The Mighty Mosquito Trail Race and Relay is Western NY’s only 100-mile solo trail race and also features a 50K distance and a 99-mile relay race. Run this challenging scenic route on your own, or team up with friends! The course consists of 3 unique loops on the beautiful trails of Mendon Ponds Park, running each loop 6 times. Camp at the start/finish line while you wait for your teammates and enjoy everything that summer at Mendon Ponds has to offer.
All proceeds from this race benefit the Blue Foundation, a charity organization in Canandaigua, NY.
Details
All loops begin and end at the Canfield Woods Shelter at Mendon Ponds park.
AMENITIES:
– plenty of parking at the Beach Lot
– park bathrooms available for the duration of the event
– camping allowed in the area surrounding the shelter
Solo Runners
Solo runners are welcome!
Solo runners begin at 6am with a 30-hour time cap.
A fully stocked aid station will be provided at the start/finish line.
Pacers welcome.
Solo runners finishing under the 30-hour time cap will be awarded with a beautiful Mighty Mosquito belt buckle. Solo runners will complete 6 laps of loop 1, followed by 6 laps of loop 2 and finishing with 6 laps of loop 3.
Solo Cutoffs: start lap 6 by 3:00pm, start lap 12 by 1:00am, start final lap by 10:30am
Relay Teams
Relay teams consist of up to 6 team members. All relay teams start at 12:00pm with a 24-hour time cap. Teammates will complete 6 laps of loop 1, followed by 6 laps of loop 2 and finishing with 6 laps of loop 3. All relay teams are required to provide a volunteer!
The aid station is for solo runners only please.
Relay Cutoffs: start lap 6 by 7:00pm, start lap 12 by 5:00am, finish by noon.
Course
The course consists of 3 loops, each of which will be run 6 times.
Loop 1: 6 miles / 900′ gain.
Loop 2: 5.5 miles / 300′ gain.
Loop 3: 5.5 miles / 600′ gain.
Our solo runners get an special extra short loop to complete their 100 miles and earn their belt buckle!
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