Crown Stub 100

Heavy are the legs that wear Crown!

BY THE NUMBERS

WHERE:

Stub Stewart State Park

WHEN:

September 28th 2024

Distance:

100 Mile Ultra Marathon

START TIME:

2:00pm at the (Hill Top Day Use Area)

PRICE:

2/1/24 - 4/31/24: $177

5/1/24 - Race Day: $197

Description

Welcome to Stub Stewart State Park…. it is such a gem of the Oregon State Park system!

We are grateful to be able to utilize this amazing outdoor adventure hub as our home base for what we hope becomes one of the Premier 100 mile Ultramarathons in the Pacific Northwest!

The race has over 10,000ft of gain as it traverses a combination of the Banks Vernonia State Trail (primarily asphalt) the Crown Zellerbach Trail (primarily hard packed gravel) and roughly 10% of the course will be run on the dirt trails of the park itself. The course consists of a double out and back from the park…starting in a northerly direction on the Banks Vernonia Trail. As you come into the City of Vernonia you will be directed around Vernonia Lake, eventually linking up with The Crown Z Trail. The Crown Z Trail will take you on a ride in an easterly direction for roughly twenty miles, turning you around just before entering the City of Scappoose (Native American for “Gravelly Plain”) Ancesteral tribal lands of The Chinook.

Here you will turn around and retrace your steps back on the Crown Z & Banks Vernonia Trail (BVT). As you are making your way back, please encourage your fellow competitors & adventurers. Whether you are a seasoned vet of ultrarunning or this is your first step into the cave…. Ultrarunning is rooted in community, uplifting each other through kindness & encouragement. We please ask that you keep this tradition alive as a Bivouac Racing Participant.

When you reach the Stub Stewart Park crossing on the Banks Vernonia Trail (Stewarts Gate AS mile 72) you will continue in a southernly direction on the BVT for 10 miles, turning around in Banks. Retracing your steps back to the (Stewart Gate AS mile 92). Here you will continue on the BVT for almost a mile before making a hard right turn on the Boomscooter Trail. From here you will follow the trail markings back to the Hill Top Day Use area. (mile 93.5)

You will see the finish line in all its glory…..but, you have One more lap. You will follow the 6.5 mile Stub Stewart Trail Challenge course for one time around. Upon completion you be able to embrace that Finish!

Congratulations….You are a Hundred Mile Finisher & you have the Buckle to prove it!

INFORMATION

MAP Link: CLICK HERE FOR COURSE MAP

Aid Stations: There will be 13 total Aid Station stops along the course. Four of the Aid Stations will be full service with a wide range of food options. ( You know food is something we don’t skimp on at Bivouac Racing… it’s part of our culture that brings people together) Menu is pending! The Aid Stations will be updated in the upcoming couple months with names, location, distances as we complete the logistics & permitting process.

Drop Bags: You will be allowed two drop bags that can be accessed a total of 6 occasions at aid station Stewarts Gate & Vernonia AS.

Crew Access: This 100 miler will have many opportunities for runners to engage with a support crew. These access points as well as driving directions will be updated as our permit is finalized. (The only hard rule we have on crew engagement- Do Not get caught inside a vehicle! Moving or not, we will reserve the right to DQ said participant if seen, even sitting in a vehicle)

Pacers: All participants may utilize a pacer starting at the (Vernonia AS mile 61) The pacer may help you in navigation, strategy & encouragement. Your pacer may Not act as pack mule for said runner.

Cutoffs: If there is such thing as a fast100 miler… this would be it! This race will have unique 2:00pm start time. You have to be across the finish line by 8:00pm the following day to obtain a recorded finish. That is a 30hr cutoff. If you have concerns about making the cutoff, we will have an early start opportunity starting at 12:00pm. That will give you 32hrs to complete the course. (If you decide to take the early start, you cannot record a time faster than 28hrs) This is for logistical & permitting requirements. The finish line will be closed at 8:00pm on Sunday 9/29! Also, we have a cut-off at Aid Station #8 (Stewarts Gate) at 2:00 PM on Sunday.

Awards: All finishers will receive the coveted Buckle (preview coming soon) along with several other perks & prizes…. WE CAN’T WAIT!

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity” -Amelia Earhart