Dip your toe into ultra without a huge race fee; this is a great beginner event! If you’re experienced, here’s a cheap way to mix up your training + meet some peeps. Two loops over a variety of tasty dirt completes the 50K, do one loop to bag yourself a …
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Dip your toe into ultra without a huge race fee; this is a great beginner event! If you’re experienced, here’s a cheap way to mix up your training + meet some peeps. Two loops over a variety of tasty dirt completes the 50K, do one loop to bag yourself a sweet 25K.
This is a Punk Ass (we’re sending to bed the outdated term “fat ass”); there are no full aid stations, no awards– just miles + smiles. There will be a few course markings + a couple water drops (blue dot with yellow center on map). You will need to be self-supported. Water drop locations will be available & a .gpx file link is available on the website. Go-time is Saturday 7AM.
A $10 per person donation towards renting the port-a-pooper will be greatly appreciated.
The Course
Heading southeast, the first 6+ miles is juicy double-track of an abandoned railroad bed before crossing Rt 25 onto Station Rd then High St for 1+mi. An uphill 0.5mi jaunt on Long Pond Rd takes you to the Blueberry Mtn Trailhead– up + over Bloobs you go! The 4.5mi trail is 90% tame with short spans of technical gnar in spots. After dropping Bloobs Mtn, you have 5+ miles to go. You’ll run a short length of maintained dirt road and turn onto a smaller dirt road that degenerates into brushy unmaintained double-track. Popping out of the brush onto a quiet farm road with beautiful views of what you ran, you’ll steeply descend back to the Start/Finish feeling like a boss. Refuel + repeat for a 50k with 5,000 ft vertical gain.
50K Cut-off = 13 hours ~ 24min/miles, 5,000+ft vert, 5 sweet viewpoints, 100% rad times!
Campout
Runners, crew + pacers are welcome to camp out at the Start/Finish from Friday to Sunday. There will be an outdoor sink, port-a-pooper, a fire ring, a bbq to cook on and a swimming hole across the street. A summertime dreamscape! (The post-gnar party will be respectful and responsible. BYOB but Animal House-level shenanigans are not welcome.) More camping details on the race website.
Bloobs Punk Ass 50K will be located at 325 Jeffers Hill Rd, Pike, NH 03780 + Campout will be located at 1876 Mt Moosilauke Hwy, Pike, NH 03780. Please contact Brie Choate with any additional questions at [email protected] or @gnarlytrailrunners on Instagram.
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