Psycho Psummer Trail Race

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Psycho Psummer Trail Race

Kansas City Trail Nerds' Present:

3rd Annual

Psycho Psummer Trail Run

50K & 15-Mile

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Wyandotte County Lake Park

Kansas City, Kansas

A run on hilly bridle trails, single-track trails, and dirt roads.

This course will be different in many ways from the February Psycho Wyco Race.

8:00 a.m. start

All entrants will receive a "gender-specific, technical fabric" short-sleeve shirt and mug with an original Jason Crosby design. Finishers of the 15-Mile and 50K events will also receive a finisher's medal.
This year, the Psychopathic 5K will be on another date.

Registration is Still Open!

And we have plenty of shirts left, too, as of July 6, 2009.

There is no penalty for registering online...we pay the fee.

Online Registration is Now Open

Registration Closes July 8, 2009

Snail-Mail Entry

There will be no event-swapping after Wednesday, July 8th.

So, if you want to change from the 50K to 15M (or vice versa), do it prior to that date.

Packet Pickup:
Friday, July 10, from noon to 7 p.m. at Dynamic Earth, at NW corner of 135th St & Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas.

Map to Dynamic Earth, Overland Park, KS

Or you can show up on race day 45-minutes early. Keep in mind that the park will not open until 7:00 a.m., and we'll be setting up until 7:15 a.m.

Race Details:

Brief Description:

Loop course on rocky, rooty, and hilly bridle trails & single-track trails. Time limit: 10 hours. Estimated Participants:250. 3rd Annual. Both Race Distances: Early-bird Fee: $40. Amenities: Hot food at end of race, finisher's medal, commemorative mug, technical tee-shirt.

Online Registration Closes:

July 08, 10:00 pm CST.

Limited Number of Participants

REGISTER EARLY! Due to the success of this event, the 3rd annual event will be limited to 250 total participants. This is about the maximum number of parking spaces that the park can handle. We have also scheduled the Psycho 5K on another date, to help with this issue.

Course

The 50K and 15-mile are a loop course on rocky, rooty, and hilly bridle trails & single-track trails. Each loop is wheel-measured.

Course Map

The course has been slightly different every year, and this year is no exception. Here is a map of an older version of the course. The main changes are to these sections: Shane's Debacle, Spillway, Fall Down Hill, and the Boy Scout Honor Trail (and road sections).

"Single-track" Course Sections:

There are a few very nice sections of single-track trail on the loop course that were built by the Trail Nerds. "Fester's Wander" was designed by the race director's dog, "Fester," and built by Nerds.

Food and Aid Stations

We will have hot food for all participants (regular and vegan), after the race(s). Yum! On the course, all staffed aid stations will have food and "SUCEED!" brand sports drink and water for participants. There will be staffed and unstaffed aid stations. Our water is composed of the finest organic hydrogen and free-range oxygen, blended to perfection as H2O.

Shirts

Well-designed short sleeve "technical" t-shirts for all participants that enter prior to June 25. No guarantee of a shirt or proper size for later registrants. Separate Mens' and Womens' cut shirts by SweatVac. You'll want to wear this one!

Medals

All event finishers receive finisher's "hardware." The 50K and 15-mile finishers receive a large medal, that is appropriate for the effort they put in.

Charity

The "Kansas City Trail Nerds" group is dedicated to having affordable and fun trail events, and it's our mission to add and maintain singletrack trail systems in an environmentally proactive and responsible manner. The Trail Nerds are part of the Kansas City Track Club, which is a federally recognized 501(c)3, not-for-profit corporation. Any proceeds leftover after race expenses are funneled back into trail advocacy activities and putting on even more fun and inexpensive (future) events.

Packet Pickup:

Packet Pickup: Friday, July 10, from noon to 7 p.m. at Dynamic Earth, at NW corner of 135th St & Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas (Or you can show up on race day 45-minutes early). Keep in mind that the park will not open until 7:00 a.m., and we'll be setting up until 7:15 a.m.

Psycho 5K

The 5K this year is a separate event held on Sunday, June 28. It's a very hilly out-and-back trail race. Beware: It's the toughest 5K trail run in the Midwest! This race gets its own special date, shirt and hardware, and is the Summer (fire) Edition of the Psycho 5K "Fire & Ice" series. Fee: $30 regular, and $20 for cross-country team members.

