SOLO RUNNER INFORMATION
START TIME
7:00 am on race day (ALL solo runners)
COURSE CLOSE
6:00 pm (sunset) on race day
COURSE TIME LIMIT
11 hours (i.e. a 13 minute 12 second per mile pace)
TRANSPORTATION TO THE START
Solo runners have the option to take a coach bus to the start line for $10. The shuttle will depart the parking lot at Stone Harbor Resort promptly at 5:30 am on race morning. If you are not staying at Stone Harbor Resort, please park in the city's structured ramp directly across the street from the hotel. Click HERE for a map. The shuttle will arrive to the start line at Gills Rock by 6:30 am, well before the 7:00 am start time. A member of the Fall 50 staff will have a manifest listing the passengers. Please note that this is a ONE WAY shuttle so non-runners (family/friends) should not ride along unless they plan to find some other way back to Sturgeon Bay.
PACKET PICK UP
There are two opportunities to pick up race packets:
Friday at The Ladder House from 4 pm until 8 pm
Saturday at the start line at Gills Rock from 6 am until 6:59 am
GEAR TRANSPORTATION
Solo runners may check in gear during packet pick up on Friday at The Ladder House or on Saturday at the start line in Gills Rock. There will be large bins with identification labels indicating which of the nine rest stations along the course route or the finish line each one will be delivered to. Solo runners may drop bags with their names or bib numbers into these bins for retrieval at the rest stations during the event. You may supply your own bags or use the large drawstring bags provided by the race organizers at no charge. At the rest stations, the individual bags will be removed from the bins and placed on tables close to the team hand off zones and the porta-potties. Typical items solo runners check in include changes of socks, clothing, or shoes along with special fluids and food items. The gear checked items placed in the finish area bin will be delivered there before Noon. The gear checked items placed in the bins for the first seven rest stations will be delivered to the finish area before 4 pm. The items checked at the 8th and 9th rest stations will each be brought back to the finish area after the last runner passes through those particular stations. The 8th rest station is expected to close by 4:30 pm. The 9th rest station is expected to close by 5 pm.
COURSE SUPPORT (FLUIDS/FOOD)
There will be NINE rest stations along the course route providing support to the competitors. See Course/Leg Descriptions on this website for a breakdown of the locations. All participants, including solo runners, are responsible for supporting themselves BETWEEN rest stations. Every rest station will offer cups, water, Gatorade and Clif bars. For Clif Bars, find volunteers in Clif Caps. Odd numbered exchanges (1, 3, 5, 7, and 9) will also provide oranges, bananas, apples and bagels. Exchange #5 (mile 28) at Villagio's Italian Restaurant in Juddville will offer the "Half Way Buffet" with hot soup, sandwiches and heavy snacks in addition to the fruit and Clif Bars.
TO CLARIFY: The on course food and beverage will be set up in a SELF-SERVE format. There will be no water station teams handing out cups of water or Gatorade. This is a relay/ultra, not a marathon.
ROAD SURFACE
The entire Fall 50 course route is paved asphalt. There are no trails or gravel roads on this route. The portions of the course along the highway offer flat gravel shoulders to run on while most of the back roads do not.
ROAD CLOSURES
NONE! The course IS NOT closed to motor vehicles. Be alert to the possible presence of motorists throughout the entire course.
COURSE SIGNAGE
Red Fall 50 signs will be located at every turn and mile marker along the entire course. Always run on whichever side of the road the course signs are located on. In most cases, you will be running against the motor vehicle traffic along busier stretches of roadway.
AWARDS
The only age breakdown for solo runner awards is Open and Masters (age 40 and over). Solo runner awards will be given to the top three men and top three women in both the Open and Masters divisions. The first place awards in the Open division will go the the first place male and first place female regardless of age. This means that if the first place finisher is age 40 or over, they are recognized as the first place Open winner rather than the first place Masters winner. The second, third and fourth place masters winners then move up in the Masters award rankings. Awards consist of a custom engraved Fall 50 belt buckle.
