| Come join
us for the 24th Annual Kentucky 50 Miler!
2001 KY 50 Miler Group photo at Breckinridge Inn
We are proud to be host of one of the oldest and best managed ultra events in the country. A great course, enthusiastic volunteers, and some of the best aid stations you've ever run across bring runners back year after year to run this all road 50 mile race. COURSE MAP To view the 2002course map and course cue sheet, please click on one of the links below: To open the two files which are in pdf format, you need the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you can download it for free here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html KY 50 Miler Course Map 2002 in printable pdf format (takes a few moments to load) KY 50 Miler Cue Sheet 2002 in printable pdf format (takes a few moments to load) KY 50 Miler Cue Sheet 2002 in html format
DATE AND TIME 24th Annual Kentucky 50 Miler E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park, 3000 Freys Hill Road, Anchorage, Kentucky Saturday, December 7, 2002 7:00 am EST; 5:00 am EST Trekkers’ Start Louisville, Kentucky Sponsored by the Cherokee Road Runners TREKKERS' START A Trekkers’ Start will be available at 5:00 am. Trekkers will be counted as official finishers provided they notify the race director during packet pickup of their early start election. Trekkers must carry flashlights and be prepared for self support during the early hours of the race. AID STATIONS Nine along the course with food and drink. Substantial food and drink, shower facilities, and massage are available at the finish line at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park. ENTRY FEES $40.00 postmarked on or before November 9, 2002. $50.00 postmarked on or after November 10, 2002. QUALIFICATIONS Entry limited to runners who have completed marathons or longer races. The race director reserves the right to reject any entry or require any runner to quit the race for safety reasons. TIME LIMITS Due to the danger of running in darkness the finish line will officially close at 6:00 pm, 11 hours from the start time. Those planning on running slower than 11 hours should start with the Trekkers. RACE HEADQUARTERS Hampton Inn I-265, 4100 Hampton Lake Way, Louisville, KY 40241, (502) 327-8880. The host hotel is approximately 2 miles from the start/finish at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park. Accommodations: A block of rooms is reserved for runners and their crews at the Hampton Inn. These rooms are guaranteed for us through November 7, 2002. Participants are encouraged to reserve early, because of other activities being held in the Louisville area at the same time as our race , hotel rooms are expected to be in short supply.RACE MEETING Your attendance is important to make this a safe, fun and smooth running race. Pre-race meeting: Friday, December 6, 2002, 7:00 pm EST at the Hampton Inn I-265 in the Kentucky Derby Room.PACKET PICK-UP Between 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM in the Kentucky Derby Room at the Hampton Inn I-265 AWARDS High quality sweat shirts, medallions and certificates to all finishers. Attractive plaques to the top three overall male and female finishers, first male and female masters (40-49) runners, and first male and female grandmasters (50+) runners. CONFIRMATION If requested, include a self addressed, stamped envelope, or an email address. 2000 WINNERS Tom Possert: 6:26:36 Patti Shepard: 6:52:38 2001 WINNERS Tom Possert: 6:08:43 Connie Gardner: 7:04:00
CLICK FOR A PRINTABLE APPLICATION For more information about the Kentucky 50 Miler please call (502) 893-9521 during evening hours or email runbikedefend@att.net. |
