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2009 100 mile results      80 started, 32 (40%) dropped

2009 50 mile results

2009 50K results












2010's race date: October 16, 2010 - registration will be open by mid-March



The 50 mile race is being replaced by the 100K distance to simplify course marking and for the runners.



No alcohol or pets - we risk losing the right to use the middle school otherwise


RRCA's 100 mile "PA Ultra Trail Championship"


Unforgiving.  Historic.  Gnarly.  Do you have what it takes? 



Oil Creek State Park and the entire Oil Region welcomes trail runners to the valley that changed the world !


    Read PA Governor Ed Rendell's welcome letter 




Registration target of mid-March - at RunRace.net
                 - no paper entry forms - online entry via RunRace.net
                 - pay by check, money order or credit / debit card on RunRace.net
                 - in keeping with the wild & tough 1860's oil boom era, no changing of distances, no refunds - "strike oil or move on!"
                 - must be 18 years of age or older
                 - to see show has registered, click on the above link, scroll to the bottom of the registration page
                   and click on the magnifying glass next to each race
                 - are you a Race Director ?  eMail RD Tom Jennings at rd_oc100@yahoo.com about "RD's run for free"



Date:        October 16th, 2010

Location:  Oil Creek State Park - located between Titusville and Oil City PA

3 simultaneous races: 

  • 100 miles - 17,785' elev gain - 32 hour time limit - 5 AM Saturday to 1 PM Sunday = 19:12 / mile
  • 100K - 31 hour time limit - 6 AM Saturday to 1 PM Sunday = 30:00 / mile
  • 50K  - 5,459' elev gain - 17 hour time limit - 7 AM to midnight Saturday = 32:55 / mile
  • Initial limit of 75 entrants in the 100K, 100 in the 50K, and 125 entrants in the 100 miler
  • 50K loop course on primarily the rugged single-track Gerard Hiking Trail of OCSP
  • Friends, family, crew and pacer friendly
    • they can wait in beautiful Titusville Middle School (TMS) which will serve as the start / finish line, aid station # 4, and race headquarters




Run in the valley where the world's first oil boom began in 1859 when "Colonel" Edwin Drake drilled the first commercial oil well and the reason John D Rockefeller amassed much of his fortune.


Join the OilCreek100 Yahoo Discussion Group   - 225 members

Email Race Director Tom Jennings @ rd_oc100@yahoo.com or Facebook/ErieTom

Are you on Facebook?  Join the "Oil Creek100 Trail Runs" group - 515 members strong !


Want to help ?  Contact volunteer coordinator and ultra runner Kate Peterson at katiepeterson15@yahoo.com
Or sign up for a TO-DO or TO-BRING task on VolunteerSpot.com - all you need is a valid email address.  We can use generators, pickup trucks, large moving vans, passenger vans for shuttling aid station workers and runners, food items, etc.




Benninghoff Farm today - the 35' replica oil derricks are the inspiration for the logo and finisher's award buckle.  All runners will pass them on their way from Wolfkiel Run AS #1 to Egbert Farm AS #2 in Petroleum Center :

 


  • A large (approx. size 3.5" X 2.5"), heavy, high-quality belt buckle from Creative Casting Inc in Denison TX will be offered to all ultra finishers
    • 100 = gold two-tone buckle
    • 100K = silver buckle
    • 50K = bronze buckle
    • Actual flatbed printer scan of the "bronze" buckle is below









The wild & tough 1860's oil boom era in Petroleum Center where crew-accessible Egbert Farm aid station # 2 is located.  Washington Street is now Petroleum Center Road - notice the faint outline of the hill in the background for the then / now photo below:




Washington Street then, Petroleum Center Road now.  Benninghoff Farm is only about 1/2 mile down this road (toward Titusville) where the OC&T railroad tracks & train tressel are located:




Benninghoff Farm today - from the east Gerard hiking trail scenic overlook (camera on zoom).  The paved road you see in this photo is Petroleum Center Rd (the old Washington Street) that is used to access Petroleum Center's Egbert Farm aid station # 2.  This overlook is on the official course - it will be beautiful with the October fall colors - and 100 mile participants will get to see the derricks illuminated Sat. night / Sun. morning !