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Details
Date - May 12, 2023
Location - Camp Grier, 985 Camp Grier Rd
Old Fort, NC 28762
Start Time - 4:30 AM
Time Limit - 40 hours
Elevation Gain ~ 21,540 ft.+
Elevation Change ~ 43,000 ft.+
Miles of Trail - ~71.0
Miles of Gravel -~29.7
Miles of Pavement - ~1.0
Registration
The Hellbender 100 is limited to 180 participants due to permitting constraints. In an effort to promote inclusion, and equality, registration will open on November 15th, 2022 with three registration pages: one for men, one for women, and one for non-binary runners. Initially, one third of all available spots (60) will be allocated to female, one third of all available spots (60) will be allocated to male, and one third of available spots (60) will be allocated to non-binary registrants.
Transgender and non-binary runners are encouraged to participate! We will accept every transgender and non-binary runner’s self-declared gender category at registration and no one may challenge a runner’s self-declaration.
If your designated category has filled prior to December 15th, please join the waitlist.
On December 15th, 2022 any remaining spots within the men’s, women’s, and non-binary registration categories will open up to all runners. If, by December 15th, there is already a waitlist, additional spots will be selected from the waitlist.
If, after December 15th, all 180 spaces are completely filled, please add yourself to the waitlist. As spots open up, the Hellbender 100 team will select runners from the waitlist and they will be notified.
You will not be charged for entering the waitlist. You will be charged the entry fee only if you accept an invitation from the waitlist.
You must have completed a 100k with 10,000' of vertical gain or a 100-mile event with 14,000' of vertical gain between May 12, 2021 and April 12. 2023. These need not be a formal race. You can have completed a route with the aforementioned requirements in a non-competitive event, FKT, or adventure run. Be prepared to submit a proof if you are submitting the latter as your qualifier (a Strava link for example). Questions please contact cbaris@run828foundation.org.
Swag & Awards
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Pre-Race meal will be included as part of your registration. Extra tickets for crews, pacers and family can be purchased through UltraSignup.
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All finishers will receive a custom Hellbender One Hundred belt buckle.
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Sub-24 Hour Finishers will receive a custom painted wood cut, from our local artist, and 2022 1st place finisher, Jonathan Ibach.
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All runners will receive a custom ENO hammock with Stuff Sack, embroidered with the Hellbender logo.
Rules
All runners, as well as their pacers and crews, must abide by the rules below at all times during the event. Failure to abide by the rules will result in disqualification.
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Due to the unpredictable mountain weather on this course we will require all RUNNERS and PACERS to carry the following gear at ALL times for their safety. This includes: headlamp and red flashing back light (these must be worn during all nighttime sections), back-up light and batteries, weather proof jacket (seam-sealed), emergency bivy (such as a S.O.L. emergency bivy, an emergency blanket does not count), insulating base layer, warm hat and gloves, emergency whistle, calories, hydration carrier (40oz+), cell phone, and GPS unit provided by the race. We will have mandatory gear checks before race start, and multiple times during the race.
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Poles are permissible.
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Leave No Trace.
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No cutting the course or switchbacks. If you deviate from the route, you must backtrack to the point at which you departed before continuing.
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Check into and out of all aid stations.
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Obey any race officials request.
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No muling from pacers.
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Only one pacer at a time and no dropping your pacer on the course.
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Crews only allowed access at designated areas.
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Be courteous to other trail users.
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In the event that you need to drop, please turn your bib in to the nearest aid station. Transportation will be provided back to the start/finish if needed.