OVERVIEW
The Fall 50 is designed to be a glorious running adventure set against the colorful backdrop of Door County during peak Fall colors. Participants may compete as members of a team of 2-5 runners or as a solo ultra-marathoner.
The course starts at the northern tip of the Door County peninsula at Gills Rock. The starting line is in front of the Shoreline Restaurant, just up the hill from the Washington Island Ferry parking lot. The course travels south primarily on back roads along the western shoreline. It passes through quaint villages and beautiful park areas including Ellison Bay, Sister Bay, Ephraim, Peninsula Park, Fish Creek, Juddville, Egg Harbor, Murphy Park, Little Harbor, Old Stone Quarry Park and finally Sturgeon Bay.
Beginning this year, the Fall 50 will have a wave start. All solo runners will start at 7 am while the teams will start in waves each hour between 8 am and 11 am. The teams will be assigned a start time based on their anticipated pace, with the slowest teams starting earlier and the fastest teams starting later. This approach will concentrate the arrival of most participants to the finish line between 4 and 6pm on Saturday.
The finish line celebration will begin at 1 pm on the north lawn of Stone Harbor Resort beneath a massive big top tent. Participants will cross the finish line and pass directly into the party tent over a red carpet on the dance floor. A DJ will be playing music and announcing the names of finishers for the friends, family, teammates and competitors waiting beneath the tent. The finish line buffet will include unlimited beer, wine, soda, pizza, breadsticks and salty snacks. The awards ceremony will take place at 7 pm.
The course starts at the northern tip of the Door County peninsula at Gills Rock. The starting line is in front of the Shoreline Restaurant, just up the hill from the Washington Island Ferry parking lot. The course travels south primarily on back roads along the western shoreline. It passes through quaint villages and beautiful park areas including Ellison Bay, Sister Bay, Ephraim, Peninsula Park, Fish Creek, Juddville, Egg Harbor, Murphy Park, Little Harbor, Old Stone Quarry Park and finally Sturgeon Bay.
Beginning this year, the Fall 50 will have a wave start. All solo runners will start at 7 am while the teams will start in waves each hour between 8 am and 11 am. The teams will be assigned a start time based on their anticipated pace, with the slowest teams starting earlier and the fastest teams starting later. This approach will concentrate the arrival of most participants to the finish line between 4 and 6pm on Saturday.
The finish line celebration will begin at 1 pm on the north lawn of Stone Harbor Resort beneath a massive big top tent. Participants will cross the finish line and pass directly into the party tent over a red carpet on the dance floor. A DJ will be playing music and announcing the names of finishers for the friends, family, teammates and competitors waiting beneath the tent. The finish line buffet will include unlimited beer, wine, soda, pizza, breadsticks and salty snacks. The awards ceremony will take place at 7 pm.
