2024 COURSE UPDATES

The 50k course has changed for 2024 due to an active thinning project being performed by the US Forest Service. The 25k course is essentially the same as last year.

Topo maps/elevation profile and descriptions are below:

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Elevation Profile:

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The 50k starts at Oak Flats Picnic Area, runs to the east to the Ponderosa Open Space Loop. Run the Open Space Loop counterclockwise. Upon completion of the Loop, there is an Aid Station at the intersection with Mahogany trail (same as 2023, approximately mile 5.4). The course runs north on Mahogany to Juan Tomas Road. There is another aid station at Mahogany/Juan Tomas Road (same as 2023, approximately mile 7.8). The course continues to the north on Bear Scat, eventually heading south on Lone Pine to the aid station at Lone Pine/Meadow Ridge/FR 12 (mile 12.4). From there, runners head west on Cedro Singletrack to Cedro Campground Aid Station (mile 14.8/drop bags/crews). Runners then summit Cedro Peak via the Forest Road and come back down via the trail on the back side of the Peak.

NEW: Runners will then head back the way they came down the Forest Road and back to Cedro Campground Aid Station before heading back west on Cedro Singletrack to Lone Pine Aid Station. THIS IS AN OUT AND BACK.

At the Lone Pine Aid Station, runners will head south on Meadow Ridge to Juan Tomas Road and to Another Juan/Poker Chip Aid Station (approx. mile 22)(2:00pm cutoff). From there, runners will head south to Pine Flat Trailhead (approx. mile 26)(3:30pm cutoff). Runners exit Pine Flat campground to the south and get back on the trail near the southernmost part of the campground area, near the bathrooms and trailer parking. Follow Deadman to the south and wind back on the trails to Oak Flats Campground. Watch the trail markers/flagging in this area, there are a lot of intersections.

The 25k course is nearly the same as last years’ course. From Oak Flats parking lot, head east to the Open Space Ponderosa Loop. Run the Loop counterclockwise. The first aid station is at mile 5.4 at the end of the Loop. From there, runners head north on Mahogany on the same trail as the 50k until right before Juan Tomas Road, where the 25k course splits to the left and heads west on Another Juan Trail. There is an aid station at Another Juan and Poker Chip (mile 8.1)(2pm cutoff). The course then merges with the 50k course to Pine Flats Trail head (mile 11.4)(3:30 cutoff) and continues on the same trail with the 50k all the way back to Oak Flats (start/finish). The course is well marked, but look carefully for pink trail markers, as there are a lot of intersections. Distance is approximately 16.2 miles.

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CEDRO PEAK 2024

We are excited for this year’s race which is planned for April 20, 2024!!

This is our second year as the race directors of this long-standing race in the beautiful Cibola National Forest. We are working hard to bring you another amazing event! You may have noticed that the courses we offer have changed a little this year– we will still have the 50k race and the “Heavy Half” event has been renamed the “25k.” The courses for the 50k and 25k races will be largely the same as last year but will be updated to accommodate some changes in aid station locations and for smoother navigation of the trail system. 

Be sure to check out this website periodically as we will update any changes to the 50k and 25k courses soon. For your reference, the 2023 course maps are still up.

This year we plan to have t-shirts and finisher awards as well as top finisher prizes (M/F). Jackrabbit Racing will provide professional race timing.  Our friends at Lobo Photo NM (Travis McWhorter and Amanda Babicke) will take official race photos. We will have finish line food and drink as well as amazing aid stations and volunteers. Cibola Search and Rescue and local Ham Radio operators are back on board to help keep runners safe and accounted for as you navigate the trails. 

Elite OSM will continue to offer $10 off unlimited ortho-therapy treatments with Dr. Char McDonald through race day for all registered runners. To claim the discount, please book your appointment with Char via the website http://www.elite-osm.com or by emailing or texting Char directly. 

If you decide not to run the race or if you have friends/family that would like to volunteer please contact race director Valerie Denton at vdenton.esq@yahoo.com. We are in need of people to help set up and clean up on race weekend, to mark and sweep the courses, to put up public notice signs, to run aid stations, and to hand out finisher awards.

We will be posting more updates to our social media pages and this page as we get closer to race date.