Hitchcock Experience Endurance Runs

Corn fields. Flat. Start a conversation with anybody on their impression of the landscape in Iowa/Nebraska and these are the two most likely things you’ll hear. Welcome to the Hitchcock 100 Experience. We’re going to change your view of what an Iowa race looks like!

The G.O.A.T.z have partnered with the Pottawattamie County Conservation Board and Hitchcock Nature Center to bring you a challenging and scenic course through the hills and bluffs of the area Lewis & Clark and early settlers named “Council Bluffs”. The course will consist of single track to fire road size trail, and a small amount of maintenance road all running through the trees and along the ridges of Hitchcock Nature Center. And although not rocky/technical, you may find yourself wondering “How did all these hills get to Iowa?”.

The races are run on a 12.5 mile loop on the hills and ridges of the Hitchcock Nature Center with three aid stations available per loop. There will be a slight addition of mileage at the beginning of the course for the half marathon runners only.

Race Details:

• Field Limit is 125 runners
• 100M = 8 laps
• 101K The Hard Way = Half Marathon THEN the 50M
• 50M = 4 laps
• Half Marathon = 1 lap with an out and back
• Surface is single track to fire road-size trail and a small amount of maintenance road
• Elevation change per loop = approximately 4,928’

Proceeds from the Hitchcock Experience will go toward a donation to the Hitchcock Nature Center. The GOATz are also committed to providing our time and energy to help better the Hitchcock trail system.