Q50 ULTRAS IN USA!!

Q50 ULTRAS IS COMING TO THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS NORTHSHORE! 

FULL ADVENTURE WEEKEND!!!

October 17th and 18th, 2009 - FONTAINEBLEAU STATE PARK - LOUISIANA

Come join Q50 Ultras and The Urban Adventures for a full weekend of adventure on the Northshore at Fontainebleau State Park, Louisiana!
Every member of the family will have something to get excited about during this Adventure Weekend:

Saturday Oct. 17th:

KIDS ADVENTURE CHALLENGE Experience: Designed for the entire family and will give children a great adventure, all while learning the importance of health and fitness in their lives. Just like mom and dad, kids compete in their own adventure with running, biking, obstacle courses, canoeing, and more.

FONTAINEBLEAU ADVENTURE DUATHLON: Experience the beauty of Fontainebleau State Park in this exciting off-road adventure! Solo and teams of two will run and bike throughout the park along hardwood trails, the St Tammany Trace, and more! This event is suitable for all fitness levels and will travel throughout Fontainebleau State Park for an exciting off-road adventure! Awards are given to the top finishers in each age group. The Fontainebleau Adventure Duathlon will consist of a two mile run, eight mile off-road bike, and two mile run. The event is open to solo racers and teams relay teams of two and we race rain or shine. There will be race day registrations allowed.

Note: Full details and entry forms at www.TheUrbanAdventures.com,

Sunday Oct. 18th:

During the Q50 ULTRAS TRAIL ULTRAMARATHON, Ultramarathon Team of 2 Relay and 10K Fun Run, participants will embark on an exciting challenge all while experiencing the nature and beauty that is the Northshore!

Q50 Ultras events include a 50K ultramarathon, 50K ultra relay (two runners), and a 10K FUN RUN. These races will begin at 7:00am on Sunday, October 18, 2009. All three courses will include both off-road and road portions in what is a spectacular course that will highlight beautiful Fontainebleau State Park and Mandeville.

 GENERAL INFO ABOUT Q50 ULTRAS EVENTS SUNDAY 18th, 2009.
 
Location: Fontainebleau State Park - Mandeville, LA.
Distance: 50 km NON STOP and 10km Fun Run
Date: Sunday October 18th. 2009.
Start time: 7:00 AM
Start / Relay /Finish Point: Fountainebleau State Park (Driving Directions: To go to Fontainebleau State Park and the start line of the race, once you reach the north side of Lake Ponchartrain, get in the right lane and curve right 100 meters after exiting the Causeway Bridge.  Continue east on Florida Blvd for 3.6 miles (6k).  Fontainebleau State Park is on the right and there is one main entrance to the park.  Once you enter the park, go straight for 1 mile (1.6K) until you reach the start line.)
 
Divisions: We’d like that a wide range of runners participate in the event, therefore, there are 3 divisions:
 
- 50 km Solo, Men and Women.
- 50 km 2-person Team Relay of 25 km each (Men, Women, and Coed Teams).
- 10 km Fun Run
 
Run Solo or find a teammate and enjoy an Ultra you will not forget!
 
LIMITED ENTRIES!
Only 300 entries for 50 km Ultra
Only 100 entries for Relay 2x25 km

NEW DATE!!! ENTRIES CLOSE: October 14th or when entries are sold out. No race day registration.
 
Cut off Times: 8 hs. for both Solo and 2-person Team Relay.
 
Surface: Both Road and off-road. Flat Course.
 
MANDATORY PRE RACE MEETING/ PACKET PICK UP: Saturday October 17th at Franco's Athletic Club - 100 Bon Temps Roule / Mandeville, LA / Phone: 985.792.0200 (It is planned to be at 5:00 PM, we will inform the exact time here very soon) ( To go to Francos Athletic Club , once you reach the north side of Lake Ponchartrain, continue north on Causeway Blvd for 1.6 miles (2.6k).  Take the Hwy 22 Madisonville exit and go left (west) for 2 miles (3.2K).  Francos is on the left.)

AID STATIONS: Water and Heed (Hammer Nutrition Electrolytes Drink) every 10km / Water, Heed (Hammer Nutrition Electrolytes Drink) and food every 20km.

RACE PACKAGE
All subscribers will receive
1. Q50 USA t-shirt.
    2.Finisher Medal.

AWARDS

50K Ultra - 3 first Male and 3 first Female

Relay - 3 first teams crossing the finish line

10k Fun Run - 3 first runners to cross the finish line

SOCIAL CAUSE: The whole weekend is to promote Childhood Obesity Awareness. Our goal is to show the kids and their families how much fun they can have outdoors, without a television or video game, that promotes a more active and healthy lifestyle.

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THE COURSE:
 
The course will be in the Amazing Fontainebleau State Park, Louisiana.

The Q50 Ultras 50K course will experience beautiful Fontainebleau State Park, Northlake Nature Center, St. Tammany Trace, and the Mandeville Lakefront. Racers will begin within Fontainebleau State Park running along hardwood trails that lead to the edge of Cane Bayou. Participants will continue north crossing Hwy 190 and into the north portion of Fontainebleau State Park. Continuing west, runners will enter into Northlake Nature Center travelling along Bayou Castine. The Center offers visitors the opportunity to experience three different ecosystems: hardwood forest, pine-hardwood forest and pond-swamp. The ponds in the cypress swamp area are the result of beaver dams and a beaver lodge is visible from one of the centers raised boardwalks. Interpretive signs and an outdoor classroom north of the pond enhance the visitors experience of the facilities.

