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Western New York Ultra News  |  2010 Series Race Calendar  | Other Ultras in Region

bulletApril 25th BPAC 6 Hour Distance Classic - Entries are open for the first race in the 2010 Western New York Ultra Series.  This will be the 30th anniversary running of the race.  Click here for more info and registration links.
bulletBeast of Burden Winter 100 Mile & 24 Hour Ultra:  Snow and more snow and some amazing performances on the last weekend of February at Lockport, NY.
100 Mile - Richard Cook (18:08:17).  Eight runners finished the hundred within the 30 hour time limit.  Cook, Ryan O'Dell, Charlie Engle and Joseph Hewitt all finished in under 24 hours.  No women finished the hundred.
24 Hour - Vincent Donner (100.00 miles) / Charlotte Vasarhelyi (87.93 miles).  21 runners completed more than 50 miles.
Click here for overall results of both races.  Click here for full splits for each runner.  Click here for race video on YouTube.
Note:  The Beast of Burden is a non-series race.
bulletGreen Lake Endurance Runs 100K has been awarded the RRCA New York State Ultra Championship.  All runners will be eligible... you don't have to be a member of the RRCA to win.  Championship plaques to top men and top women in Open, Masters (40-49) and Grand Masters (50+).
bulletZsuzsanna Carlson (age 36 from Edison, NJ) is the 2009 Western New York Ultra Series Runner of the Year.
bulletFinal 2009 Series Standings:  The standings have been updated to include the Mendon results.  Awards have been mailed to the category winners.  Please report any errors to the series coordinator.
bulletOverviews of Ultra Series Events.  Each of the runs has a distinctive personality.  Check out Tom Perry's take on each event.
bulletScoring & Awards.  Scoring will be based on performance relative to overall male and female winners in each race with additional distance points for finishes of the longer races.  See Series Details for complete rules.

2010 Ultra Series Race Calendar

DATE DAY TIME RACE
April 25 Sun 8:00 am

30th Anniversary BPAC 6 Hour Distance Classic
Amherst Bike Path at Amherst Pepsi Center. Run & walk as far as you can; 3.25 mile scenic loop, paved, traffic free. Click for a
course map.  Click for Online Registration.  Click for printable entry form.
Web: www.wny-ultra.org/bpac
Contact: Susan Devlin e-mail: sd_runner@hotmail.com

May 29 Sat 8:30 am

12th Annual Highland Forest 1, 2, 3 (30 Miles)
Highland Forest Park near Fabius, NY. 30 miles (3 loops) on trails (10 & 20 mile non-scoring options).  Photos of the course.  Driving Directions from Rochester & points West.
Web:
http://www.syracusechargers.org/highland123/index.html
Contact: Mark Driscoll (315) 449-9615 after 7 pm; E-mail: mdriscol@mailbox.syr.edu

July 3 Sat 6:30 am 22nd Annual Finger Lakes Fifties (50 Miles and 50K)
Potomac Group Campground, Finger Lakes National Forest near Hector, NY. 50 miles (4 loops), 50K (two loops) on forest trails, roads & pastures (non-scoring 25K option). Photos of the course.
Web: www.fingerlakesrunners.org/races/forms/Fifties.html; Race Blog:  fl50sultraz.blogspot.com 
Contact:  Christine Reynolds; E-mail: fl50s@yahoo.com
August 29 Sun 6:00am 100K
6:45am 50K
5th Annual Green Lakes Endurance Runs (100K and 50K)
Green Lakes State Park, Fayetteville, NY.  100K is RRCA New York State Ultra Championship.  12.5 km trail loop course includes shaded shoreline, ascents through upland forest, and panoramic views from rolling meadows.  Photos of the course.
Web: www.gleruns.org Contact:  Todd Baum;
E-mail: admin@gleruns.org
October 9 Sat 7:00 am 8th Annual Can Lake 50 Ultras (50 Miles and 50K)
Canandaigua, NY. 50 miles in one big lap around the most beautiful Finger Lake. 50K point-to-point 3/5th of way around the lake.  Scenic roads, including renowned Bopple Hill in both options.  Photos of the course.
Web: www.canlake50.org
Contact: Tom Perry (585) 410-0584; E-mail: info09@canlake50.org
November 6 Sat 8:00 am 15th Annual Mendon Trail Runs (50K)
Pittsford, NY. Five loops on trails in Mendon Ponds Park (5K, 10K, 20K non-scoring options). 1100 feet of climb per 10K loop. Photos of the loop.  Web:  Click here.
Contact: Larry Zygo (585) 225-0733; E-mail:
Lzygo@aim.com

Other 2010 Ultras in the Region - These Western & Central New York races do not count in Series Scoring
DATE DAY TIME RACE
February 27 Sat 7:00 am 1st Annual Beast of Burden Winter 100 Mile & 24 Hour Ultra
Lockport, NY.  Out & back 25 mile loop on historic Erie Canal towpath through inches or feet of snow.  Approximately 5-6 miles between aid stations.
Web: www.winter100.com/ 
Contact:  Sam
Pasceri; E-mail:  resurrectionracing@gmail.com
May 15 Sat 7:00 am 1st Annual Mind the Ducks 12 Hour
Rochester, NY.  Timed race on approx. half mile paved footpath surrounding Trout Lake in Seneca Park.  Runner have 12 hours to complete as many laps as they can.
Web:  mtd12hour.org

Contact:  Shelley Viggiano (585) 615-1258; E-mail: shelley@mtd12hour.org
September TBD Sun 6:30 am 20th Annual Virgil Forest Monster Marathon (42K)*
Virgil, NY.  Double out & back steep trails (half marathon option also).  5560 feet of climb.  Age/sex handicap staggered starts.
Web:  www.fingerlakesrunners.org/races/forms/Monster.pdf
Contact:  Karen Grover (607) 351-8455; E-mail: kag22@cornell.edu
*Honorary ultra status - 3:55:21 mean winning time is slower than any road 50K and comparable to some trail 50K events.
September 25 Sat 6:00 am 3rd Annual Virgil Crest Ultras (50 miles, 100 miles solo & relay)
Virgil, NY.  Hilly single track trail in Tuller Hill and Kennedy State Forests and Greek Peak Mountain Resort; 18,000 feet of climbing in 100; 9,000 feet in 50.  Includes 5-person relay option.
Web:  www.virgilcrestultras.com/

Contact:  Ian Golden (607) 339-5897 before 10 pm; E-mail: ian@fingerlakesrunningcompany.com

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