Thank you for joining us at this year's High Noon 24Hr Trail Race & Relay, starting at 9am on Saturday, June 14th and at 1pm for the youth four-hour solo event.  Before you read below, if you or someone you know is available to volunteer at this event, please reach out to Susan directly: susan@upriverrunning.com.  The biggest need is currently in setting up on Friday and take-down on Sunday. 

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Race Kit Pickup:

Race Kit Pickup times will be on Thursday, June 12th, from 1pm-5pm at Marostica Subaru (502 16th Ave).

If you are travelling in from out of town, please make sure you arrive early on Saturday morning to pick up your race kit. You should be signed in and have your campsite secured by 8:30am on Saturday.  In addition to race day sales, we'll also have our merch available for sale at Race Kit Pickup, where we can accept cash, credit and debit.

 

 

Cupless race:

As listed on our website and registration confirmation email, this will be a cupless race.  Please bring your own cup / water bottle / hydration vest..whatever it takes to get your fluids in!  The course is 3.38Km, so you'll have an aid-station often. We'll provide the drinks, you just need your vessel :)  We'll also have some UpRiver Speed Cups (reusable BPA-free silicone cups) for sale. 

 

 

Youth 4hr event:

The course will be the exact same as everyone else. You will follow the marked 3.38km loop and cover as many laps as they wish during the 4 hours (1pm - 5pm). If you are getting dropped off, please remember there is no parking in the lower stadium parking lot. You will need to either get dropped off with your gear, while your driver parks in the upper parking lot, and follows the signs to walk down to the lower stadium, OR, you will just park at the top with your driver and both walk down to the lower stadium area. This may add an additional 15-20 minutes, so please arrive there early. Youth should be signed in by 12:30pm, in the lower stadium.  You can access the drinks and snacks at the aid station, along with one of the large tents if you're taking a break.

 

 

Campsite Setup:

Everyone will be able to drop off and set up their campsites on Friday, June 13th from 2pm-6pm. You can also set up on Race day (Saturday), June 14th, from 7am-8:30am.  Although we'll have plenty of room for tents, their proximity to the designated start/finish area will be available on a first come-first serve basis. We will highlight allotted sites with spray chalk.  All solo runners will be able to set up their tents closest to the exchange area.  FYI, we often see relay teams set up 2 tents: One for resting and one for hanging out (a screen tent). Each campsite is allowed to have their own small propane camp stove.

IMPORTANT: If you're setting up Saturday morning, please note you'll have to drop off a team member / gear at the lower stadium parking lot, then drive up to the upper parking lot and take the trail down (we'll have directional signs for you to follow). We will have the gator there with a small trailer that will run periodically back and forth from the lower parking lot to the lower stadium, where tents will be set up. We'll be busy setting up, but we'll do our best to help you shuttle your gear to the open field when possible. If you are planning to walk things down to the field, we recommend you use some kind of wagon to carry your items down.

We have security monitoring the premises the night before Race day, until we staff return in the morning, so if you want to set up your tent and gear on the field, please know that security will be patrolling the area.  

 

Exchange area/course access area: 

To increase safety and timing accuracy, we will have ALL RUNNERS start from a designated area. This means that if you're planning on taking a break after completing a lap, regardless of where your tent is, you must start from the designated area. We will have chip timing record the completion and start of each lap, so if you don't start from the designated area, you may risk not having your lap count.

 

Chip Timing / Medals/Awards:

We will have live results displayed for runners and spectators. The live results link will be shared with you prior to the race.  We're also having a screen visible to runners as they approach the finish shoot, so they can see their lap count as they come through.

We'll have an awards ceremony just after 9am, as soon as preliminary results are in.

The 4hr Youth Solos (1pm-5pm) will receive a finisher medal. The Relay Runners will also receive a finisher medal. With a spicy award for the top team. This year we also have our friends at Fresh Air on the course to set the bar for the Top Cowhand Crew award--This is a new corporate relay team award which will set the bar for any future challenging corporate relay team. The award will rotate to each business and stay with that winning team until a new one is crowned.

Hearbeat Hot Sauce Co. will be providing our SPICY AWARDS!  This year's best dressed relay teams will have a chance to win 1 of 2 Spiciest Team Awards. 

In addition to the best dressed awards, this year's top overall solo runners (M/F) to complete the most number of laps will receive the Spiciest Ultra Runner Award!

