Bear 100 - Race Day Strategy

Start (0.0)

Gear and Food

• AK Vest w/ two bottles of water
• Extra handheld with 4 servings of UCan (plain with Nunn tab)
• Altra Olympus with Balega Moh-rino socks
• Race shirt w/ arm sleeves
• Race Shorts
• Food for 4 hours: 4 bars, 2 emergency gels, 2 packets of Skratch.
• Assorted essentials in pack (ginger chews, S!caps, Imodium, Chapstick, Arnica)
• Eat at least a bar (or two) for breakfast, maybe some Ucan too

Letham Hollow (19.66)

Plan

Estimated Time: 4 hours
Arrive At Aid: 10:00 AM on Friday
Elevation Gained: 4400 Feet

Gear and Food

• Drop off head lamp
• Put on sunscreen
• Pick up sunglasses
• Pick up food for 3.5 more hours: 3 bars, Skratch?, spare gels?
• Refill extra handheld with 4 servings of Ucan
• Eat any real food (Epic Bar or Almond Butter?)

Right Hand Fork (36.92)

Plan

Estimated Time: 3.5 hours
Arrive At Aid: 1:30 PM on Friday
Elevation Gained: 4000 Feet
Pacer: Robbie?

Gear and Food

• Pick up food for 3.5 more hours: 3 bars, Skratch?, spare gels?
• Refill extra handheld with 4 servings of Ucan
• Eat any real food (Epic Bar or Almond Butter?)
• Sun Screen again?

Tony Grove (51.84)

Plan

Estimated Time: 3.5 hours
Arrive At Aid: 5:00 PM on Friday
Elevation Gained: 4100 Feet
Pacer: Chuck

Gear and Food

• Pick up Pacer (Chuck)
• Grab enough food for 2.25 hours: 1 bar, Skratch?, spare gels?
• Refill extra handheld with 4 servings of Ucan?
• Eat an Epic bar if not thus far
• Consider head lamps if much behind pace
• Also consider jackets if behind pace

Franklin Trailhead (61.48)

Plan

Estimated Time: 2.25 hours
Arrive At Aid: 7:15 PM on Friday
Elevation Gained: 1000 Feet
Pacer: Chuck

Gear and Food

• Grab enough food for 4 hours
• Refill extra handheld with 4 servings of Ucan?
• Head Lamp if not at Tony Grove
• Put a jacket in pack (gloves and hat too, possibly)

Beaver Lodge (75.82)

Plan

Estimated Time: 4 hours
Arrive At Aid: 11:15 PM on Friday
Elevation Gained: 2900 Feet
Pacer: Chuck

Gear and Food

• Grab enough food for 3-4 hours

Beaver Creek CG (85.25)

Plan

Estimated Time: 2.75 hours
Arrive At Aid: 2:00 AM on Saturday
Elevation Gained: 2700 Feet
Pacer: Chuck

Gear and Food

• Grab enough food for 3-4 hours

Ranger Dip (92.20)

Plan

Estimated Time: 2 hours
Arrive At Aid: 4:00 AM on Saturday
Elevation Gained: 1200 Feet
Pacer: Chuck

Gear and Food

• Grab enough food for 2-3 hours
• If behind pace, consider dropping head lamp?

Finish (99.70)

Plan

Estimated Time: 2 hours
Arrive At Aid: 6:00 AM on Saturday
Elevation Gained: 1000 Feet