The former Blind Pig 100, that offered 100 mile and 100K distances, is now the Blind Pig Trail Races. The 100 mile and 100K are still available, along with 1/2 marathon, marathon and 50K options. The 100 mile and 100K races will begin at 8am on Saturday with a 30 …
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The former Blind Pig 100, that offered 100 mile and 100K distances, is now the Blind Pig Trail Races. The 100 mile and 100K are still available, along with 1/2 marathon, marathon and 50K options.
The 100 mile and 100K races will begin at 8am on Saturday with a 30 hour cut-off for 100 mile and 18 hour cutoff for 100K. Runners must maintain a minimum of 18 minute mile pace to remain on course for the following cutoff hours: 6 hour, 12 hour, 18 hour, and 24 hour splits.
The 1/2 marathon, marathon and 50K races will begin at 9am on Saturday. The 1/2 marathon will a 12:30pm cutoff, marathon will have 5pm cutoff and 50K will cutoff at 6:30pm.
The main course is a 9 mile loop of mostly single track trail with about one half mile of soft dirt road. There are a few hills and some roots & rocks. No major climbs or downhill sections and your feet won’t get wet unless it rains. The elevation for each 9 mile loop is about 590 Feet.
100 mile, 50K and 1/2 marathon runners will complete a 1/2 mile out and back (1 mile total) on a gravel road at the beginning of the race. This is only one time, at the beginning, to even out the total mileage.
The 100 mile runners will then complete eleven 9 mile loops. 100K runners will complete seven 9 mile loops. Marathon runners will complete three 9 mile loops.
The 50K and 1/2 marathon runners will complete a 3.1 mile secondary loop prior to proceeding to the 9 mile loop. Then 1/2 marathon runners will complete one 9 mile loop, and the 50K runners will proceed to complete three 9 mile loops. The elevation on the secondary 3.1 mile loop is 237 feet.
The course will be marked with reflective ground flags that are visible both day and night. The trail head is located between campsites #10 and #11.
A portion of the course runs along the backside of a firing range. Runners will hear gunshots throughout the day. Please stay on the trail.
Runners are responsible at the completion of each lap to ensure the lap counters have acknowledged and recorded that lap.
Runners that complete 100 miles within 30 hours will be awarded a custom buckle. Runners that complete 100K, 50K, marathon, or 1/2 marathon will receive a custom medal.
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