You can have crew, pick up or drop off pacers at the following aid stations: 

• Aid #3 - Spruceton Road

• Aid #4 - Notch Lake

• Aid #7 - Woodland Valley Campground

• Aid #8 - Biscuit Brook

• Aid #9 - McKenley Hollow Trailhead

The pacer is required to sign up for the event through registration as a pacer. Each runner is limited to two pacers and can only have one pacer on the course at a time. They must check in at aid stations and have their gear checked-required gear is the same as runners - before starting their section. Pacers will receive a pacer bib that must be worn at all times. They cannot leave cars at an aid station so you will need to make arrangements to have your pacer dropped off. No muling.

Drop bags will be available at the following aid stations: 

• Aid #2 - Notch Lake

• Aid #4 - Notch Lake

• Aid #6 - Silver Hollow

• Aid #8 - Biscuit Brook

We highly recommend rain proof bags for all aid stations. Label bags with your name and  bib number. Please bring your drop bags at bib pickup and place in appropriately numbered bins. During your race, please place in the discard drop bag pile on your last trip through that aid station so we can transport back to the finish line. Bags will not be transported back to the finish until that aid station has been cleared by sweep. 

Runners and crew that do not abide by the above standards will be disqualified.

Start waves will begin at 11AM on Friday, August 6th.

Every 5 minutes we will release 15 runners. The first half of waves will be reserved for women and non-binary runners.

Due to the difficult nature of this event, runners will be required to apply for entry. You can find a list of races that act as qualifiers or you can submit a comparable event that you have successfully completed. 

Please refer to the list of pre-approved qualifier races below. If you haven’t run a race on this list, previously having run any 100 Miler & 100K will gain you entry to the Catskill 100. If you feel you have run another self-supported effort or race that qualifies you for an event of this nature, you are able to submit it with your race application. 

Pre-Approved Qualifiers

Manitou’s Revenge - 50 Miler

C’mon Armageddon - 50K 

Worlds End - 50K / 100K

Eastern States - 100 Miler

Vermont 100 - 100 Miler / 100K

Hyner - 50K

Jigger Johnson - 100 Miler / 50 Miler

Cruel Jewel - 100 Miler / 50 Miler

Jay Peak 50K - 50K

Kilkenny Ridge Race - 50 Miler

Wild Oak - 100 Miler

Vermont 50 - 50 Miler

Mountain Masochist Trail Run - 100K / 50 Miler

Iron Mountain - 50 Miler

Cayuga Trails - 50 Miler

Virgil Crest Ultras - 100 Miler / 50 Miler / 50K

Wapack and Back - 43 Miler / 50 Miler

Laurel Highlands - 70 Miler

Twisted Branch - 100K

SRT 70 - 70 Miler

Black Forest Ultra - 100K

Hellgate - 100K

This is a zero carbon event, meaning we take into account the emissions released in relation to hosting this trail race. The Running Kind will be subsidizing the cost to offset the event, however there is a fee included in your registration specifically for this cost. This will offset the carbon emissions for your personal travel to and from the event. We are excited to partner with the Change Climate Project to support a carbon offset project we believe in. In addition to going zero carbon at this event, The Running Kind will be collecting monetary donations for The Catskills Center.

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Gently worn, used or new shoes are accepted for donation for Sneakers 4 Good. Funds raised from the Sneakers 4 Good program will go to our nonprofit partner, The Catskill Center.

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