Dead Truck is back! The course has slightly changed and the start/finish area has been changed to the big parking lot behind the Cool Fire Dept! We now have much more space for parking right at the start/finish line! Due to permitting requirements, we’ve had to change what distances we …
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Dead Truck is back! The course has slightly changed and the start/finish area has been changed to the big parking lot behind the Cool Fire Dept! We now have much more space for parking right at the start/finish line! Due to permitting requirements, we’ve had to change what distances we offer and now have a 15k, 35k, and 50k. The 35k and 50k both still climb up Dead Truck trail and all 3 distances include a climb up the infamous Goat Hill!
All Dead Truck distances start and finish at the Cool FD parking lot. We all follow the same course for the first 4.2 miles until we get to the Brown’s Bar aid station (on Quarry Trail).
The 15K course then goes up Brown’s Bar for about a mile until you get to the infamous Goat Hill climb. At that point, all distances re-join each other and follow the markers up Goat Hil then to the finish line.
After the Brown’s Bar aid station, the 35k runners continue on Quarry trail, then American Canyon trail, Dead Truck trail. At the top of the Dead Truck climb, 35k’ers turn RIGHT at the “T” towards the ALT A/S, then on to Goat Hill and then to finish.
The 50K follows the 35k course until the top of the Dead Truck trail climb. At that point, the 50k turns LEFT at the “T” and heads East to the Green Gate A/S. From there, they do a 7 mile Out and Back and return to the Green Gate A/S. From there, 50k’ers retrace their steps to the top of the Dead Truck climb. That’s where they re-join routes with the 35k runners all the way to the finish line.
Elevation gain/loss:
15k 1,500 feet
35K 2,800 feet
50K 4,400 feet
Cut-off times: 9 hours for all distances.
All finishers receive a race shirt. Overall winners of each distance (male & female) will receive special awards.
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Inaugural Dead Truck 50k = awesome!
This was a really awesome and well put together race. For any of you that have done Way Too Cool, it uses a bit of the back part of that … MORE
This was a really awesome and well put together race. For any of you that have done Way Too Cool, it uses a bit of the back part of that course, but there is also some new trails that were just opened up. It starts (and finishes) at the Quarry Trail on Hwy 49. Goes up this trail until you get on the Wendell T Robie trail. There were four aid stations and all stocked full of everything you’d need. The volunteers were really awesome too. The aid stations were:
Brown’s Bar 3.1 miles
Green Gate 7.8 miles
Green Gate 16 miles
ALT 21 miles
Goat Hill 26.5 miles
I finished just a bit over 32 miles and just a tad under 5,000′ of gain.
This was the first Dead Truck race, so there weren’t too many participants, but I imagine it will get bigger next year.
Overall a very awesome race, course, and people. SS Mountain Racing did a great job with this, and I will absolutely be doing this race again.