Solo runners will be awarded medals, based on their distance covered--and yes, you'll need to complete at least a marathon distance to receive some hardware! The benchmarks are: 13 laps = Marathon medal, 15 laps = 50Km medal, 24 laps = 50 miles medal, 30 laps = 100Km medal, 48 laps = 160Km/100 mile belt buckle.  

 

Tie-Breakers: 

Should we have ties in total distance covered during the event, the first tie-breaker will be based on who completes the final lap, first. Should that be a tie, it will be based on who started the last lap, first. Should that be a tie, also, we'll base it on who started the lap before that, first, and so on until we have a winning team or solo runner.   

 

Weather Policy:

The event will be held rain or shine, and no refunds will be issued.  Should there be lightning, we will suspend the race for however many minutes/hours it may take before it is safe to resume.  During this time, people on the course will finish their lap, but no one else will be allowed to start a new one.  The event will end at 9am on Sunday, so we will not be adding time to the clock at the end, should there be a disruption.

There will be large tents available for emergency shelter during this time, for anyone who may not have enough room in their tents.  

 

Insect Control:

We have hired a company to spray the field on Thursday to minimize the mosquitos. This company uses an all-natural treatment plan that keeps bugs away for up to three weeks at a time. By race day morning, you shouldn't be able to detect any odours, but if you're out there on Friday, you will likely notice a garlic odour. Although we're doing our best to provide some relief / control with various methods, please come prepared.  

 

Ticks: 

As you may know, ticks are present in our region. There is a chance of getting ticks at Kamview, but if you're aware of how to check and remove them, it can make the race experience a more enjoyable one. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has information on their website, including how to remove them.  Please visit THIS LINK to learn more.  You may want to assign a crew team member to help with tick inspections throughout the race.

 

Fire Pit: 

Unless the fire ban is lifted, we will likely not have a bon-fire. If it does change, we'll plan to have one, so keep those marshmallows on standy-by! 

 

Shelter/Food/UpRiver merch:

We will have several tents on site that should provide enough coverage for those not on the course, in case of rain. 

We will have your pre-ordered burritos available in one of the tents, which will be marked. Pre-ordered burritos should be available by 12:30pm.

 

We're pumped to have Boston Pizza - Arthur St. back as the provider for our late night pizza for all runners!  Be sure to take a slice to keep you fuelled well into the night. Ain't no party like a pizza party!  Pizza will be available at about 10pm. 

New for this year is a fundraising Bake Sale for Big Thunder Nordic Ski Club. This will be a CASH ONLY sale from 1pm-7pm.  They will have coffee, and snacks (muffins, cookies..)

People are welcomed to sit in the large tent with our pic-nic tables & benches, but you're also encouraged to bring your own camping chair.

We'll also have a table for Upriver Running merch near the aid-station tent. 

 

Complimentary Pancake Breakfast: 

We will have delicious Blueberry Banana Vegan pancakes available on Sunday morning, and hope to start serving them by about 8:30am, prior to the awards ceremony. We'll communicate the serving time on Race Day.  

 

Course & Lighting:

Approximately half the course will be lit. At night time, every runner on the trail MUST have a headlamp. When the sun goes down, runners will not be able to start the course without a headlamp/some kind of light source. Please come prepared.  

The first Kamview Fresh Air on Tuesday, June 10th at 6:30pm, will preview the High Noon course. To register for that event, please click HERE.  You DO NOT need to memorize the course. It will be very easy to navigate with plenty of markings to ensure you don't get lost. 

Please keep in mind that the gps accuracy / data recordings may vary from one unit to the next. This course has been measured with a measuring wheel, so it will be 3.38km. 

Washrooms/Utilities:

We will have portable washrooms from our friends at GFL Environmental, near the tents, as well as a central hand washing station. Kamview also has 2 additional out-houses close to the sign-in area and 2 on the course. 

 

Aid Station Food/Beverages:

We'll be serving the regular Aid Station food that you may have come to know and love for the duration of the race: bananas, oranges, pretzels, chips, PB & J wraps, vegetable ramen noodles (for night) and other items. In addition to that, we'll also have an array of Naak energy products, including caffeinated and non-caffeinated gels along with other bars and salted maple energy waffles.  We will also have Tailwind Nutrition drink mix (unflavoured/naked) along with Water & Coffee.

 

Entertainment:

We'll have music going throughout the duration of the event, along with some fun lawn games.

If you have read the above information and still have more questions, please contact: highnoon@upriverrunning.com.

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Thank you and see you soon!

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Antonio Stefanile

Race Director

Upriver Running