IMPORTANT RACE WEEKEND INFORMATION
There is a lot of race-critical information in this message - please take the time to read it through carefully to help you plan and avoid any race-day disappointments!
PRE-RACE ZOOM MEETING - REQUIRED:
Saturday, April 18th 4:00PM to 4:30PM.
Link: ZOOM MEETING
PACKET PICK-UP:
3:00PM to 6:00PM
Martin Stream Campground
1 Martin Stream Rd., Turner, ME
There will be no packet pick-up day of race. All runners must pick up their packet during this time. Relay teams send one runner to pick up the team's packet. Solo runners, if you have a pacer, you must bring your signed pacer waivers with you to pick up (see pacer section below).
Relay teams: Please have signed waivers from any teammates that are last minute substitutes. You will also give your team order to the volunteer at pickup. We will cover bib numbers and handoffs at the pre-race meeting.
PRE-RACE MEAL:
4:00PM to 6:00PM at Martin Stream Campground
Pasta Dinner for runners who say they will be joining (your race fee includes your meal) and for friends and family who have purchased tickets. Please complete this form to let us know if you’ll be attending and what type of meal you would like: MEAL FORM
If you don’t let us know you’ll be joining ahead of time, but then decide you’d like to eat with us, you will have to purchase same-day tickets at $20.
EXTRA PRE-RACE MEALS: FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY CAN BE PURCHASED HERE UNTIL 11pm Sunday April 27th: https://www.riverlands100.com/pre-and-post-race-meals.html
DROP BAGS (solo runners only):
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Solo runners must leave drop bags for Middle Earth and Conant Road at the designated area at Martin Stream Campground. Please note the drop bag size limitations for aid stations listed below. All drop bags must be marked with runner’s number and aid station name:
Start/Finish Aid Station: drop bags may be any size - Runners place these at drop bag area race day morning or keep them in your vehicle.
Middle Earth Aid Station: bags only, no plastic bins/totes, 18” x 15” max (Ziploc large works)
Conant Rd Aid Station: bags preferred, but small totes permitted 18”x12”x6” or smaller
A note about the weather:
Spring weather in Maine can be very finicky. Average weather in Turner this time of year is about 45-65 degrees. But please plan on the possibility of extremes, especially during the night.
HOT: In 2022, we had record temps in the 90s
COLD: Even if it doesn’t seem like it will be cold overnight, fatigue and being low on nutrition/hydration can greatly impact your experience. When we held the race in 2019 it was very warm and sunny during the day and dropped down to below freezing very quickly when the sun went down. Many runners were caught off guard without warm clothes and several had to drop due to near hypothermia. Be prepared: plan on having warm clothes close by (in your pack, in a drop bag, etc) to put on before sunset to stay ahead of the chill.
SATURDAY, MAY 3rd:
Parking: Free parking is available at Androscoggin Riverlands State park. Overflow (also free) parking is available along the road and at the Boat Launch on Center Bridge Rd (just south of the park entrance on the right before you cross the bridge). Please follow parking instructions from our parking volunteer.
Can I Have a Tent at the S/F? We do have a no tent rule because the parking lot is so full and we can’t spare extra parking spaces for tents. The aid station will have two tents, a fire pit, and drop bag area. That said, as space frees up at night, some people opt to set up a pop up tent right over their car tailgate. But please be mindful of the cars around you and if you are taking up more space than a standard car space ‘footprint’.
Bathrooms/Pre-Race:
There is an outhouse and there will be six port-a-potties at the start/finish.
Start Times:
6:00AM sharp
The start is located in the main entrance parking lot of Androscoggin Riverlands State park, 1005 Center Bridge Rd, Turner.
Runners should be assembled by 5:50 for any final instructions.
Aid Stations and Mileage:
There are 3 aid stations along the course: the Start/Finish, Middle Earth (you will pass this aid station twice per lap), and Conant Road (the turnaround). Solo runners please note: The route is slightly longer on the “out” (12.8 miles) to the Conant Rd turnaround vs coming back (12.3 miles) = 25.1 mile lap.
Port-a-potties will be at the Start/Finish and at Conant Road
Relay exchange takes place at Start/Finish.
GPSs vary; your mileage may vary slightly from what we state here
Distances between aid stations:
Start/Finish to Middle Earth - Solo runners 4.8 miles, Relay runners 4.4 miles
Middle Earth heading out to Conant Rd - Solo runners 8 miles, Relay runners 5.85 miles
Conant Rd back to Middle Earth - Solo runners 7.5 miles, Relay runners 5.35 miles
Middle Earth heading back to the Start/Finish - Solo runners 4.8 miles, Relay runners 4.4 miles.
No family, friends, or crew are permitted at the Conant Rd aid station. Doing so will disqualify your runner. They can, however, volunteer at those aid stations.
