Old Pueblo 50 Mile Endurance Run

2010 Old Pueblo 50 Miler

Saturday, March 6, 2010 6:00AM Sonoita, AZ

Course Description: 50 mile loop course on forest service roads and trails through the southeastern part of the Santa Rita Mountains (part of the Arizona Trail). Elevation at Start/Finish is 5142 and ranges between 4031 and 5847 with an average grade of 6%. Time limit: 15 Hour Overall, 7 hour at Box Canyon Aid.

Online registration for 2010 will Open on October 3 rd at 7:00 AM Arizona time at active.com. Entry limited to first 175 runners (No entry transfers or refunds). Note: 2008 Old Pueblo filled in less than four hours.

Contact the race director Lynda Hendricks by phone (520) 401-2112 or email ultrarunnerlynda@yahoo.com

Awards will be presented to the overall race winner, 1st- 2nd -3rd place female and male finishers, as well as age bracket winners. All finishers will receive a finisher’s buckle.

Directions to Kentucky Camp (Start and Finish): From Tucson, take Interstate 10 east to Exit 281 (Highway 83, Sonoita). Follow State Route 83 approximately 20 miles to the Gardner Canyon Road, turn right (west). Go 0.7 miles to first intersection and turn right on Forest Service Road 163 following the signs to Kentucky Camp. Stay on FS road 163 to Kentucky Camp. At Kentucky Camp, parking is outside the gate. Do not drive through the gate, rather walk through the gate and down the hill to Kentucky camp, about ¼ mile.

Pre Race Spaghetti Dinner - Friday March 5 at Elgin School from 5 PM to 8 PM
The event is a fundraiser to support the Grade 8 Catalina Island Marine Institute trip to Fox Bay in May. This field trip is paid solely through student fundraising. The 8th grade will be hosting and serving you at your table. The dinner will include a drink, salad, roll, dessert and all you can eat spaghetti (vegetarian and meat) sauce. The school is four miles south of the junction of Highways 82 and 83 in Sonoita, on Highway 83 (turn left on Elgin Road, school is on your right). The cost is only $10. Advance payment is requested to ensure that sufficient food is available. Please mail yourcheck payable to Elgin School to: Patricia Wiercinski, c/o Elgin School, HC1 Box 36, Elgin, AZ 85611 so your name can be added to the guest list.

Lodging:

Sonoita lodging Information (Sonoita 20 minutes from Kentucky Camp)
www.sonoitaelginchamber.org/

Patagonia lodging Information (Patagonia is 20 minutes from Sonoita and 40 minutes from Kentucky Camp)
http://www.patagoniaaz.com/lodging.html or Ph: 888-794-0060

Due to the large number of winter & birding visitors, lodging reservations should be secured early!

You may camp alongside of FR 163 within the national forest or within other areas of the national forest.
For information contact: Coronado National Forest - Nogales Ranger District (Santa Rita Mountains)
303 Old Tucson Road Nogales, AZ 85621 Ph: (520) 281-2296

Links:

NWS Weather Forecast for Santa Cruz County
www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/text_only.php?
wfo=twc&zone=azz034&county=azc023

Mt. Hopkins Remote Automatic Weather Station (9.3 miles southwest of Kentucky Camp)
www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?
stn=QHPA3&time=MST

Empire Ranch Remote Automatic Weather Station (6.5 miles northeast of Kentucky Camp)
www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?
stn=QEMA3&time=MST

Coronado National Forest - Kentucky Camp Information
www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/forest/heritage/kcamp/kcamp.shtml

Friends of Kentucky Camp
http://www.kentuckycamp.org

AZ Trail Information
http://www.aztrail.org/

Coronado National Forest - Nogales District Trail Information
www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/forest/recreation/trails/trails.shtml

Santa Rita Mountains OHV Map
www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/forest/recreation/
ohv/ohv_images/santa_rita_ohv.pdf

Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
http://www.arizonascenicroads.com/contentScenicRoadDetail.aspx?ScenicRoadId=21 ScenicRoadId=21

Coronado National Forest Scenic Drives - Box Canyon Road (FR 62)
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/forest/recreation/scenic_drives/box_cyn.shtml

Ghost Towns of the Santa Rita Mountains (Kentucky Camp, Helvetia & Greaterville)
www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/kentuckycamp.html
www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/helvetia.html
www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/rosemont.html
www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/greaterville.html

Sonoita, Patagonia and Elgin Arizona Visitor Guide
http://www.patagoniaaz.com/

Sonoita, AZ! You'll Like it.
http://www.sonoitaaz.com/

Southern Arizona Information
www.arizonahandbook.com/AZ_S.htm

Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita Mountains (Malachite, Rosasite & other)
www.mindat.org/loc-31252.html
www.mindat.org/loc-34011.html
mineral.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/malachit/malachit.htm
mineral.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/rosasite/rosasite.htm

Caves of the Santa Rita Mountains & Area (Kartchner Caverns, Agua Caliente Caves, Cave of the Bells, Onyx Cave, & Silver Cave)

Kartchner Caverns Information
http://azstateparks.com/Parks/KACA/index.html
http://www.explorethecaverns.com/
www.kaet.asu.edu/wildaz/caverns/cavern.html

Coronado National Forest – Cave of the Bells & Onyx Cave Information
www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/forest/recreation/caves/caves.shtml

Escabrosa Grotto,Inc
www.escabrosa.org/

Southern Arizona Grotto
www.sagrotto.org/about-southern-arizona-grotto.asp