Crazy Desert Trail Race 100k
Written by theultrawire
Photo Credit: Trail Racing Over Texas
Race Day Info
Date / Time: Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 6:00 AM
Race Distance: 100 Kilometers
Location (Start / Finish): North Entrance San Angelo State Park, Grape Creek, TX
Race Day Temperature at Start (High / Low Avg.): 69 / 43 F
Sunrise / Sunset: 6:58 AM / 6:47 PM
Race Cutoff (Hrs.): 20
Course Information
Course Layout(Map): 3 x 20.7mi Loops
Terrain: Fast desert dirt trails with some rocks
Elevation Change (Ascent / Decent): 3,600 ft. (1,800 ft. / 1,800 ft.)
Altitude Above Sea Level (Min. / Max.): 1,900 ft. / 1,950 ft.
Number of Aid Stations (Max. distance in miles between A.S.): 5 (4.4 mi.)
Race Information
Cost: $100 through Feb. 4, then $110
Completion rate: 67% (29/43) 2017
Course Record (M/F): 11:07:38 Luis Murillo (2017) / 13:01:12 Julie Koepke (2017)
Prerequisites / Lottery / Trail Work Req.: No / No / No
Qualifying Race for: N/A
Race Series: N/A
Website: http://www.trailracingovertexas.com/crazy-desert-trail-race/
Race Director: Trail Racing Over Texas
Year Established: 2012
Other Race Distances: 5k / 10k / 13.1 mi. / 50k
Fun Fact: “The current city of San Angelo, TX was founded in 1867, when the United States built Fort Concho, one of a series of new forts designed to protect the frontier. The fort was home to cavalry, infantry, and the famous Black Cavalry, also known as Buffalo Soldiers by Indigenous Americans.”
Nearest Airports (HRs): Midland, TX (2), San Antonio, TX (3.25), Austin, TX (3.75), Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (4)
Race Reports
2017
