The Never Summer 100km & 60km races will take place almost entirely within the boundaries of State Forest State Park and run between the Never Summer Mountains on the northern border of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow Mountains to the north of Cameron Pass.
This is a mountain race in the truest sense of the term, with extended periods of high alpine ridge running, two alpine peaks and four alpine lakes visited along the way. When above timberline, you will enjoy huge views of the northern Never Summer Mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park to the south, expansive vistas across North Park to the Park Range to the west, and even north out to Wyoming’s Snowy Range.
The race covers a huge variety of terrain; from cross country, jeep and logging roads; to bomber alpine trail; and pretty much everything in between. You’ll cross meadows and streams, you’ll wade through mud up to your shins, you’ll negotiate boulder fields, and you’ll enjoy some of the rawest trail running Colorado has to offer. Expect to see moose, elk and maybe some bighorn sheep through the course of your run.
Our aim is to offer a challenging ultra-distance mountain-running experience in a wild and beautiful setting. With generous cut-offs, we believe that anybody with adequate training and the requisite mental fortitude can complete this run, but please also be aware that this is a true mountain wilderness experience run on challenging terrain, much of it between 10,000ft and 12,000ft.
Come prepared!
Event Schedule:
4:00am - 5:15am - 60km Pre-Race check in
5:20am - Short 60km Pre-Race briefing
5:30am - 60km Race start
5:45am - 60km Crew Briefing
2:15pm - Summit (Mile 22.7) 60km Cut-Off
2:30pm - 60k Overall Awards. Age groups offered on a rolling basis
3:00-7:00pm - 100km Pre-Race check in at the Gould Community Center. Friday check in is optional but encouraged to save time in the morning picking up your packet, dropping your drop bags, and asking any pre-race questions.
5:30pm - Bockman (Mile 30.3) 60km Cut-Off
8:30pm - 60km final race Cut-Off
Course
The 100km (65.3 mile) course will have approximately 14,450ft of hard-earned vertical gain and 14,450 feet of equally hard-earned vertical descent, for an elevation change total of 28,900 feet.
Time Cut-Offs
100km:
Summit (Mile 22.7) at 1:45pm. 8:15 Total time.
Ruby Jewel (Mile 31.5) at 4:30pm. 11:00 Total time.
Clear Lake (2nd stop Mile 45.0) at 10:45pm. 17:15 Total time.
Canadian Yurt (Mile 51.2) at 1:00am. 19:30 Total time.
Bockman (Mile 57.1) at 3:00am. 21:30 Total time.
Awards
All finishers in both the 100k and 60k will receive a unique award for finishing.
Those registering for (and finishing) the Dirty Double (60km Friday, 100km Saturday) will receive a beautiful personalized finisher award in addition to eternal bragging rights.
We acknowledge and respect those who experience their gender identity in ways outside of the traditional male/female dichotomy, and are trying our best to provide non-binary opportunities in both the registration and results to reflect that. Currently, we are offering non-binary recognition for the top 3 overall in that category, and will expand to age groups as participation levels grow.
There will be male/female overall and age group awards in the following categories:
Top 3 Overall
Top 3 Masters (40-49)
Top 3 Grandmasters (50+)
As well as 1st-3rd Overall for the non-binary category.
60km awards will be given out on a rolling basis on Friday as the top 3 from each category are compiled.
100km awards will be held during the post-race breakfast at 10am Sunday morning. If any finishers need to leave before the awards breakfast, please check in with us at the finish to get your finisher award.
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