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Bad Ben's Trail Running Site
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"Alternate" Chili Run
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12/08/2012 (Sat)
Alternate Chili Run... "A Taste of Psycho WyCo" (a 10-mile hilly trail run) **10th
Annual**
At Shelter #1, (across from the James P Davis Center), Wyandotte County Lake Park
Kansas City, KS
8:00 AM This year, we WILL have finish times, and a marked course.
Come run this challenging, but low-key off-pavement trail
run on the same day as the MARA Chili Run. This is a fun run in the wild! It will be on the same course
as the Psycho Wyco Run Toto Run course.
This year is the 10th Anniversary year (for doing an announced and organized run), and we're
doing something special. The first 108 entries will get a commemorative mug, and everybody will get hot
chocolate.
This year, the course will be marked and we'll have chip timing!
It's only $10 to sign-up in advance, and $15 on race day. So...$10 for 10 miles on the 10th anniversary!
Do it NOW: Click Here for Online Entry
We will start and finish in the Shelter #1 area...and please try to park near shelter 1
(across from the James P Davis Center).
All "Alternate Chili Run" proceeds will go toward
trail maintenance activities, (after expenses). If you can give more than the entry fee, that would be appreciated.
Please bring your old running shoes, also. The shoes are collected for charity.
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Directions to James P Davis Ctr, Wyandotte County Lake, and where we will park:
From I-435
(West side of Metro), take the Leavenworth Rd exit. Head east, then take a left at N 91st St (you will see a sign); take a RIGHT
at East Drive when entering the park. You will travel for about 1 or 2 miles and then pull into the shelter #1 area, across
from the lot of the James P Davis Center. Eat chili and cookies after the run, courtesy of our friends at MARA for an extra $5
fee.
It has snowed for many of the last 11 years, and was icy in 2006, so expect the same. If it is snowy and
icy, you can do what we do for superior Winter traction...you can SCREW YOUR SHOES. See how, HERE.
Click Here to get a map to the entrance to the park.
See all of our events HERE.
2009:
| 2002 "Alternate" Chili Run |
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| Bad Ben, James "Wrong Way" Barker, Alex K. |
If it is snowy and icy, you can do what we do for superior Winter traction...you can SCREW YOUR SHOES. See how, HERE
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| Photo by Dick Ross at www.seekcrun.com |
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| Photo by Dick Ross at www.seekcrun.com |
Respectfully Michael Ruder's video of a training run
on the course: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg_-Mv9Xk1o Alt Chili Run FAQ:
How much is the run?
$10 in advance, which the Trail Nerds will use for 2013
trail maintenance.
Are there bib numbers?
Yes! And chip timing. Pick-up
bib numbers at the trail run start, on race morning.
Where does this startd & finish?
At
shelter #1, across from the James P Davis Center.
How will I know where I'm going?
There will
be markings at any intersection where you have to make a choice, and little pink flags to keep you on course.
Where
are the bathrooms?
PortaPotties at shelter 1, bathrooms at shelter 2, and also in the James P. Davis Center.
Will there be water stations?
Yes...self-service water in three spots, about 3 miles apart, each.
You still might want to take your own water, though.
Will non trail shoes work on this course?
Sure,
but trail shoes are a big help.
What is the course like?
It is the same loop as the Winter Psycho/Toto
race and consists of quite a bit of bridle trails. You'll have to head down some pretty steep treacherous stuff, but that's
part of the fun. This is the traditional course for our big February run.
Where is the Chili?
In the James P Davis center. Pay $5 to MARA and enjoy.
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| Photo by Dick Ross at www.seekcrun.com |
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| Photo by Dick Ross at www.seekcrun.com |
| Rick Mayo and Gabe Bevan in 2006 |
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| Photo by Dick Ross at www.seekcrun.com |
| Good Ben and his 2006 Pace Group |
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| Photo by Dick Ross at www.seekcrun.com |
More Photos by Dick Ross at www.seekcrun.com CLICK HERE
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