RUNNERGUIDE

4Mile|20Km|20Mile|52Km|52Mile|100Mile

RACEDAYSCHEDULEPleasearriveearlytopark,checkinandwarmuppriortoyourrun.Restroomfacilitiesarelocatedatthestartlineasportablerestrooms.

Saturday,January18,20206:00AM–Packetpickup/racedayregistrationbegin7:00AM–100MileStart7:06AM–BeginCivilTwilight7:30AM–52MileStart7:33AM–Sunrise7:45AM–52KilometerStart8:00AM–20MileStart8:15AM–20KilometerStart

8:30AM–4MileStart4:26PM–Moonrise(nearfullmoon)5:47PM–Sunset6:13PM–EndciviltwilightMoonPhase:WaningCrescent,40%illumination

Sunday,January19,20207:05AM–Beginciviltwilight7:32AM–Sunrise3:00PM–Final100MileCutoff/RaceEnds

Cut-Off

All cut-off times are for leaving the aid station. Overall Cutoff for all races is 3 PM on Sunday (32 hours for 100 miler).

Intermediate cutoffs: Headquarters (Mile 60) - 2:00 AM Headquarters (Mile 80) - 8:30 AM Pedersen (Mile 91.1) - 12:00 PM Coldwater (Mile 96.7) - 2:00 PM

PACKETPICKUPPacketpickupwillbeat2locationsthisyearThursday,January16th5:00pm-7:00pmatSoleSportsArcadia(formerlyiRun)4730E.IndianSchoolRd.#125Phoenix,AZ85018(602)368-5330ORFriday,January17**4:00pm-6:00pmatEstrellaMountainRegionalPark(Ramada20-21)14805WestVineyardAveGoodyear,AZ85338**NOTE**IfyouareplanningtopickupyourpacketonFridayatthepark,pleaseprinttheparticipantpacketpickupparkpassprovidedinthemainemail!

Therewillalsobepacketpickupavailableattheparkonracemorning6:00amto8:45am.

PARKENTRYRemembertheparknowchargesa$7parkentryfeepervehicle.Pleasearriveearlyandhavecorrectchange(cash)availableonracemorningforasmoothentryprocess.Carpooltosave!

PARKING/STARTAREAThe2020start/finishlineislocatedatRamada20-21withintheTurfPicnicArea.Fromthepark'smainentrance,youwillbedirectedtogoaroundtheroadloop(CaseyAbbottDriveNorthorCaseyAbbottDriveSouthjustbeyondtheNatureCenter)toaccesstheparking.WhiledrivingonCaseyAbbottDrive,you’llfindmultipleparkinglotsthroughout.FindaspotandlookforourheadquartersbasedoutofRamada’s20-21.NOTE:CaseyAbbottDriveSouthisCLOSEDfromTrailheadDrtoRamada5foryourracessoyouwillnotbeabletodrivethrough(seemapbelow).

COURSEINFO

Mostofthedetailsneededforthiscoursewillbefoundonourwebsite.Additionally,itisimportanttounderstandthelayoutofyour100-mileracegiventhe“washingmachine”stylewhereyouchangedirectionsaftereachloop.Specifically,ourstart/finishheadquartersisandout-and-backofabout250

yardswhereyou’llcrossthetimingmat,hittheaidstation,dropbag,crews,etc.andheadthesamedirectiontowardsthepavedroadthatyoujustcamefrom.Yourdecisionpointwillbeatthispavedroadintersectionwhereyou’llneedtoknowwhichloopyou’reontodecipherwhethertogoonaclockwiselooporcounterclockwise.

Thecourseitselfsitsatthefoothillsofthevirtuallyuntouched,rugged,mountainrangeknownastheSierraEstrellaMountainsthatwillprovidesomegorgeousbackdropsthroughoutyour100-milejourney.Iguaranteeatsomepointduringthisraceyou’llbedrawntothesepeaks.Youwillmostlyberunningonrollingsingleanddoubletracktrailswithoutanyrealsubstantialclimbinginoneshot.ThereisasectiononthebackhalfofthecoursejustbeforethePedersonAid(clockwisedirection)namedtheCorgettwashandcanbeverysandydependingontheweatherleadinguptotherace.Thisisagreatracetoconsidergaitersbecauseofthis.Hiking/trekkingpolesarenotquiteasusefulbutareallowed.

Acoupleotherpointstoconsiderwiththisrace:

1. Keepinmindthatwecanhavesomeprettydramatictemperatureswingsfromdaytonight(30-40degrees).Youmayberunningthroughthedaywithaheadwrapontoprotectyourselffromtheheat(see:zeroshadecover)andthenbundlinguptostaywarmthroughthelatepartsofthenight.Iknow,40degreesisnicewhereyou’recomingfromthistimeofyear.Trustme,it’sacold40degreeshereandrunninginandoutofthewashesoncourseyou’llunderstand.

