McNaughton Park Trail runs – Update from Ollie Nanyes
Posted by planetultramarathon on March 18, 2007
It is now moving into spring in Central Illinois and that means that the McNaughton Park Trail runs are right around the corner.
We have 193 people signed up, and there is still a few slots left.
The runs feature a 50, 100 and a 150; the 150 starts at 6 pm Friday, April 13 and the 50 and 100 starts at 6 am Saturday, April 14. 100 miler runners have the option of starting at 6 pm on Friday.
The trails have been drying out nicely and the weather is also shaping up nicely.
The aid will be excellent; the vast majority of the workers have themselves finished ultras. I’ll be there for the early starters on Friday evening.
Website:
http://www.mcnaughtonparktrailruns.com/
My personal photo spread of the course:
http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o139/blueollie/mcnaughton/
The course features 5, 10 or 15 ten mile loops, each of which contains 1600 feet of elevation gain, most all of it on a series of thirteen hills, some of which are elevator shaft type rises and drops. But there are very runnable sections as well.
There are almost no rocks and very few roots, though there could be mud if it is rainy. The course is a combination of single track and some grassy fields.
ollie
ollie nanyes
peoria, Illinois
http://www.nanyes.org
http://blueollie.wordpress.com/
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