drop bag friendly except possibly the 23.1 mile aid station depending on road access.
50k aid stations: mile 6.2(LODGE), 11.8(PATTERSON LAKE), 17.8(PATTERSON LAKE), 23.1(THOMPSON PASS)
25k aid stations: mile 5.3(PATTERSON LAKE) and 11.3(PATTERSON LAKE)
Sun Mountain 50k Elevation Profile
i'll get elevation profiles up on here soon but for now here's some info...
total elevation gain 5400ft
out of the three "major" climbs the first big one, which climbs 700 feet, is the steepest but it's early and it's only about a mile long, the 2nd big one climbs steadily 1330ft in 3.3 miles to the top of Patterson Mtn (elevation 3511ft). the last one which goes to the high point on the course Thompson Pass (elv. 3640ft) is not very steep at all taking 10.5 miles to go up 1900ft from Patterson Lake. most of the rest of the 1500ft of gain comes in short and sweet little bursts.
low point on the course is at 2200ft.
for a top runner there will be very little or no walking on this course!
total elevation gain 5400ft
out of the three "major" climbs the first big one, which climbs 700 feet, is the steepest but it's early and it's only about a mile long, the 2nd big one climbs steadily 1330ft in 3.3 miles to the top of Patterson Mtn (elevation 3511ft). the last one which goes to the high point on the course Thompson Pass (elv. 3640ft) is not very steep at all taking 10.5 miles to go up 1900ft from Patterson Lake. most of the rest of the 1500ft of gain comes in short and sweet little bursts.
low point on the course is at 2200ft.
for a top runner there will be very little or no walking on this course!
Sun Mountain 25k Elevation Profile
no real profile yet but here's a little info for now:
2550ft of gain
half of which is in one 3.3 mile steady climb starting around mile 7.5 at the low point on the course 2200ft to the high point 3511, the summit of patterson mountain. the rest of the climbs are short and sweet.
2550ft of gain
half of which is in one 3.3 mile steady climb starting around mile 7.5 at the low point on the course 2200ft to the high point 3511, the summit of patterson mountain. the rest of the climbs are short and sweet.
Sun Mountain 25k Course Description
25k course description
Start at chickadee trailhead
Head down thompson ridge rd
Turn Left onto rodeo
Right onto homestead
Right onto black bear
Pass the grizzly hill junctions (don't follow the 50k course up the hill)
Turn right and uphill on the Winthrop trail
Left onto patterson lake rd (aid #1 and #2--mile 5.0)
Left onto patterson mountain north connector trail
Left onto patterson mountain loop and follow clockwise to summit trail
Left onto summit trail
Stay on summit trail after summiting and drop down the far side on a dirt road
Turn Right at the junction with another dirt road and follow back to patterson loop trail.
Turn Left onto the patterson loop trail
Turn Left onto the south connector trail towards the boat ramp
Turn Right onto patterson lake rd
Turn Left onto cabin trail (aid station #2 and #3--mile 11.0)
Turn Left onto paterson lake trail (don't follow 10k course which goes straight)
Turn Right onto rader creek trail
Tutn Right onto Magpie (the 50k continues uphill here)
Turn Left onto chickadee trail
Finish at Chickadee trailhead (mile 15.5)
Start at chickadee trailhead
Head down thompson ridge rd
Turn Left onto rodeo
Right onto homestead
Right onto black bear
Pass the grizzly hill junctions (don't follow the 50k course up the hill)
Turn right and uphill on the Winthrop trail
Left onto patterson lake rd (aid #1 and #2--mile 5.0)
Left onto patterson mountain north connector trail
Left onto patterson mountain loop and follow clockwise to summit trail
Left onto summit trail
Stay on summit trail after summiting and drop down the far side on a dirt road
Turn Right at the junction with another dirt road and follow back to patterson loop trail.
