Date
Monday, May 26, 2008

Race Schedule
6:30am-7:30am  - Race Day Registration
8:00am - 20K Run & Relay Starts
8:25am - 10K Run Starts
10:30am - Awards

Event Description
This 2nd Annual classic covers the entirety of the Ridgeline Trail in Eugene on Memorial Day. 

Distances
20K (12.4 mile) run, a 10K (6.2 mile) run and 20K Two-Person Relay.

Location
Ridgeline Trail: Blanton Trailhead to Lane Community College - Eugene, Oregon.

Directions
Take I-5 to 30th Avenue in Eugene (Exit #191).  Turn west and go 1 mile to the entrance into Lane Community College and follow into the main parking lot.

Entry Limit
This year's event is limited to 200 participants in each of the 20K and 10K races and 50 relay teams in the 20K. 

Entry Fees
$20 without shirt through Friday, May 24.  $30 without shirt, May 25 and 26 (Race Day).  Event tech shirts can be purchased for an additional $10.  Tech shirts are only guaranteed if ordered by Monday, May 19.  Entry fees are non-refundable.

Courses
The 20K course has been revised from 2007 - please be sure to consult the new course map.  The 20K and 10K courses are approximately 80% trail and dirt roads, with the rest on paved streets.  The trails are hard packed dirt and bark chip, with minimal rocks and roots.  The 20K has a 459' drop in net elevation from start to finish, while the 10K drops 341' from start to finish.  The Relay Exchange point is the same as the 10K start location.  The 20K starts at the Ridgeline Trailhead on Blanton Road, while the 10K starts at the Fox Hollow Trailhead.  Click here for a COURSE MAP.

Registration
In person at the Eugene Running Company through Friday, May 23.  Click here for an ENTRY FORM.   By mail, postmarked by May 19.  Click here to REGISTER FOR THIS RACE.  PLEASE NOTE: Online registration will close at 12 noon, May 23, or earlier if the entry limit is filled.  Packet pickup will be at the Eugene Running Company on Friday, May 23, from 1pm-6pm.  If entry space is still available, race day registration will be from 6:30am to 7:15am.

Awards
Awards will be presented in the 20K and 10K to the top three overall male and female finishers and the top three in each age group and the top three teams in each division and category.  All participants will be eligible for random prize drawings.

Age Groups
14 & Under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 & Over

Clothing
Participants will be allowed to drop their clothing bags in a van at the start of each event.  Please make sure your name and bib numbers are clearly displayed on your bags - we are not responsible for lost items.  The clothing van will load 20K particpant bags at the 20K start, drive to the 10K start and then pickup 10K and relay bags.  Extra clothing bags will be available at the race day packet pickup staging area.

Shuttles
There is no parking available at the starting lines of the 20K or 10K events.  Participants will need to park at LCC and take a shuttle to their respective starting line.  Shuttles for the 20K participants and the first member of the 20K relay teams will depart from LCC at 7:20am sharp.  Shuttles for the 10K participants and the second member of the 20K relay teams will depart from LCC at 8:00am.  Again, please do not plan on parking at the start of your event - there is no parking space available and there will not be any shuttles running after your race has started to take you back after you finish.  There will be ONE shuttle that will transport the first leg of relay runners from the Fox Hollow trailhead back to LCC - this shuttle will leave the Fox Hollow trailhead at 9:20am.

20K Two-Person Relay
Form a team of any two individuals.  Relay Leg #1 will start at the Blanton Road Trailhead at 8am with the 20K individual participants, Relay Leg #2 will get the exchange at the Fox Hollow Trailhead.  The first leg of the relay is more challenging than the second.  Team divisions are: male, female and coed.  Team age categories are: 40 & Under, 41-80, 81-120 and 121 & Over.

Marshals / Aid Stations
Water and energy bars will be available at the following mile marks: 1.8, 3.9, 5.1, 6.2, 7.4, 9.2 and 10.3.  PLEASE NOTE: Most aid stations are at sections of the course where the trail either crosses a road or turns to follow a road for a short distance - please use caution on all paved surfaces, being aware of traffic.  All 20K individuals must display their bib numbers at the Fox Hollow Trailhead - at the half-way point - before they head towards Dillard Road.  The first leg of 20K relay teams must display their bib numbers to the official before tagging the second member of their team at the exchange point.