Pearsons Athletic Club - Ultra Racing
Skagit Valley Ultras
April 9, 2017 -- 7:00 A.M.
Register on site day of race!

What: 50k, 50 Mile ultra races!
When: Sunday, April 9, 2017
Where: Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St - Mt. Vernon, WA - (Directions Below)

Event Bio: Skagit Valley Ultra-Marathons
The Skagit Valley Ultra-Marathons, started in 1979 by the late Dallas Kloke and continued for several years by Jim Taylor and Stanley Nakashima, is back by popular demand. This completely flat 4.9 mile loop is exactly the same as the old course. The dog leg required to make a certified five mile course has been moved to the opposite end of Douglas Street tofacilitate safety. The course Starts at the Senior Center and heads directly into four miles of farmland. The brief venture back into the residential area at the end of the loop has very little traffic.

Pearson's Athletic Club has a trio of distance races planned with certified courses and plenty of aid stations. The goal is to create an event that distance runners can look forward to each year. We have experimented with dates and have concluded that a Sunday run fits best. The revival of this race has not drawn any 100 kilometer runners, but it will remain on the schedule.


Course: 5 mile loops! Start on W. Hazel near the Mt. Vernon Senior Center. Run east for a few blocks and make a brief trip down Douglas Street and back before continuing to a right hand turn onto Dike Road. Follow Dike to around the 2.25 mile mark and turn left onto Britt Road and continue to around 4.1 miles and turn right onto Blackburn. Less than half a mile later, turn left onto Cleveland Avenue for a few blocks before turning left back onto W. Hazel. One mile of this virtually flat course is in a residential area, while the remainder is on country roads.

Time: Day of race registration: 6:15 - 6:45 am
         7:00  
50 Mile / 50k
*Aid stations will be set up by 7am. 

Directions from North: From I-5 take the Anderson Road (Exit 225) and turn right.  Head west for .2 mile and turn right onto Railroad Avenue for a half mile. Turn left onto Blackburn Road for two blocks and turn right onto Cleveland Avenue for 400 meters to W. Hazel. Park at the Senior Center at 1401 Cleveland or on the streets nearby.

Dire
ctions from South: From I-5 take the Anderson Road (Exit 225) and turn left. Head west for .2 mile and turn right onto Railroad Avenue for a half mile. Turn left onto Blackburn Road for two blocks and turn right onto Cleveland Avenue for 400 meters to W. Hazel. Park at the Senior Center at 1401 Cleveland or on the streets nearby.

Contact Race Director:
          Jim Pearson
          (360) 223-0264
          
jimgpearson@hotmail.com