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Race Name:2015 GBRC 6 Hour / 8 Hour Ultra Marathon and Summer Solstice Challenge
Date:Saturday June 27th, 2015 - 5:09 am
Location:Green Bay
State:Wisconsin, United States
Website:www.greenbayrunningclub.org  Go there or Go there in new browser
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Description:
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GBRC 6 Hour / 8 Hour Ultra Marathon and Summer Solstice Challenge
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REGISTRATION for the 2015 event OPENS NOV. 1, 2014! Registration closes at midnight, June 25, 2015.
There is NO onsite registration.

VOLUNTEERS! No race happens without volunteers. More information about shifts and registration here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4daaad2ea1fe3-ultra

Join Green Bay Running Club for their 5th annual ultra running event! Choose 6 Hours, 8 Hours or 15.5 Hours to accumulate as many miles as you wish. The number of laps will be counted for each competitor. Information about each runner’s progress will be available during the run. Runners may stop to rest and restart running as they please.

Location:
University of Wisconsin Green Bay Campus. We will start in the Parking Lot at Shorewood Golf Course.

The Course:
We will be running a 4.75 mile loop around the UWGB campus. The trail consists of sections of crushed limestone (45%), wood chips (50%) and asphalt (5%). The wood chipped sections contain some hilly portions, but are easy on the legs.

Start Time: 5:09AM - ALL runners

Aid Stations / Food: This is a GREEN event!
Each participant is required to carry a water bottle. We will provide Gatorade and water on the course. There will be some great ultra staples available at the start/finish line. You will pass this point every 4.75 miles.
Aid Station 1 is at mile .9
Aid Station 2 is at mile 2.6
Start/Finish Aid Station is at mile 4.75
The Start/Finish aid station will be stocked with the usual assortment of snacks, pretzels, bananas, cookies, water and Gatorade.
AS2 will have water/Gatorade as well as towels you can soak in ice cold water.
AS1 will have water/Gatorade AND our famous watermellon!!
Start/Finish Aid Station will have a large assortment of food and beverages.

Start/Finish area will have a massage tent available for all participants to use during the race. Provided by Restore U Solutions and Christine Wolf.

The Summer Solstice Challenge is back for a second year! The challenge will start at sunrise (5:09AM) and end at sunset (8:41PM) for a 15hour 31min event.

A portion of the proceeds from the race will go to support Girls on the Run serving Northeast Wisconsin. http://girlsontherunnew.org/

Please watch for updates on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GBRCultra

Awards:
ALL runners receive a finisher’s award.
Top Male and Female Finishers of each event will receive a special award handcrafted by a local artist.

On campus room are available this year about 1/2 mile from the start. Available the night before and/or after the race.
All rooms have a private bathroom.

4 bedroom air conditioned apartment.
$120 Single occupancy
$ 60 Double occupancy
$ 40 Triple occupancy
$ 30 Quad occupancy

Non air conditioned residence hall rooms.
$ 40 Single occupancy
$ 30 Double occupancy

On Line reservations: http://www.uwgb.edu/housing/guest-housing/reservations.asp
In the Organization Name box enter "Green Bay Running Club Ultra"
You can also make reservations by phone. 920-465-2040
Posted:July 8th, 2014 7:58 am
Last Update:June 19th, 2017 10:34 am
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Event InformationFor multiple Member Events:
Name of EventDistanceMeasurementDateStart TimeRelay MembersTeam Members
   GBRC 6 Hour SOLO Ultra Marathon6.00HoursJun 27th, 20155:09 am
   GBRC 8 Hour SOLO Ultra Marathon8.00HoursJun 27th, 20155:09 am
   15.5Hour Summer Solstice Challenge ~ SOLO15.50HoursJun 27th, 20155:09 am
Director Information
button: Email RDs
Name of Race DirectorEmail AddressPhone Number
Ann Schollann@greenbayrunningclub.org920.205.2624
Scott Conklinscott@greenbayrunningclub.org920-660-0025
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