Ridgecrest, Ca.
Dear
Runners, greetings from the Over The Hill Track Club.
Welcome
to the friendliest little Ultramarathon race and to our friendly
community. The 2005 edition will be our 20th year, again on the first
weekend of December in our beautiful Mojave Desert. For years our
event has been a fundraiser for a local charity. Well this year’s event is being dedicated to all the runners who
have supported our event thru the years and to those running here for the first
time. You Ultra runners have been coming back for years and bringing
you friends. Keep bringing them, as we don’t want them to miss out on a
fun day in the outdoors. Again we will have jackets for those completing
10 50k races and sweatshirts for those completing 5 years of the 50k. For those completing 5 years of 30k we will
have sweatshirts as well. Of course
again the 50K will have an accompanying 30K race for those wanting a taste of
an Ultrarunning type course in our beautiful desert. We are again the
last stop for the Southern California Ultra Runners Grand Prix Series. So
get on down here and pile up them points. The course will be our original
course over dirt, on jeep roads, single-track trails and sandy washes over the
Spangler Hills of the Mojave Desert. The great aid stations, 9 of them,
will be there for you, about every three miles with water, electrolyte drink
and great Ultra type goodies. As always we have some great sponsors
joining us and I hope you will all use their fine products.
This
event is ran by many veterans wanting a challenging course and is a great first
time Ultramarathon for those attempting the Ultramarathon distance.
The
desert here in Ridgecrest offers great views of the Sierra’s and is very
beautiful in the month of December. We have a course that we think is
great for first timers and veterans alike. So we’re looking forward to
seeing you come December for our 20th edition of the Over The Hill Track Clubs,
High Desert 50K Ultramarathon & 30K race. Please find enclosed an
entry form, an information sheet and a map. Tell your running friends of
our upcoming event and have them come and enjoy our race. Copies of entry
form are OK.
I
look forward to seeing all of you veterans and newbie’s here in the High Desert
for our 20th running of this friendly race. Thanks for your interest in our December
race.
**
Gatorade is the official drink of our race**
Stay
healthy, be fit and see ya on the trails,
Chris
Rios, Race Director
OTHTC
High Desert 50K Ultramarathon & 30k
www.othtc.com
A
big thanks you to our great sponsors. Please go out and buy their
products.