2. Asitisthemiddleofwinter,therewillbealongperiodofnighttimerunning.Donotgetcaughtoutonthetrailbetweenaidstationswithoutaheadlamp!Bringanextraandbepreparedtorunthroughthenightfrom6pmuntilafter7am.Youwillbeginyourracejustasciviltwilighthitsthehorizonsoit’spossibletostartyourracesansheadlampbutit’syourcall-you’llbeonatrailandclimbingthefirsthillinthefirst¼mile.Themoonwillbeilluminatingat40%,soitwon’tofferatonoflight.Moreanintimatesetting,we’llsay.

3. ForthoseofyoujoiningusafterrunningtheJavelinaJundred100milerinOctober,you’llseetherearetwoadditionalhourstofinishforColdwater.Theterrainismoretechnical,thenightlonger,andwewantyoutofinishthisthing.KeepGoing.

52 Mile & 52 Km Runners

ThisisVERYIMPORTANTsopleaseread:Youwillbothbecompletinga20mileloop(ortwofor52M)tobeginyourraceandthenareaskedtofinishthe20Kloop.EachyearIhaveahandfulofrunners"finish"theirraceshortonmileage.AndeachyearitisbecauserunnersarriveatColdwaterAidStationandthenratherthandoingtheproper4+milesouthernloopthatbringsyoubacktotheColdwaterAidStation,theyskipitandheadstraighttothefinish.WhereIDQthemforcuttingthecourse,intentionallyorotherwise.Thisisyourwarning,pleasefollowyoursignsandknowyourcourse.

TRAILRUNNINGANDTRASH

Pleaserespectthetrailsandthebeautyofthedesertbydisposingofanytrashatoneofouraidstations.

TRAILETIQUETTE

Remembertoalwaysremainondesignedtrails,noshortcutting.Ifyoudecidetouseheadphones,pleaseberespectfulofrunnersbehindyouattemptingtopass.Also,removeearbudsasyouapproachaidstationsoraroadcrossing.

Hikingpolesareallowed.Beconsciousofwhereyou’repointingthosethingsthough.J

Pleasedonotlistentomusiconcoursewithoutheadphones.

Thiscourseincludessomelegitsingletrack.Ifyouarefastandattemptingtopass,pleasealerttherunnerinfrontofyoubeforeflyingpastthem.Likewise,ifyouheararunnerapproachingyoufrombehind,attempttofindaspottoallowtherunnertopass.

Asageneralrule,whenpassingarunner,announce,“onyourleft.”

Uphillrunners/hikershavetherightofwaytodownhillrunners.Remainincontrolasyoudescendandrespecttheotherrunners.

Everyoneisafterthesamegoalheresolet’sberespectfulofeachother’sracesandhavefun.Please.

TIMINGWewillbeutilizingachiptimingsystematthiseventtorecordyourtimeatthefinish.Youwillbeprovidedwithatimingchipattachedtothebacksideofyourracebib.Itisimportanttonotcrease,orfoldthetimingchiptoensureyourfinishtimeisread.Resultsaftereachlapwillbedisplayedonascreenatthefinishlineturnaround.

LiveTracking&ResultsForfriendsandfamilytofollowalong,havethemvisitwww.ultracast.tvorourwebsite,www.aravaiparunning.com,andclickonthe“results”tab.Thentheyjustneedtoclickontheracename“ColdwaterRumble,”andthey’llbeabletosearchviabibnumberornametoseewhereyouareoncourse!NOTE:Wedoourbesttoofferlivetrackingattheseeventsbuttherearetimeswhentheremotetimingmaynotupdateonline.Wewillcontinuetokeepworkingatitforyouallbutpleasebepatient.

DROPS:Ifyoudecidetodropfromtherace,youmustdosoatanaidstation.Pleaseinformtheaidstationcaptainand/orradiocommunicationvolunteers.Theymustrecordyourbibnumberandthatyouaredroppedfromtherace.Wecannotguaranteeatimelyridebacktothefinishlineandyoumayhavetowaituntiltheaidstationclosesdownifitisoneofourmoreremotestations.You’restrongerthanyouthinkyouare-keepgoing.

AIDSTATIONS:Wewillbecheckingrunnersinandoutofeachaidstation.Yourbibnumberneedstobeclearlyvisibletoourstaffandvolunteers.

DROPBAGSDropbagswillbeallowedatthestart/finishandattheColdwaterAidStationfor100mile,52mile,and52Kmrunners.Dropbagsmustbedroppedby7:30a.m.fortransportandwillbereturnedtothestart/finishareaattheconclusionoftheraces.NOTE:Whenyouarefinishedwithyourremotedropbag,placeitinthe"used"areatohelpexpediteit'sreturntotheheadquarters.

CREWS/PACERSCrewsarewelcometosupportrunnersatthestart/finishlineatRamada20-21intheTurfarea.Thiswillserveasthe“RumbleHeadquarter”forthedurationofthe32-hourevent.