Note: Tailwind offered at aid stations will be Mandarin orange flavored mixed in 1 scoop/ 12 oz ratio
A note about special diets: We aim to have a variety of foods available at the aid stations, but cannot guarantee specific diet foods will be available to you (however we will have vegan and gluten free soups at the aid stations). If you are concerned about your specific diet requirements, please pack your favorite snacks to have in a drop bag or with your crew at the Start/Finish.
A note about plastic: While this is not officially a cupless race, you can help us reduce waste by bringing your own portable cup; there will not be many cups available at the aid stations.
Pacers:
Pacers must sign a waiver (available to print out here: https://www.riverlands100.com/waiver.html) and get a pacer bib. Signed waivers must be brought to packet pickup where you will get a pacer’s bib. If your pacer is not available to be at packet pickup, you must bring their signed waiver and get their pacer’s bib. You are responsible for getting your pacer’s waiver signed ahead of time and getting your pacer’s bib to them. We will NOT have waivers or bibs on hand before or during the race. All pacers must check in with the RDs (at the RD table - Start/Finish) before their leg.
No pacers for relay teams. Pacers allowed anytime after 50 miles. Only one pacer per runner at a time, but you may have different pacers on each of the last two 25-mile legs if you like.
Pacers may run ahead, with, or behind their runner. No muling. Bicycles may not ride along with runners. Infractions can lead to disqualification of your runner.
Cut off times for solo runners:
Soft cutoff:
50 miles: 11:00pm Saturday. It is strongly recommended that you reach the 50 mile mark (2 laps completed) by 11:00pm in order to stay on track for the overall cutoff. Aid station volunteers will remind runners.
Hard cutoffs (enforced):
6:30am Sunday. You must be leaving the Start/Finish Aid Station by 6:30am heading out on your last lap.
10:15am Sunday. You must be leaving the Conant Road Aid Station at 10:15am on your last lap.
12:30pm Sunday. All runners must be leaving the Middle Earth Aid Station (heading back to the finish) on their last lap.
2:00pm Sunday - course closes
Relay:
Teams’ bib numbers will correspond to the lap they are running. Relay runners MUST have their bibs visible on the front of their bodies or risk disqualification. Instead of a “baton”, relay runners will hand off a plastic bracelet. Teams are subject to the 10:15am cut off at Conant Road and the 12:30pm Middle Earth cutoff, Sunday morning, last lap. You may track your runner with our shared Google sheet (a link to the sheet will be provided and you will need to download the free Google Sheets app for your phone) shared on our website, Riverlands100.com. In case of cell service issues, plan to have an estimate ahead of time from your runner as to when they should be at the relay transfer.
Course Markings:
The course will be well-marked with orange, reflective flagging and red arrow signs at critical turns.There will be signs to indicate you are about to head off course. Where relay and solo course separates, there will be specific arrows directing solo and relays and wrong way signs if you mistakenly choose the wrong course. You will see all the course markings at the pre-race meeting so you will be familiar with them. And remember: flags are always on your right going out and always on your left coming back.
The Trail:
The race course is on ATV trails and single track in Androscoggin Riverlands State Park. We do not have exclusive use of the trails on race day, you may share the trails with mountain bikers, horseback riders, and hikers. The park is closed to ATVs for the weekend, except for those volunteering for our race.
After the Race:
Runners finishing before the 32 hour cutoff may want to stay for others’ finishes or head back to their campsites/hotels to clean up and/or rest before post-race party and awards. Martin Stream Campground is open for all runners to shower, even those not camping there.
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Enjoy the post race party at Martin Stream Campground! We will be having a BRUNCH BUFFET (and a special treat)! YOUR RACE BIB IS YOUR TICKET TO THE BRUNCH
EXTRA POST-RACE MEAL TICKETS: FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY CAN BE PURCHASED HERE UNTIL 11pm Monday April 20th: https://www.riverlands100.com/pre-and-post-race-meals.html
If you purchased post-race meal tickets for family and friends, it will be marked on your bib - you will need your bib for your own entry and for theirs.
If you did not purchase post-race meal tickets for family and friends, they are welcome to purchase food that day. Meals purchased day of are $20. Cash is most helpful.
AWARDS - 3pm
When all the runners are off the course and have made it to the party, we will award the 100 buckles, the relay hoodies, our special Adirondack chairs for top male and female 100 milers, the Beast Bowl to the winning relay team, and the Last Mule in the Barn prize. AND, if earned we will announce the 500 mile belts (later to be engraved with runner’s name and serial number)!!! The Fastest Leg award will go to a male and female runner with the fastest leg of the relay.
PRE-RACE ZOOM MEETING - REQUIRED:
Saturday, April 18th 4:00PM to 4:30PM.
