Tesla Hertz 100
Written by theultrawire
Race Day Info
Date/Time: Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 6:00 AM
Race Distance: 104.8 Miles
Location(Start/Finish): Pumanok Path Trail Head, Rocky Point, NY
Race Day Temperature at Start (High/ Low Avg.): 64 / 44 F
Sunrise/Sunset: 6:54 AM / 6:24 PM
Race Cutoff (Hrs.): 30
Course Information
Course Layout(Map): 10 x 10.48 Mile Loop
Terrain: Well maintained trail with some technical spots and soft sand
Elevation Change (Ascent/Decent): <5000 ft.
Altitude Above Sea Level(Min./Max.): 75 / 200 ft.
Number of Aid Stations (Max. distance in miles between A.S.): 2 (5.2 mi.)
Race Information
Cost: $110 through May 5, then $130
Completion rate: 36% (8/22) 2017, 11 Finishers (2016), 7 Finishers (2015)
Course Record (M/F): 19:22:08 Michael Bielik (2014) / 26:10:04 Cassandra Strawser (2016)
Prerequisites/Lottery/Trail Work Req.: No / No / No
Qualifying Race for: N/A
Race Series: N/A
Website: http://teslahertzrun.com
Race Director: Vinny and Nichole Cappadora
Year Established: 2013
Other Race Distances: 10 mi. / 50k / 50 mi. / 100k
Fun Fact:
- Whiskey Girl Aid Station, though on Whiskey Rd., is named after the bar in San Diego that the husband and wife RD duo had their first kiss.
- “HERTZ” comes from the course being on an old communications field the navy used to relay to Manhattan from out at sea.
Nearest Airports (HRs): New York, NY (1.5), Newark, NJ (2)
Race Reports
2016 and Earlier
Tesla Hertz: 104 Miles and 19 Hours of Rain