Turn Left onto the patterson loop trail
Turn Left onto the south connector trail towards the boat ramp
Turn Right onto patterson lake rd
Turn Left onto cabin trail (aid station #2 and #3--mile 11.0)
Turn Left onto paterson lake trail (don't follow 10k course which goes straight)
Turn Right onto rader creek trail
Tutn Right onto Magpie (the 50k continues uphill here)
Turn Left onto chickadee trail
Finish at Chickadee trailhead (mile 15.5)
Sun Mountain 50k Course Description
50k description
Start at chickadee
Turn leftt and head up Thompson ridge rd to little wolf creek rd and turn right
Turn left onto criss-cross
Left onto overland
Right onto criss-cross
Left onto overland
Right onto little wolf creek rd
Left onto yellowjacket
Right onto homestead
Immeadiate left onto fox
Left onto black bear
Pass the first grizzly hill junction
Right at the second grizzly hill junction
Left onto moose
At the lodge run down into the employee parking area (aid #1--6.5)
Exit aid #1 and run through grass field towards tennis courts and kraule
Take kraule back to black bear
Turn right onto black bear (runners will do this first section of black bear twice)
Pass both grizzly hill junctions and continue on black bear
Turn left and downhill towards the Winthrop trail on a short connector trail
Turn right and uphill on the Winthrop trail
Left onto patterson lake rd (aid #2 and #3--mile 11.8)
Left onto patterson mountain north connector trail
Left onto patterson mountain loop and follow clockwise to summit trail
Left onto summit trail
Stay on summit trail after summiting and drop down the far side on a dirt road
At the junction with another dirt road turn right and follow back to patterson loop trail
Turn left onto the patterson loop trail
Turn left onto the south connector trail towards the boat ramp
Turn right onto patterson lake rd
Turn left onto cabin trail (aid #2 and #3--mile 17.8)
Left onto patterson lake trail
Right onto rader creek
Left onto lower inside passage
Right onto Pete's Dragon
Right (briefly) onto upper inside passage
Left onto thompson ridge rd (aid #4 mile 23.1)
Left onto meadowlark
Right onto Bluejay
Right onto meadowlark
Right onto lower inside passage
Left onto magpie
Hard left onto chickadee
Finish at trailhead (mile 31.0)
Start at chickadee
Turn leftt and head up Thompson ridge rd to little wolf creek rd and turn right
Turn left onto criss-cross
Left onto overland
Right onto criss-cross
Left onto overland
Right onto little wolf creek rd
Left onto yellowjacket
Right onto homestead
Immeadiate left onto fox
Left onto black bear
Pass the first grizzly hill junction
Right at the second grizzly hill junction
Left onto moose
At the lodge run down into the employee parking area (aid #1--6.5)
Exit aid #1 and run through grass field towards tennis courts and kraule
Take kraule back to black bear
Turn right onto black bear (runners will do this first section of black bear twice)
Pass both grizzly hill junctions and continue on black bear
Turn left and downhill towards the Winthrop trail on a short connector trail
Turn right and uphill on the Winthrop trail
Left onto patterson lake rd (aid #2 and #3--mile 11.8)
Left onto patterson mountain north connector trail
Left onto patterson mountain loop and follow clockwise to summit trail
Left onto summit trail
Stay on summit trail after summiting and drop down the far side on a dirt road
At the junction with another dirt road turn right and follow back to patterson loop trail
Turn left onto the patterson loop trail
