as of March 23, 2008
- The 72 Mile Tahoe Ultra will will start between the entrance of Pope Beach the City limits sign on Highway 89 just north of South Lake Tahoe.
- The official start line 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.
- The finish line is inside Pope Beach, same as the Marathon and other races.
- Be sure you have a headlamp for the first half mile until you get into city lights.
- Wear as much reflective clothing and flashing lights as you can.
- There will be an orientation meeting at the Horizon Casino Resort at the Expo on Friday afternoon.
- The Ultra will travel counter clockwise around Lake Tahoe.
- The Ultra will finish at the Marathon Finish on Pope Beach.
- Start time is 12:01 a.m. on Sunday
- There will be a 16 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.
- The will be a timer at mile 50 (4 mile Mark of the Marathon course) to record your 50 Mile time for other race qualification times such as the Western States 100 (Eleven hours is the qualifying time).
- The start for the regular Marathon is 8 a.m. for elite women and 8:30 a.m. for the regular Marathon in Tahoe City.
The Rules:
- There will be a cut off time to the 50 Mile Mark (2 miles north of Homewood) of 12 hours.
The cut time at the finish line (Pope Beach) will be 4 pm which is 16 hours.
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.
The course:
- The start line has no lights, except for what you wear, for the first half mile. (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 50 yards long) is at about the 13 mile mark and has a very narrow shoulder and sidewalk and is dark.
