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Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs



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



 

2010 Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs - Erie Independent Film




2012 registration will open March 17th at noon Eastern time at RunRace.net     
    - to see who has registered go to the RunRace registration website and click on the magnifying glass next to each race
    - Wild & tough 1860's oil boom era policies:
          NO REFUNDS
          NO TRANSFER of your entry to another runner - drivers license / photo ID required to pick up your race packet
          NO CHANGING OF RACE DISTANCE once you register
          NO DEFERRING of your entry until next year
          NO CREDIT FOR FINISHING A SHORTER DISTANCE - if you don't finish the distance you signed up for it is a DNF
          "Strike oil or move on!"
    - no paper entry forms - online entry via RunRace.net 
    - must be 18 years of age
    - check or money order - if not received within 30 days of registration your entry will be canceled to make room for others
    - are you a Race Director ?  eMail RD Tom Jennings at rd_oc100@yahoo.com about "RDs run for free" 


 
Date:        October 13, 2012
 
Location:  Oil Creek State Park - located between Titusville and Oil City PA
3 concurrent races: 
  • 100 miles - 17,627' elev gain - 32 hour limit - 5 AM Saturday to 1 PM Sunday = 19:06 / mile  * SOLD OUT in August 2011 *
  • 100K 11,026' elev gain - 31 hour limit - 6 AM Saturday to 1 PM Sunday = 30:00 / mile  * SOLD OUT in 28 hours 3/20/2011 *
  • 50K  - 5,459' elev gain - 17 hour limit - 7 AM to midnight Saturday = 32:48 / mile   * SOLD OUT in 2.5 hours 3/19/2011 *
  • Entrant limit of 100 in the 100K, 150 in the 50K, and 200 in the 100 miler
  • 50K loop course on primarily the rugged single-track Gerard Hiking Trail of OCSP
  • Friends, family, crew and pacer friendly
    • beautiful Titusville Middle School (TMS) - 415 Water St - 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.


  
As a member of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), we follow their guidelines on headset use.  RRCA does not encourage headphone use during its member races but does not disallow them as long as they are used safely. For this reason, Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs will allow headphones on the course only if it does not pose a safety risk.  If you absolutely must use them KEEP THE VOLUME DOWN so you can hear runners approaching from behind - or risk getting run over in wild & tough 1860's oil boom era fashion.  For safety reasons, it may be necessary for a course official to ask you to remove your headset/earphones during the race. You are required to comply or face disqualification and removal from the course.
 
 
 
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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
and sub-22 hour gold buckle



100K = silver buckle




50K = bronze buckle






Oil Creek State Park was the 2010 National Gold Medal "Grand Award" winner for excellence in park and recreation management
 




The wild & tough 1860's oil boom era in Petroleum Center where crew-accessible aid station # 2 is located (Egbert Farm picnic pavilion).  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.  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 is beautiful with the October fall colors - and 100 mile participants will get to see the derricks illuminated Sat. night / Sun. morning


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