Turn left onto the south connector trail towards the boat ramp
Turn right onto patterson lake rd
Turn left onto cabin trail (aid #2 and #3--mile 17.8)
Left onto patterson lake trail
Right onto rader creek
Left onto lower inside passage
Right onto Pete's Dragon
Right (briefly) onto upper inside passage
Left onto thompson ridge rd (aid #4 mile 23.1)
Left onto meadowlark
Right onto Bluejay
Right onto meadowlark
Right onto lower inside passage
Left onto magpie
Hard left onto chickadee
Finish at trailhead (mile 31.0)
Friday, December 12, 2008
Current Entrants List for Orcas 50k/25k
We've received 106 entries so far and our limit this year is 250 for both races combined. if you haven't signed up yet i would suggest not waiting much longer i expect the race to fill sometime in january. here's a link to the entry form
1 Rafel Albert Victoria BC
2 chad Allen Maple Ridge BC
3 Neil Ambrose Maple Ridge BC
4 Ilana Balint Seattle WA
5 Wayne Ballew Olympia WA
6 John Bandur Federal Way WA
7 Eric Barnes Puyallup WA
8 Michelle Barnes Puyallup WA
9 Jessica Bassil Vancouver BC
10 Des Bazett Victoria BC
11 Bjorn Begelman Seattle WA
12 Katherine Bellows Seattl WA
13 Laine Boerelman Bellevue WA
14 Rob Bowden Victoria BC
15 Rod Brown Woodinville WA
16 Patrick Brown Victoria BC
17 Pablo Cabrera Mt Vernon WA
18 Allison Camp Seattle WA
19 Jenn Carter Carnation WA
20 Brendan Cowan Friday Harbor WA
21 Alvin Crain Mt Vernon WA
22 Bill Dagg Vancouver BC
23 Heidi Daigler Redmond WA
24 Chris Doherty Eastsound WA
25 Bryan Dryer Seattle WA
26 Sophia Duluk Seattle WA
27 Randy Duncan Vancouver BC
28 Silvia Fehr Victoria BC
29 Heidi Fitzgerald Battle Ground WA
30 Tia Gabalita Corvallis OR
31 Garth Goodwin Victoria BC
32 Kelly Graham Portland OR
33 Ellie Greenwood Vancouver BC
34 Gayle Grything Seattle WA
35 Rick Haase Shoreline WA
36 Francie Hankins Spokane WA
37 Chris Hawkins Issaquah WA
38 Paul Heffernan Portland OR
39 John Herron Vancouver BC
40 Lori Herron Vancouver BC
41 Jean Higgins-Peretto Stevensville MT
42 Laura Houston Seattle WA
43 Dave Hutton Seattle WA
44 Heidi Jimenez Seattle WA
45 Stuart Johnston Seattle WA
46 Kathy Jones Seattle WA
47 Carolyn King Maple Ridge BC
48 Christine Kirchmiller Portland OR
49 Robert Kirchmiller Porltand OR
50 Jenny Knight Vancouver WA
51 Albert Lam Portland OR
52 Roderic Langer Ridgeielfd WA
53 Leanne Langer Ridgefield WA
54 Sean Lavin Port Coquitlam BC
55 Laura Leno Victoria BC
56 Kim Lobree Bellevue WA
57 Robin Loen Kenmore WA
58 Jeff Loen Kenmore WA
59 Angela Loihl Seattle WA
60 Michelle Maislen Woodinville WA
61 Glen Mangiantini Bellevue WA
61 Suzan Maskery Victoria BC
63 Amber Maurin Seattle WA
64 Heather Mitchell Burnaby BC
65 Fergus Mooney Victoria BC
66 Allison Moore Seattle WA
67 John Neels Vancouver BC
68 Brian Nelson Ellington CT
69 Scott Ninneman Seattle WA
70 Greg Norrander Salt Lake City UT
71 Monica Ochs Anacortes WA
72 Miles Ohlrich Seattle WA
73 Mike Palichuk Langley BC
74 Mitch Parker Kent WA
75 Jenny Pederson Eastsound WA
76 Van Phan Maple Valley WA
77 Jean-Goel Reboul Redmond WA
78 Susan Reynolds Vancouver BC
79 Jennifer S. Battle Ground WA
80 Kristal Sager Maple Falls WA
81 Rod Sawyer Seattle WA
82 Frank Schnekenburger Corvallis OR
83 Terry Sentinella Anacortes WA
84 Desiree Serr Seattle WA
85 Kimberly Shavender Seattle WA
86 Darin Sheilds Ridgefield WA
87 Angela Sheilds Ridgefield WA
88 Paul Smith Victoria BC
89 Jean Spalti Orcas WA
90 Adrienne Stedford Penticton BC
91 Audrey Stibble Victoria BC
92 Genissa Sygitowicz Bellingham WA
93 Anne Terry Shoreline WA
94 Joe Tompkins Mt. Vernon WA