Link: ZOOM MEETING
- This meeting will be recorded and the link will be available here on our website a day or two later.
- We will cover rules, times, trail marking, and crew info. One member of each relay team must attend this meeting.
- If you cannot attend this meeting, we ask that you please watch the recording - there may be important last minute details that could impact your race.
- This meeting is limited to 100 attendees - please have your crew members and relay teammates watch the recording later if need be. Relays, please only send one representative from your team.
PACKET PICK-UP:
3:00PM to 6:00PM
Martin Stream Campground
1 Martin Stream Rd., Turner, ME
There will be no packet pick-up day of race. All runners must pick up their packet during this time. Relay teams send one runner to pick up the team's packet. Solo runners, if you have a pacer, you must bring your signed pacer waivers with you to pick up (see pacer section below).
Relay teams: Please have signed waivers from any teammates that are last minute substitutes. You will also give your team order to the volunteer at pickup. We will cover bib numbers and handoffs at the pre-race meeting.
PRE-RACE MEAL:
4:00PM to 6:00PM at Martin Stream Campground
Pasta Dinner for runners who say they will be joining (your race fee includes your meal) and for friends and family who have purchased tickets. Please complete this form to let us know if you’ll be attending and what type of meal you would like: MEAL FORM
If you don’t let us know you’ll be joining ahead of time, but then decide you’d like to eat with us, you will have to purchase same-day tickets at $20.
EXTRA PRE-RACE MEALS: FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY CAN BE PURCHASED HERE UNTIL 11pm Sunday April 27th: https://www.riverlands100.com/pre-and-post-race-meals.html
DROP BAGS (solo runners only):
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Solo runners must leave drop bags for Middle Earth and Conant Road at the designated area at Martin Stream Campground. Please note the drop bag size limitations for aid stations listed below. All drop bags must be marked with runner’s number and aid station name:
Start/Finish Aid Station: drop bags may be any size - Runners place these at drop bag area race day morning or keep them in your vehicle.
Middle Earth Aid Station: bags only, no plastic bins/totes, 18” x 15” max (Ziploc large works)
Conant Rd Aid Station: bags preferred, but small totes permitted 18”x12”x6” or smaller
A note about the weather:
Spring weather in Maine can be very finicky. Average weather in Turner this time of year is about 45-65 degrees. But please plan on the possibility of extremes, especially during the night.
HOT: In 2022, we had record temps in the 90s
COLD: Even if it doesn’t seem like it will be cold overnight, fatigue and being low on nutrition/hydration can greatly impact your experience. When we held the race in 2019 it was very warm and sunny during the day and dropped down to below freezing very quickly when the sun went down. Many runners were caught off guard without warm clothes and several had to drop due to near hypothermia. Be prepared: plan on having warm clothes close by (in your pack, in a drop bag, etc) to put on before sunset to stay ahead of the chill.
SATURDAY, MAY 3rd:
Parking: Free parking is available at Androscoggin Riverlands State park. Overflow (also free) parking is available along the road and at the Boat Launch on Center Bridge Rd (just south of the park entrance on the right before you cross the bridge). Please follow parking instructions from our parking volunteer.
Can I Have a Tent at the S/F? We do have a no tent rule because the parking lot is so full and we can’t spare extra parking spaces for tents. The aid station will have two tents, a fire pit, and drop bag area. That said, as space frees up at night, some people opt to set up a pop up tent right over their car tailgate. But please be mindful of the cars around you and if you are taking up more space than a standard car space ‘footprint’.
Bathrooms/Pre-Race:
There is an outhouse and there will be six port-a-potties at the start/finish.
Start Times:
6:00AM sharp
The start is located in the main entrance parking lot of Androscoggin Riverlands State park, 1005 Center Bridge Rd, Turner.
Runners should be assembled by 5:50 for any final instructions.
Aid Stations and Mileage:
There are 3 aid stations along the course: the Start/Finish, Middle Earth (you will pass this aid station twice per lap), and Conant Road (the turnaround). Solo runners please note: The route is slightly longer on the “out” (12.8 miles) to the Conant Rd turnaround vs coming back (12.3 miles) = 25.1 mile lap.
Port-a-potties will be at the Start/Finish and at Conant Road
Relay exchange takes place at Start/Finish.
GPSs vary; your mileage may vary slightly from what we state here
Distances between aid stations:
Start/Finish to Middle Earth - Solo runners 4.8 miles, Relay runners 4.4 miles
Middle Earth heading out to Conant Rd - Solo runners 8 miles, Relay runners 5.85 miles
Conant Rd back to Middle Earth - Solo runners 7.5 miles, Relay runners 5.35 miles
Middle Earth heading back to the Start/Finish - Solo runners 4.8 miles, Relay runners 4.4 miles.
