Angeles Crest 100
Written by theultrawire
Race Day Info
Date / Time: Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 5:00 AM
Race Distance: 100.69 Miles
Location (Start / Finish): Wrightwood Community Center, Wrightwood, CA / Loma Alta Park, Altadena, CA
Race Day Temperature at Start (High / Low Avg.): 85 / 64 F
Sunrise / Sunset: 6:04 AM / 7:48 PM
Race Cutoff (Hrs.): 33
Course Information
Course Layout(Map): Point to Point
Terrain: Mostly trail with some dirt and paved road.
Elevation Change (Ascent / Decent): 46,310 ft. (20,610 ft. / 25,700 ft.)
Altitude Above Sea Level (Min. / Max.): 1,300 ft. / 9,210 ft.
Number of Aid Stations (Max. distance in miles between A.S.): 15 (12 mi.)
Race Information
Cost: Coming Soon
Completion rate: 64% (114/178) 2017, 73% (132/181) 2016, 57% (98/171) 2015
Course Record (M/F): 17:35:48 Jim O’Brien (1989) / 21:04:18 Pam Smith (2014)
Prerequisites / Lottery / Trail Work Req.: 50 mi. within last year / yes / 8 hours trail work
Qualifying Race for: Western States 100 and UTMB
Race Series: The Last Great Race
Website: http://www.ac100.com
Race Director: Ken Hamada
Year Established: 1986
Other Race Distances: N/A
Fun Fact: The race is not advertised. It fills up every year by “word of mouth”.
Nearest Airports (HRs): Ontario, CA (.75), Santa Ana, CA (1.5), Palm Springs, CA (1.5), Los Angeles, CA (1.75)
Race Reports
2017
Angeles Crest 100 8-5-17 – Jadd Martinez
2016
Angeles Crest 100 Race Report – The Way Out is Through – Branden Bollweg
Race Report: 2016 Angeles Crest 100 Mile – Ken Neely
2016 Angeles Crest 100 – Peter Brennen
2016 Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run – Travis McWhorter
2015 and Earlier
2015 Angeles Crest 100 Race Report – Pete Sercel
AC 100 Race Report – Erik Schulte
Angeles Crest 100M (2014) – Race Report – Guillaume Calmettes
Angeles Crest 100 Mile Race Report: The Education of a Mountain Runner – Guy Cheney
Triumph At Last. The 2014 Angeles Crest 100 Endurance Run – Carlos
Angeles Crest 100 Race Report – Chris Price
