Neatly nestled away, Roosevelt Forest in Stratford, will be brought to life with the annual running of the Forgotten Forest 9 Hour Ultra Trail Event. It is a great race for spring training and for the Centurion 33 hour in June! Do as many miles or hours, as you wish, …
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Neatly nestled away, Roosevelt Forest in Stratford, will be brought to life with the annual running of the Forgotten Forest 9 Hour Ultra Trail Event. It is a great race for spring training and for the Centurion 33 hour in June! Do as many miles or hours, as you wish, over single and double track with typical New England trails of roots, rocks and rolling hills.
The course will be an irregular loop of 2.2 miles with an elevation each loop of 131 feet over a few rolling hills. Course markings will consist of yellow signs with black arrows and smaller tree markings so there is no getting loss. Happy trails and safe travels. Tell a friend and make a day of it.
The Ultra will run from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm on a single and double track loop with about 131 feet elevation gain each loop. All Racers, Runners, Joggers, Hikers and Walkers are invited to participate in this very friendly event with great SWAG, guaranteed to the first 25 registered. Being softer than pavement, a trail race is great training for a road ultra, too. Do as many miles or hours as you wish and get to know what works with shoes, shirts, hydration, food, etc. Please, understand experience on a trail is mandatory for safety, so a little practice is warranted. What is doable is 30, 40 or 50 miles; do that here and you are almost guaranteed to buckle (100 miles) this Summer in the epic Centurion 33 hour ultra or other, like the Forbidden 30 hour ultra on October ! A very important thing to note is, this is limited to only 50 participants meaning you are not one of 200 to 400 participants, so this is “your personal race for your personal best” !
Awards
There will be an award for 1st to 5TH with the most amount of miles in the fastest time. Also, an Ultra Medal for anyone participating over 4 hours. You will travel over a well marked single or double track trail with signs and arrows with about 131 feet elevation gain each loop; no getting lost ! (note: hill training will help).
Crew and Pacers
Pacers are allowed after 4 our hours, they must sign a waiver and get a wristband at the pavilion before pacing; in this race there is no charge for a Pacer; Pacers and Crew can volunteer during down time for volunteer credits for other races like the Vermont 100 or Western States. Pacers and Crew are at their own risk and liability. FYI: “NO BRACELET AND FOUND PACING; PARTICIPANT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, absolutely no excuses here.” Please follow etiquette trail racing rules.
Charities
Lastly, a portion of the proceeds will include the Roosevelt Forest Commission, Veteran’s Museum, Stratford Library and others. Also many thanks to the “paid” Volunteers for all their time and effort; well worth the price in the support of the entrants.
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