“It’s The LAST CALL At Bill Buck’s Dance Hall!”
Do you remember the last dance at Prom? Nervous looks around, everyone hoping to be picked to awkwardly dance to Time After Time or Stairway To Heaven. We choose you, you uncoordinated runner you. Come dance with us, we have the perfect partner for you.
The Last Call Fifties features a 50-Mile and 55k ultramarathon that coincides with the Silverheels 100-Mile Endurance Run. The 50-Mile features something few 50-mile ultras do, a midnight start!; while our 55k starts at 6:00am, both distances offer generous cut-offs.
Join us in Colorado’s high country for an unforgettable experience running through the wild and remote areas just north and east of Fairplay, CO. This event travels from Fairplay to Como, to Alma, and back to Fairplay. You’ll run through moose country on remote single track trails and USFS fire roads, while towering 14ers set the backdrop for your final miles. During the summer months of July, the Colorado wildflowers are just starting to show themselves and this course if typically blanketed with columbine and paintbrush.
50-Mile Course
The course starts and finishes at the South Park High School Track located in Fairplay, CO. Runners will negotiate Dirt and Gravel Roads, Single track and double track trails, and fire roads of the Pike National Forest/South Park Ranger District. Runners will head straight for Poor Man’s Aid Station then on to Tarryall Aid Station. From Tarryall, 50-Milers will follow the same final 37 miles of the 100-Mile course.
Note: This race provides a unique opportunity for runners in this 50-mile run to share the same final 37 miles as the Silverheels 100. If you’re someone who doesn’t particularly care about your finishing time, you could sign up for this race and get a finishers time, shirt and award all the while pacing a friend to the finish of the 100. You’ll just need to time it right…. good luck!
Mileage: 53 Miles
Altitude: Min 9,944′ | Max 12,067′
Average Altitude: 10,730′
Climb/Descent: +9,186′ / -9,186′
Aid Stations: 6 | Total Stops: 10
Crews:2 Stops | Pacers: No
Cut-Off: 18 Hours
55K Course
The course starts and finishes at the South Park High School Track located in Fairplay, CO. Runners will negotiate Dirt and Gravel Roads, Single track and double track trails, and fire roads of the Pike National Forest/South Park Ranger District. Runners will head straight for the Poor Man’s Aid Station Location then on to Jungle Hill. They’ll then follow the final 28.5 Miles of the 100-Mile & 50-Mile Courses.
Mileage: 35 Miles
Altitude: Min 9,944′ | Max 12,067′
Average Altitude: TBA
Climb/Descent: TBA
Aid Stations: 4 | Total Stops: 6
Crews: No | Pacers: No
Cut-Off: 14 Hours
Post-Race Celebration: There will be a post race gathering at the finish hosted by South Park Rec Foundation. We’ll welcome all of our runners to the finish line with food and drink.
Awards: All official finishers will receive a unique finishers award that are usually utilitarian. We’ll also present special awards to DFL and Transcendence. No podium, no age group awards. NO AWARDS WILL BE MAILED.
Permits: This event is being held in accordance with permits from the U.S. Forest Service, Pike National Forest – South Park Ranger District, Park County, The City of Fairplay, and permission from our local private land owners. We ask that you please respect and care for the land this event is held on to help ensure the future of this race and to limit our environmental impact.
PLEASE NOTE: The Last Call 50-Mile Endurance Run takes place in a delicate mountain environment. The route utilizes a variety of properties owned and/or managed by Park County, the town of Fairplay, The United States Forest Service, and numerous Private Land Owners. All of these relationships, especially those with private land owners, are also delicate in nature. Simply put, it is not our right to hold this race, it is a privilege. While we welcome and encourage you to train on the course, we ask that you please be careful to only utilize the course via the route which has been fully approved by all parties. NEVER travel onto private property and be respectful of all private lands. Leave it better than you found it and above all else, leave no trace, take only pictures. Those who so choose to use unapproved private lands will be swiftly banned from any and all HPRS events for LIFE.
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