95 Kristen Ton Vancouver WA
96 Lesley VonEschen Missoula MT
97 Bill Walker Victoria BC
98 Carrie Walsh Maple Ridge BC
99 Marla Weinheimer Maple Ridge BC
100 Rich White Tacoma WA
101 Karen Wiggins Bremerton WA
102 Shawna Wilskey Burlington WA
103 Amy Wismer Mill Creek WA
104 Bob Wismer Mill Creek WA
105 Phyllis Ying Seattle WA
106 David Zoeller Eastsound WA
1 Rafel Albert Victoria BC
2 chad Allen Maple Ridge BC
3 Neil Ambrose Maple Ridge BC
4 Ilana Balint Seattle WA
5 Wayne Ballew Olympia WA
6 John Bandur Federal Way WA
7 Eric Barnes Puyallup WA
8 Michelle Barnes Puyallup WA
9 Jessica Bassil Vancouver BC
10 Des Bazett Victoria BC
11 Bjorn Begelman Seattle WA
12 Katherine Bellows Seattl WA
13 Laine Boerelman Bellevue WA
14 Rob Bowden Victoria BC
15 Rod Brown Woodinville WA
16 Patrick Brown Victoria BC
17 Pablo Cabrera Mt Vernon WA
18 Allison Camp Seattle WA
19 Jenn Carter Carnation WA
20 Brendan Cowan Friday Harbor WA
21 Alvin Crain Mt Vernon WA
22 Bill Dagg Vancouver BC
23 Heidi Daigler Redmond WA
24 Chris Doherty Eastsound WA
25 Bryan Dryer Seattle WA
26 Sophia Duluk Seattle WA
27 Randy Duncan Vancouver BC
28 Silvia Fehr Victoria BC
29 Heidi Fitzgerald Battle Ground WA
30 Tia Gabalita Corvallis OR
31 Garth Goodwin Victoria BC
32 Kelly Graham Portland OR
33 Ellie Greenwood Vancouver BC
34 Gayle Grything Seattle WA
35 Rick Haase Shoreline WA
36 Francie Hankins Spokane WA
37 Chris Hawkins Issaquah WA
38 Paul Heffernan Portland OR
39 John Herron Vancouver BC
40 Lori Herron Vancouver BC
41 Jean Higgins-Peretto Stevensville MT
42 Laura Houston Seattle WA
43 Dave Hutton Seattle WA
44 Heidi Jimenez Seattle WA
45 Stuart Johnston Seattle WA
46 Kathy Jones Seattle WA
47 Carolyn King Maple Ridge BC
48 Christine Kirchmiller Portland OR
49 Robert Kirchmiller Porltand OR
50 Jenny Knight Vancouver WA
51 Albert Lam Portland OR
52 Roderic Langer Ridgeielfd WA
53 Leanne Langer Ridgefield WA
54 Sean Lavin Port Coquitlam BC
55 Laura Leno Victoria BC
56 Kim Lobree Bellevue WA
57 Robin Loen Kenmore WA
58 Jeff Loen Kenmore WA
59 Angela Loihl Seattle WA
60 Michelle Maislen Woodinville WA
61 Glen Mangiantini Bellevue WA
61 Suzan Maskery Victoria BC
63 Amber Maurin Seattle WA
64 Heather Mitchell Burnaby BC
65 Fergus Mooney Victoria BC
66 Allison Moore Seattle WA
67 John Neels Vancouver BC
68 Brian Nelson Ellington CT
69 Scott Ninneman Seattle WA
70 Greg Norrander Salt Lake City UT
71 Monica Ochs Anacortes WA
72 Miles Ohlrich Seattle WA
73 Mike Palichuk Langley BC
74 Mitch Parker Kent WA
75 Jenny Pederson Eastsound WA
76 Van Phan Maple Valley WA
77 Jean-Goel Reboul Redmond WA
78 Susan Reynolds Vancouver BC
79 Jennifer S. Battle Ground WA
80 Kristal Sager Maple Falls WA
81 Rod Sawyer Seattle WA
82 Frank Schnekenburger Corvallis OR
83 Terry Sentinella Anacortes WA
84 Desiree Serr Seattle WA
85 Kimberly Shavender Seattle WA
86 Darin Sheilds Ridgefield WA
87 Angela Sheilds Ridgefield WA
88 Paul Smith Victoria BC
89 Jean Spalti Orcas WA
90 Adrienne Stedford Penticton BC
91 Audrey Stibble Victoria BC
92 Genissa Sygitowicz Bellingham WA
93 Anne Terry Shoreline WA
94 Joe Tompkins Mt. Vernon WA
95 Kristen Ton Vancouver WA
96 Lesley VonEschen Missoula MT
97 Bill Walker Victoria BC
98 Carrie Walsh Maple Ridge BC
99 Marla Weinheimer Maple Ridge BC
100 Rich White Tacoma WA
101 Karen Wiggins Bremerton WA
102 Shawna Wilskey Burlington WA
103 Amy Wismer Mill Creek WA
104 Bob Wismer Mill Creek WA
105 Phyllis Ying Seattle WA
106 David Zoeller Eastsound WA
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