Description: 50 mile, 50k, Half Marathon, and the Baby Bear 10k Trail Race at beautiful Bear Creek Lake Park, in Lakewood, CO. An excellent race for first time ultramarathoners, runners will experience a variety of challenging terrain and sweeping panoramic views throughout the race. The course is pretty fast (by trail/ultra standards), and not overly technical.

Date: Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Distances: 50 mile, 50k, half marathon, and 10k

Location: Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO

Course Surface: 95% of the course is on soft surface and single track dirt trail.

Start Times: 50 Mile - 6:30am; 50k - 6:50am; Half Marathon - 7:05am; 10k - 7:25am

Elevation: Approximate elevation gain/change:

• Baby Bear 10k = 230 ft.
• Half Marathon = 900 ft.
• 50k = 1,930 ft.
• 50 mile = 3,400 ft.

Qualifier: The Bear Chase Race 50 miler is a Western States qualifier! For more on The Western States Endurance Run click here.
The Bear Chase Race half marathon is a qualifier for the Pikes Peak Ascent! For more on the Pikes Peak Ascent check here.

Weather:

Parking: All runners will park inside Bear Creek Lake Park this year.

Gear Drop: There will be a gear drop provided at the start/finish

Runners Will Receive:

• Gender-Specific Technical Race Shirt
• Official Chip Time
• Unlimited High-Resolution Digital Downloads of Race Pictures
• Runner's Roost Drop/Goodie Bag
• Free Parking and Busing to Start/Finish
• Finishers Medal for the 50 mile, 50k, and half marathon
• Pair of Drymax Socks for all 50M Finishers
• Finish Line Festival

Technical Shirt: Please use the following information to help choose your technical shirt size, so that it fits like Goldilocks: "Juuuuuust right!"

Men's Body Measurements (chest):
• 34-36 (XS)
• 36-38 (S)
• 38-40 (M)
• 41-43 (L)
• 44-46 (XL)
• 47-49 (XXL)
  Women's Body Measurements (Bust):
• 30-32 (XS 2-4)
• 32-34 (S 6-8)
• 34-36 (M 8-10)
• 37-39 (L 12-14)
• 40-42 (XL 16)

Packet Pickup: Packet pickup will take place at Runners Roost-Lakewood from 5pm to 7pm on Friday, September 23rd and 10am to 5pm on Saturday, September 24th. Runners can also pickup their packets on Sunday, September 25th at the Start/Finish in Bear Creek Lake Park starting at 5:30am. There is NO race day registration.

Cup-free Racing: In an effort to minimize trash on the trails, The Bear Chase is a CUP-FREE RACE. We will not provide paper cups for water and electrolyte drink, and all runners will be responsible for carrying their own refillable hand-held bottle or hydration system. With an average distance of only 2.5 miles between each aid station, you'll appreciate not needing to "overload" your bottles with fluids. Paper cups will be provided for soda, however you will be required to throw your cup away before leaving the aid station. Also, following the trail runner mantra of "leave no trace", any runner found intentionally littering on the trail will be disqualified from the race.

• HydraPour: All of our aid stations will be outfitted with the new HydraPour coolers, allowing runners to fill their bottles and HydraPouches quickly. (Check it out at www.HydraPour.com) Each aid station will also be staffed with friendly volunteers to assist you.
• HydraPouch: One option for runners in the Baby Bear 10km to run "light", without a bottle, is the HydraPouch, a soft rubber, hand-held pouch with a clip that will allow you to fill and drink your fluids quickly at each aid station. (Some runners in the Half Marathon may also like this option, however hand-held bottles are recommended for the 50km and 50 Mile.) HydraPouches are now available at Runners Roost-Lakewood, and may also be purchased at www.HydraPouch.com.

Course Cutoff: The time limit for the 50 mile and 50K races is 12 hours, with the finish line closing at 6:30pm. There is a hard cutoff to begin the final lap at 3:00pm (8.5 hours running time). If runners have not begun the final lap by 3:00pm, they will not be allowed to continue the race.

Pacing/Crewing: Pacing is not allowed for any of the race distances. Crewing from any location other than the Start/Finish is also not allowed.

Aid Station Grub:

• PowerBar Endurance Lemon-Lime Sports Drink
• Soda
• Water
• Cookies
• Fig Newtons
• Pretzels
• Chips/Crackers
• M&M's
• PB&J Sandwiches
• Bananas
• Melon