RUN HISTORY:
In February 2006, the Lord Hill Run was cancelled due to bad weather, and this run was started as a replacement. It was again held in 2007. Lord Hill is making a return this year (hooray!), so this run has been changed to this date.

Date: Race will start at 7:30am, early start at 6:30 (headlamp needed).

Course: This is a 9.6 mile loop around the Lake Youngs Watershed. The terrain is rolling and a mixture of packed gravel, trail, and a very short section of road. The trail hugs the fence that goes around the watershed, so getting lost is not really a problem. If you have crossed a road, you have gone off course. There are mile marks on the fence along the trail but they are not entirely accurate.

Distances:
9.6 miles=one loop
19.2 miles=2 loops
50K=3 loops and a 2.2 mile out and back (1.1 out and 1.1 back)

Drop bags: At the start/finish area for each loop. I will bring a tarp to put drop bags on but they will not be under cover.

Entry: E-mail me with your distance, name, age on race day, gender, city, and early start preference. Signing up on the maniac site does not count. Please still e-mail me at pigtails@earthlink.net. Also, let me know if this race is special for you in any way, like qualifying for the maniacs or if it is your first ultra.

Fee: Two cans of soup and some other non-perishable item for the Maple Valley Food Bank. Because of the declining economy, let’s do what we can to help out.
Otherwise, the race is free, but donations would help out with cost of supplies.

Aid stations: There will be only one aid station at the start/finish with water, Gatorade, soup and a few other things you might find at an ultra, such as potato chips, gummi bears, cookies, candy. If you would like to bring something to share, I’m sure you’ll find people who will eat it. Please bring your own gels, shot bloks, or fuel of choice. Everyone will be required to carry one water bottle minimum, unless you are only running one loop and feel comfortable going without any fluids for 9.6 miles.

Bathrooms: There is one honey bucket at the start/finish of the loop. No bathrooms on the loop other than the woods.

Awards: First open, masters, and super masters (50+) male and female will either get sausage, bacon, or eggs from our farm.

Post race: Soup and anything you want to bring to share.

Directions and parking: Take exit 4 off I-405 to Maple Valley/Black Diamond/Enumclaw Hwy 169. Drive east several miles and take a right on 140th Way SE. Go up hill for about 2 miles and take a left on SE Petrovitsky Road. In about another 2 miles, turn right on Old Petrovitsky road. Parking lot is on the left in about a hundred yards. In previous years, parking has filled. Carpool if you can. There is parking on the road. I’m not sure if you can park in the church parking lot across the street, but I think people have in the past.
From Hwy 18, take the Maple Valley exit. If coming from Tacoma, take a left at end of off ramp, cross over 18, right on SE Petrovitsky road. If coming from Issaquah, take a right at end of off ramp and immediate right on SE Petrovitsky. For both after getting on Petrovitsky, drive about 3+ miles and take left on Old Petrovitsky Road. Parking is on the left.
See you soon!