Sustainability:

The Trail Nerds have been working diligently to encourage Sustainability issues. Our goal is to minimize the effects of our events and activities on the environment. We want to leave the trails better then how we find them. As part of this race, we will require all participants to carry their own water bottle or hydration device. We will provide water at the start / finish and one un-staffed aid station. There will be NO cups on the course, except at the MAIN aid station (for soup and hot drinks). Each runner will have to refill their water bottle or hydration device at the aid stations as needed. There are approximately 25 million Styrofoam and paper cups thrown away each year. We want to minimize that number. We will also be using removable course markings and requiring everyone to carry out what they take in. We treat litter bugs............just like whiners.

We also encourage you to carpool to this race (and all of our races) and to any training runs.

2008 Race Reports:

Mark Stovall: Complaints

Mookie Thompson (first 50K): Thanks

The 2008 Race is in the bag...race reports and photos are below.

Thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers (or volundears) that made this event happen. Our volundears did: 10 miles of weed-whacking, lots of food preparation, packet-stuffing during a storm and power outage, set-up and staffed aid stations, worked the finish line, and provided runner and course support. They are the best out there!

Photo Montage by Gary Henry

Photos by Dick Ross www.seekcrun.com

Photos by Dick Ross & Ben Holmes

Dr Jesse Walden, DC (Active Release Techniques)

Raul Flores Race Day Timing

Well, We had a fabulous event in 2007:

The volunteers were hard-working and wonderful; the runners were par-boiled but cheerful, and the course was grueling, yet beautiful in its own way. Check out all race reports, photos, etc, HERE.

RESULTS 2007!

More information:

Brief Description:	50K Run, 15-Mile Run and Psychopathic 5K. All on bridle trails, single-track trails, and dirt roads. This is a rocky and hilly UNPAVED loop course. 10-hour time limit. Aid stations with food, water, and sports drink. Nicely-designed, high quality "technical" event shirts & unique "finishers hardware". We will have DAG Chip Timing by Raul Flores RaceDay Timing Solutions Participants must carry at least one water bottle or hydration device.
Fees:	50-Kilometer Trail Run: $30 (early bird) $40 (after June 1, 2008) $60 (after June 20, 2008) 15-Mile Trail Run: $30 (early bird) $40 (after June 1, 2008) $60 (after June 20, 2008) Psychopathic 5K Trail Run: $25 (early bird) $30 (after June 1, 2008) $50 (after June 20, 2008)
Online Reg. Closes:	July 02, 2008 Noon Pacific Time
Course:	The course consists of rocky, rooty, and hilly bridle trails, single-track trails, and dirt roads. The longer events are a Loop course, and the 5K is an out and back. You will be in the woods, for the most part. THIS IS NOT A SISSY PAVED EVENT. 50K and 15-Mile Course Map.
Special Instructions to Runners:	All runners will carry their own water bottles or hydration system. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. This is for your safety. Even though there are aid stations, it will be hot and/or humid, and we want a safe race for all.
Directions to Wyandotte County Lake Park:	From the west side of the I-435 loop, take the Leavenworth Rd exit. Head east, take a left at N 91st St; enter the park and follow the signs.


Vehicles:	Carpooling to the event is highly encouraged. Parking can be an issue. The park opens at 7:00 a.m.; please don't block the gate prior to opening. Crews for solo runners are allowed one vehicle on the course and that vehicle must display the team number that we supply in the windshield. No vehicles larger than a van or SUV will be allowed on the course. NO BUSES, RV'S OR LARGE VEHILCLES, PLEASE. All vehicles must follow the rules of the road and the park. Maximum speed is 20 MPH in the park. There will be no riding in the back of pickup trucks or on the outside of vehicles.
Packet Pickup:	Friday July 4, 2008, noon to 4:00 p.m., at Garry Gribble's Running Sports, Stoll Park Shopping Center, Quivira Rd & W 119th St, Overland Park, KS. There is also a race day packet pickup from 7:15 a.m. to start. Late entries should register by check at packet pickup at Garry Gribbles on July 4th.