Runners will exit Northlake Nature Center crossing Hwy 190 onto the Tammany Trace which was a railroad that was converted to a multi-purpose trail. In the early days, the railroad was the lifeblood of St. Tammany Parish. Today, this spur is an extremely popular recreation, transportation and educational corridor. Now called The Tammany Trace, it is Louisiana's first and only rails-to-trails conversion. This multi-purpose public path, created from the Illinois Central Railroad corridor, meanders through loblolly pines, live oaks, and magnolias from Slidell to Covington, Louisiana.

Participants will travel west along the Tammany Trace and into the city of Mandeville, Louisiana. The course will wind through this city's streets and along Mandeville's historic Lakefront. In the mid-19th century, regular daily steamboat traffic between New Orleans and Mandeville began, and by the end of the 19th century, it became a popular weekend destination of New Orleans residents. The route will return along the Lakefront and onto the Tammany Trace, continuing to Fontainebleau State Park. The Q50 Ultras 50K and 50K relay will complete two of the above loops.

The 10K Fun Run course will travel along the same route within the south side of Fontainebleau State Park, along the Tammany Trace, and through the west portion of the park before returning to the finish line.

Surface: Both Road and off-road. Flat Course.
 
RELAY POINT: It will be set at km25. of the course.
 
DROP BAGS: At the km 25 of the course and start/finish point.

RULES
Please, it is responsibility of each runner to know and respect all rules for the event. At the same time, every runner must be medically fit to participate in an event with the characteristics of the Q50 USA Ultra Marathon. All the information will be available on the official web site, so everyone will be able to familiarize with the characteristics of the distance, altitude, etc.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us! info@q50ultras.com

1- You will run in areas where nature will offer all its beauty, please DO NOT leave any trace behind you. Every runner must carry out their trash (granola bar wraps, gel packs, paper, etc) and deposit it in the proper places that will be available throughout the course at the aid stations.
It is very important for Q50 Ultras to preserve the environment where our event takes place. Runners who do not respect this rule will be disqualified.
2- It is completely forbidden to extract and/or collect any kind of flora or fauna, rocks, etc, anywhere around the course. Enjoy and respect nature! TAKE CARE OF IT!
3- Runner will have to cover their medical expenses in case of emergency. Like any competitions of this kind, a medical and travel insurance is recommended to cover any emergencies. 
4- For safety reasons, companions, friends or family will be able to assist runners at the starting line, km40 and finish line. If any changes, it will be informed at the mandatory pre-race meeting.
5- The curse will have several check points, that can be modified  at any moment by the Race Director.
6- MANDATORY MEETING: At this meeting all the final details about the course, last minute changes, logistics and security will be given. It is responsible of all runners to assist to this technical meeting and to be up to date with all the information. Exact date, location and time will be informed here very soon.
7- No pacers are allowed.
8- For safety reasons, no vehicles except those of the organization staff, will be permitted to accompany the runner at any moment during the race.
9- No assistance to runner at any moment will be permitted. Except by persons that are part of the staff and that will be identified as part of the team, or at aid stations.
10- Cut off times are not negotiable.
11- The numbers that are given to the runner with the entrance fee must be at a visible place at all times.
12- Be friendly with other runners and local people.
13- For  logistic and safety reasons, companions, family and friends will only be permitted in assonated areas given by the organization at the Pre Race Meeting.
14- Car traffic during the event will NOT be suspended. For this we ask all runners to be extra precautions in the small parts where you will have to run in open roads
15- For those running the relay event, it is NOT permitted for the first runner to accompany the second one.
16- The organization will have people that will be coming and going all around the course during the whole event. They will be properly identified. In case of emergency or drop off, runners have to inform this people in the next check point.
17- Quitting or dropping off: the organization reserves the right of taking out of the race any runner that is consider not to be physically capable of  finishing the race( medical opinion will be requested for this to happen).
18- Whoever decides to quit, please inform immediately to a member of the staff that is at the closest check point and they will organize the transportation back to the finish line as soon as possible.
19- AID STATIONS It will be possible to reinstate bottles or camel back with water available in the Aid Stations. Each athlete must bring with him from the start everything needed to be self-sufficient to go from a refreshment station (Aid Station) to the other. Food and drinks must be consumed in the refreshment area, it is forbidden to bring glasses or other that can pollute the environment. In each Aid station there will be containers to collect waste that must be used by all athletes.

MANDATORY GEAR (for 50km Ultra and Relay runners)
- Camelback or Water bottle.

- Number: all runners must show their number visible at all times.

- Whisle

DROP BAGS: runners have the possibility of giving the organization a drop bag at the starting line.  In this bags you can put anything that you consider you will to have available at the relay point ( food, drinks, socks, tennis shoes, ect.) this bag MUST be closed and marked with the runners number and name.These bags will be available at 25 km point ONLY).
 
Please, do not put any valuables inside the bag. The organization is not responsible for any losses. All staff will take as much care as possible to these bags, but need to understand the characteristics of the event to prevent any unfortunate losses and situations.
 
The organization will not transport any drop bags anywhere and only one bag per runner is accepted.
We will not accept any bags that are not properly marked, named and closed.
 
SAFETY:
is a priority for the organization the safety of every person involved in this event. We will have a medical team, ambulances, and security personnel that are going to be taking care of everyone at all times.

If you want to receive all the updates of these amazing events, please, send us an email to info@q50ultras.com or register at www.q50ultras.com

So...ARE YOU READY FOR ADVENTURE???