Pacersmayjoinrunnersafterloop3(Mile60)inthe100-mileraceoratsunset,whichevercomesfirst.Pacersmayjoin52-milerunnerfortheirfinalshortloopoftherace.Nopacersareallowedforanyotherdistance.

MEDICALWewillhaveourmedicalteamonsiteforthedurationoftheevent.Intheunfortunateeventthatyoufindyourselforanotherrunnerinjuredoutoncourse,thefirstnumberwewouldaskyoucallisMedStarSolutions:480-269-4126.Thisnumberisavailable24hoursadayandtheywillbeabletobestdecipherthenextstepsneeded.Youcanalsoalwayscallmycell(Noah)at:480-518-6731asI’llbeattheheadquartersforthedurationofthe32hourevent.

DROPS:Ifyoudecidetodropfromtherace,youmustdosoatanaidstation.Pleaseinformtheaidstationcaptainand/orradiocommunicationvolunteers.Theymustrecordyourbibnumberandthatyouaredroppedfromtherace.Wecannotguaranteeatimelyridebacktothefinishlineandyoumayhavetowaituntiltheaidstationclosesdownifitisoneofourmoreremotestations.You’restrongerthanyouthinkyouare-keepgoing.

COURSEMARKINGSEachcoursewillbewellmarkedwithorangeplasticribbonswithblackpolkadotsaswellasorangepinflagswiththeAravaipaRunninglogoprintedononeside.Trailjunctionsandturnswillbewellmarkedwithcolorfullaminatedsignsthat“match”yourbibcolor.Pleasepayattentiontothesesignsateachjunctionastherearemultipleracedistancesandracecourses!Coursesignswillcorrespondwithyourbibcolor(4M=Blue,20K=Green,20M=Yellow,52K=Red,52M=White,100M=Orange).Inaddition,blue&whitecheckerboardplasticflaggingwillbehungalongwith“WRONGWAY”signstodesignatenon-racetrails.Allrunnersareresponsibleforunderstandingthelayoutofthecourses.Pleasefamiliarizeyourselfwiththecoursemapsonourwebsitepriortoracedayand/orprintamaptobringalongwithyou.

CAMPING

TentsitesareavailableattheTurfArea(RumbleHeadquarters)nexttothestart/finishlinefor$32fortheweekend(FridayandSaturdaynights).Youmayreserveacampingsitewithyourregistrationthisyear.Thereisabathroomfacilitylocatedatthestagingarea.Vehiclesarenotallowedontheturfareabutparkingisclosebythetentarea.Campingpermitsmaystillbepurchasedatpacketpickup.

TENT/COTRENTALSWewillberentingtentsandcotsforusebyrunnersagainthisyear.Youmayreserveatentand/orcotwhenyouregisterfortherace.Thetentwillbesetupwhenyouarrive,soallyouhavetodoisbringyourownsleepingbag!Thesmalltentsare7ʹx7ʹandthelargetentsare12ʹx8ʹ.Tentrentalsmaystillbepurchasedatpacketpickup.

VENDORSFREAKBROS!WearepleasedtohaveFREAKBROTHER’SPIZZAoutonsiteagainforthisevent!Theywillbeservingtheirfreakyfamouswood-firepizzaalldayandnightSaturday!100Mileand52Mile,&52Kmrunnersenjoy$3offanypizzafromFREAKBROTHERS.Theywillstopservingat10PMSaturday.100milerunnerscanpre-ordertheirpizzabeforefinishingandhaveapizzawrappedandreadyforyouatthefinishlinewhenyoucompletetherace.

HUSSBREWING!Pizza’sbestfriend!HussBrewingwillbesponsoringthecharitybeergardenattheRumbleHeadquarters!ProceedsfromthebeersalesbenefittheSouthwestWildlifeConservationCenterandtheireffortsinprotectingandrehabilitatingdesertwildlife!

GYPSYCUPSPECIALTYCOFFEES!GypsyCupisafull-servicecafeonwheelswithauniquecombinationofquality,styleandmobility,expertlycraftedespressodrinks,coffeeandacustom8tapsystem.Wefeatureour3coldbrewflavorsontapaswellas3flavorsonnitro.Weleave2tapstorotatenon-coffeeoptionslikelemonade,kombuchaandteas.

ARAVAIPASTORETheAravaipaRunningshopwillbeopenattheracefeaturingAravaipaRunning,RunSteepGetHigh,MountainOutpost,andotherracemerchandiseandgear.

2020SPONSORS

DIRECTIONSFromcentralPhoenix,takeI-10westtoEstrellaParkwayexit.TravelsouthtoVineyardAve.TurneastonVineyardAve.totheEstrellaMountainRegionalParkentranceonthesouthside.

Address14805WestVineyardAvenueGoodyear,AZ85338