Tahoe Triple

The 72 Mile Tahoe Ultra will start between the entrance of Pope Beach the City limits sign on Highway 89 just north of South Lake Tahoe.
You may also register for the 50 miler and finish just south of Tahoe City.
The official start line for the 50 and 72 is on the bike path approximately one half mile south of Pope Beach entrance and the finish line, and about 15 yards off Hwy 89. It will be completely dark without any street lights for the first half mile or so.
You will run on bike path, city streets, and sidewalks while in California until you get to the Marathon Course in Tahoe City.
The 72 mile finish line is inside Pope Beach, same as the Marathon and other races.
The 50 mile finish line is 4 miles south of Tahoe City or the 4 mile marker of the Marathon course.
All runners for the 50 or 72 miler MUST be lit with night reflecting gear, flashing lights that will not be missed by approaching cars, and head lamps or flashlights. Runners who show up at the start line without these lights will not be able to run the race. This rule will be strictly enforced and is for every runners safety.
There will be an orientation meeting at the Horizon Casino Resort at the Expo on Saturday afternoon.
The Saturday-Sunday Ultra will travel counter clockwise around Lake Tahoe.
The Ultra will finish at the Marathon Finish on Pope Beach.
Start time is 10 PM on Saturday night. There is also a 8 PM early start that will not allow the runner to be eligible for the overall award.
There will be a 18 hour time limit (4 pm on Sunday afternoon.)
The first 46 miles will be unsupported after the start.
You will need a support vehicle and crew.
Support vehicle-person will be allowed to support up to 3 runners maximum.
The support vehicle-person will need to monitor your well being and tend to your nutritional needs for the first 46 miles.
Mile 46 is the start line area of the Lake Tahoe Marathon.
The last 26.2 miles will be supported during the time of the Lake Tahoe Marathon.
There will be a timer at mile 50 (4 mile Mark of the Marathon course) to record your 50 Mile time. This is not a Western States qualifying course this year. There are special 50 Mile awards.
See Time Line on main menu.

The Rules:

There will be a cut off time to the 50 Mile Mark (2 miles north of Homewood) of 14 hours.
The cut off time at the finish line (Pope Beach) will be 4 pm which is 18 hours.
The Early Start is at 8 PM. This will be an honor system start with a 20 hour time limit.
No whiners or woosies please.
You are required to have a support vehicle-person for the first 46 miles. 3 runners per support vehicle maximum.
There are awards for both distances.
All runners for the 50 or 72 miler MUST be lit with night reflecting gear, flashing lights that will not be missed by approaching cars, and head lamps or flashlights. Runners who show up at the start line without these lights will not be able to run the race. This rule will be strictly enforced and is for every runners safety.

The course:

The start line has no lights, except for what you wear, for the first half mile. (Ultra Director Lucia Lake will start you and will lead you out of the darkness)
The first 9-10 miles will have street lights as you go through South Lake Tahoe, Stateline, and Round Hill.
You will need a light and reflective clothing and some flashing safety lights on your clothes.
Traffic will be very light during the middle of the night, but never the less dangerous
The course is on the road with a few bike paths to move on to whenever possible.
Shoulders are narrow in several places and especially going up Highway 50 towards Spooner Summit from Glenbrook.
The Cave Rock tunnel (about 40 yards long) is at about the 13 mile mark and has a very narrow shoulder and sidewalk and is dark.
Note: The (one day) Around the Lake 72 mile ultra record is held by Rae Clark with a time of approximately 9:06:11 set in 1982. Find the Sept 2009 story on Peter Lubbers Blog

Rae Clark 2009

(Photo by Chris Hosmer)

50 or 72 Mile Ultra

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