No family, friends, or crew are permitted at the Conant Rd aid station. Doing so will disqualify your runner. They can, however, volunteer at those aid stations.
Note: Tailwind offered at aid stations will be Mandarin orange flavored mixed in 1 scoop/ 12 oz ratio
A note about special diets: We aim to have a variety of foods available at the aid stations, but cannot guarantee specific diet foods will be available to you (however we will have vegan and gluten free soups at the aid stations). If you are concerned about your specific diet requirements, please pack your favorite snacks to have in a drop bag or with your crew at the Start/Finish.
A note about plastic: While this is not officially a cupless race, you can help us reduce waste by bringing your own portable cup; there will not be many cups available at the aid stations.
Pacers:
Pacers must sign a waiver (available to print out here: https://www.riverlands100.com/waiver.html) and get a pacer bib. Signed waivers must be brought to packet pickup where you will get a pacer’s bib. If your pacer is not available to be at packet pickup, you must bring their signed waiver and get their pacer’s bib. You are responsible for getting your pacer’s waiver signed ahead of time and getting your pacer’s bib to them. We will NOT have waivers or bibs on hand before or during the race. All pacers must check in with the RDs (at the RD table - Start/Finish) before their leg.
No pacers for relay teams. Pacers allowed anytime after 50 miles. Only one pacer per runner at a time, but you may have different pacers on each of the last two 25-mile legs if you like.
Pacers may run ahead, with, or behind their runner. No muling. Bicycles may not ride along with runners. Infractions can lead to disqualification of your runner.
Cut off times for solo runners:
Soft cutoff:
50 miles: 11:00pm Saturday. It is strongly recommended that you reach the 50 mile mark (2 laps completed) by 11:00pm in order to stay on track for the overall cutoff. Aid station volunteers will remind runners.
Hard cutoffs (enforced):
6:30am Sunday. You must be leaving the Start/Finish Aid Station by 6:30am heading out on your last lap.
10:15am Sunday. You must be leaving the Conant Road Aid Station at 10:15am on your last lap.
12:30pm Sunday. All runners must be leaving the Middle Earth Aid Station (heading back to the finish) on their last lap.
2:00pm Sunday - course closes
Relay:
Teams’ bib numbers will correspond to the lap they are running. Relay runners MUST have their bibs visible on the front of their bodies or risk disqualification. Instead of a “baton”, relay runners will hand off a plastic bracelet. Teams are subject to the 10:15am cut off at Conant Road and the 12:30pm Middle Earth cutoff, Sunday morning, last lap. You may track your runner with our shared Google sheet (a link to the sheet will be provided and you will need to download the free Google Sheets app for your phone) shared on our website, Riverlands100.com. In case of cell service issues, plan to have an estimate ahead of time from your runner as to when they should be at the relay transfer.
Course Markings:
The course will be well-marked with orange, reflective flagging and red arrow signs at critical turns.There will be signs to indicate you are about to head off course. Where relay and solo course separates, there will be specific arrows directing solo and relays and wrong way signs if you mistakenly choose the wrong course. You will see all the course markings at the pre-race meeting so you will be familiar with them. And remember: flags are always on your right going out and always on your left coming back.
The Trail:
The race course is on ATV trails and single track in Androscoggin Riverlands State Park. We do not have exclusive use of the trails on race day, you may share the trails with mountain bikers, horseback riders, and hikers. The park is closed to ATVs for the weekend, except for those volunteering for our race.
After the Race:
Runners finishing before the 32 hour cutoff may want to stay for others’ finishes or head back to their campsites/hotels to clean up and/or rest before post-race party and awards. Martin Stream Campground is open for all runners to shower, even those not camping there.
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Enjoy the post race party at Martin Stream Campground! We will be having a BRUNCH BUFFET (and a special treat)! YOUR RACE BIB IS YOUR TICKET TO THE BRUNCH
EXTRA POST-RACE MEAL TICKETS: FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY CAN BE PURCHASED HERE UNTIL 11pm Monday April 20th: https://www.riverlands100.com/pre-and-post-race-meals.html
If you purchased post-race meal tickets for family and friends, it will be marked on your bib - you will need your bib for your own entry and for theirs.
If you did not purchase post-race meal tickets for family and friends, they are welcome to purchase food that day. Meals purchased day of are $20. Cash is most helpful.
AWARDS - 3pm
When all the runners are off the course and have made it to the party, we will award the 100 buckles, the relay hoodies, our special Adirondack chairs for top male and female 100 milers, the Beast Bowl to the winning relay team, and the Last Mule in the Barn prize. AND, if earned we will announce the 500 mile belts (later to be engraved with runner’s name and serial number)!!! The Fastest Leg award will go to a male and female runner with the fastest leg of the relay.