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Location: Jefferson County Park
Nearest Town(s): Fairfield, IA
Event Date/Time 8/28/99 7AM
Course Type: Multiple Loops (4.5 miles each)
Surface: Mostly tiny crushed gravel, some grass, dirt, asphalt.
Description: Varied terrain on wooded trails
with several hills each 4.5-mile loop. This is Iowa's only 50 mile trail run. The course is really beautiful. The official course description says, "Groomed trail with one hill?"
Yes, there is really only one "steep" hill and I doubt
that it would even be classified as that by Western States or Leadville
standards. However, where I come from this is a moderately hilly course,
though not nearly as hilly as Quivering Quads. There is about one hill for
every mile, on average with several stretches of a half mile or more that
are completely flat. The entire course (almost) is on tiny crushed gravel
and is generally about two runners wide. There aren't really any rocks or
roots, it's not real rough terrain. Typically the temp does
moderate somewhat in August, but you never know. The course is mostly
shaded though. Both runs, the 50 mile and the 50k are on the same course. It is a 4.5
mile loop, so you are never far from aid.
Elevation Change: Climb 3500' (Estimate); Descent 3500' (Estimate)
Altitude Range: 720' - 880'
Longest Climb: 180' (Estimate)
Time Limit/Cutoffs: None
Aid Stations: 2 per 4.5 mile loop, one every 2.25 miles.
Website: ?
Race Director: Bob Lyon
Submitted By: Dan Hawthorne, Fairfield, Iowa
The following information is for the 1998 race
Pre-entry by August 24. $50 thereafter; post-entry accepted. Bob Lyon, 107 Iowa Ave., Fairfield, IA 52556 (515) 472-6589 (h), (515) 472-5000 (w), fax (515) 472-0340.
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