| Date
6/3/2017 |
Avg Temps f.
90/80 |
Gain/Loss in ft
Minimal |
Furthest Aid
15 miles |
Highest Elev.
23ft |
Time Limit
18 hours |
| Start
6:15am |
Surface
95% single track |
Course Records
RIch White (11:46:00) Renee Tavakoli (14:08:00) |
Sunrise/set
6:26am/8:10pm |
Longest Climb
20-40 ft in sand dunes |
Hashtags
#l2o #l20100k |
Summary: 95% single track point to point run along the Ocean to Lake Spur of the Florida Trail. Runners must have a crew and crew stops are from 5-14 miles apart. The course isn’t marked for the event; you’re supposed to follow the Orange blazes of the Ocean to Lake Spur of the Florida Trail and it could be dry or could be knee-deep sections of water. Course starts on a couple miles of gravel road, then into single track trail, and has a couple miles of sand late in the race.
Race Details
Lessons Learned from Race Reports
It’s hot and heat training can help
Have ice to put around your neck, in your pack, in arm sleeves, in your hat
Have crew pack ice, ice towels, umbrella for shade, chairs
Sections can be bone dry or knee deep in water
Easy to get off course
The course is challenging to follow, so pay extreme care to stay on track. The course is well marked, but being fairly new and little used, there isn’t a starkly defined single track of bare ground to follow for much of the race.
Bring socks and shoe changes for muddy feet
Possibility of lightning and thunderstorms in exposed sections
2.5 miles of sand dunes late in the race with small hills
No aid stations – just crew access points so you must have crew
Elevation
Total gain/loss: Minimal
Elevation profile on Strava links below
Aid stations
Total aid stations: 6 + Start/Finish Line
Furthest distance apart: 15 miles
Locations:
0.0 – Nena trailhead
15.0 – Dupuis/Corbett powerline rd
22.3 – South grade road
31.3 – Hungryland
36.3 – Beeline/710
47.0 – Riverbend
60.5 – US1
63.0 – Da beach
What’s available: Crew only aid stations, so they must bring everything you need
Crew access
Furthest distance apart: 15 miles
Crew access points:
0.0 – Nena trailhead
15.0 – Dupuis/Corbett powerline rd
22.3 – South grade road
31.3 – Hungryland
36.3 – Beeline/710
47.0 – Riverbend
60.5 – US1
63.0 – Da beach
Pacers
No
Runner Tracking
Unlikely
Race qualifiers
Doubtful
Race reports
http://a2ultra.blogspot.com/2015/06/lake-to-ocean-100k-june-6-2015-on.html
http://a2ultra.blogspot.com/2014/06/lake-to-ocean-100k-june-7-2014.html
http://floridahikes.com/floridatrail/ocean-to-lake/
Strava activities and GPX files
https://www.strava.com/activities/1019814915/overview
https://www.strava.com/activities/599231611/overview
https://www.strava.com/activities/319947871/overview
Logistics
Packet pickup
No packet, just your shirt and course info cheat sheet given
Transportation
On the runner and the crew
Race start and cutoff times
5:45am? Race reports mention cutoffs
Race Website
https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=39758
Registration
Email the race director – “invite-only”, the RD needs to feel comfortable with you out on the course for you to get an invite.
Location
Race starts on the East side of Lake Okeechobee, near Port Mayaca, and ends on the ocean near Hobe Sound
Travel
Closest airport is Palm Beach International Airport
Accommodations
Race starts on the East side of Lake Okeechobee, near Port Mayaca, and ends on the ocean near Hobe Sound. Could base lodging near the start or finish. Closest to the start are in Indiantown, with Okeechobee being a bit further away. Tons of lodging relatively close to finish in Hobe Sound, FL.