Saturday, January 9th, 2010

LOCATION

Beginning and ending at Salem Lake Shelter, off Reynolds Park Road in Winston-Salem, NC. The average temperature in early January is a high of 49 and a low of 29.

START TIME

8:00 am, Rain, snow, or shine. Cutoff time is 8 hours.

REGISTRATION AND FEES

$30 until December 15th for a guaranteed t-shirt, $50 until January 5th. No late or race day registration, entries must be received by January 6th. No refunds or comps.

Make checks payable to Twin City Track Club. Mail to: Twin City Track Club, P.O. Box 692, Winston-Salem, NC 27102. A printable application is available or you can . A list of processed applications is available.

PACKET PICK-UP

Race day from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at the Salem Lake shelter.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The 50K course is a flat and scenic course beginning and ending at Salem Lake, 6 plus miles on asphalt Greenway, 25 miles on hard packed dirt around Salem Lake. It is a double out and back. The start, finish and halfway are at the Salem Lake Shelter. There are restroom facilities at Salem Lake Shelter. There are aid stations at the Salem Lake Shelter, Linville Road, and near the dam which provide water, sports drinks, and snacks roughly every 3 1/2 miles. There are not restrooms on the course, but you will pass within 1/4 mile of the start/finish at 6.5, 9.5, 22 and 25 miles.

 

AWARDS

T-Shirts for all entrants. Medals for all finishers. Trophies or other awards for top three male and female.

 

2000 Winner Glenn Wells getting being congratulated by his son Resse and daughter Noelle as he finishes.

HOW TO REACH SALEM LAKE

From Business I-40 at Winston-Salem., exit onto Highway 52 south. Take the first exit (Stadium Drive), turn left (uphill) to traffic light at Martin Luther King Blvd. Turn right onto Martin Luther King Blvd., then left onto Reynolda Park Road. Salem Lake Road is approximately 1 1/2 miles on left.

TWIN CITY TRACK CLUB, INC.

Race is directed by the Twin City Track Club, Inc. TCTC's more than 600 members range from casual joggers and fitness and race walkers to competitive racers.

FOR SAFETY REASONS

No wheelchairs, headphones, baby joggers or strollers, roller blades/skates, or dogs are allowed in this event. Do not enter unless you are medically able and properly trained to complete a trail ultramarathon.

INFORMATION

Call or email Warren Allen - (336) 659-9387. You can also print a race application online. Race applications are also available at 4 Runners Only and Omega Sports stores, or you can use the generic race application in Running Journal.

LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS

The following hotels are in downtown Winston-Salem, and are reasonably convenient to the race site. Currently, there is not shuttle service from the hotels to the race, but sharing rides is encouraged, since parking at the race site is limited. There is no camping at Salem Lake and no campgrounds are nearby, there is a list of campgrounds available at hikercentral.com. There are no shower facilities at Salem Lake. We recommend contacting the YMCA of Northwest NC for a day pass.

Name	Address	Phone
Marriott	425 N Cherry St	336-725-3500
Embassy Suites	460 N Cherry St	336-724-2300
Brookstown Inn	200 Brookstown Ave	336-725-1120
Hawthorne Inn	420 High St	336-777-3000
Wingate Inn	125 South Main St	336-714-2800
Salem Inn	127 S Cherry St	336-725-8561

RESULTS

2010 Results
2009 Results
2008 Results
2007 Results
2006 Results
2005 Results
2006 Results
2005 Results
2004 Results
2003 Results
2002 Results
2001 Results
2000 Results

COURSE RECORDS (and other top performances)

Overall Male
Time	Name	Age	City	State	Year
3:09:23	Adams, Robert J	28	Knoxville	TN	2009
3:17:58	Grossman, Eric	38	Emory	VA	2007
3:23:43	Kistner, Brian	34	Florence	SC	2005
3:24:57	Clabuesch, Jim W	35	Durham	NC	2001
3:27:06	Bryant, Jason M	35	Elton	NC	2008
Overall Female
Time	Name	Age	City	State	Year
3:42:08	Lundblad, Anne Riddle	36	Swannanoa	NC	2003
3:45:15	Lundblad, Anne Riddle	39	Swannanoa	NC	2006
3:45:26	Lundblad, Anne Riddle	40	Swannanoa	NC	2007
3:46:11	Lundblad, Anne Riddle	34	Swannanoa	NC	2001
3:51:14	Lundblad, Anne Riddle	41	Swannanoa	NC	2008
Masters Male (40+)
Time	Name	Age	City	State	Year
3:30:55	Cox-Nicol, Jimmy	40	Salem	VA	2009
3:36:27	Van Steenbergh, John K	42	Flowery Branch	GA	2009
3:39:11	Glazner, Allen F	48	Chapel Hill	NC	2003
3:39:21	Schlereth, Joe G	49	Charlotte	NC	2000
3:44:23	van Gelder, Maarten F	40	Blacksburg	VA	2001
Masters Female (40+)
Time	Name	Age	City	State	Year
3:45:26	Lundblad, Anne Riddle	40	Swannanoa	NC	2007
3:51:14	Lundblad, Anne Riddle	41	Swannanoa	NC	2008
3:52:24	Bednosky, Annette K	40	Jefferson	NC	2007
4:13:18	Mercer, Amy J	40	Lexington	NC	2006
4:13:43	Pitson, Lynn C	42	Salisbury	NC	2003
GrandMasters Male (50+)
Time	Name	Age	City	State	Year
3:57:21	Hall, Larry	52	Chicago	IL	2007
3:58:09	Hall, Larry	51	Chicago	IL	2006
4:05:40	Acevedo, Jair Emerita	59	Winston Salem	NC	2007
4:08:07	Glazner, Allen F	53	Chapel Hill	NC	2008
4:09:35	Wardzinski, Paul D	52	Morganton	NC	2007
GrandMasters Female (50+)
Time	Name	Age	City	State	Year
4:24:57	Scott, Betty	53	Greensboro	NC	2001
4:35:44	Scott, Betty	52	Greensboro	NC	2000
4:41:47	Benson, Sarah L	50	Greensboro	NC	2007
4:59:36	Cruz, Toni	55	Concord	NC	2007
5:06:51	Strahler, Becky	51	Shelby	NC	2009
Senior Masters Male (60+)
Time	Name	Age	City	State	Year
4:19:58	Ayres, Ed	61	Canyon Country	CA	2003
4:40:11	Branin, Jeff	60	Wake Forest	NC	2008
4:52:22	Woodring, Jim	69	Pineville	KY	2005
4:57:02	Fornoff, Bill L	62	Jarrettsville	MD	2006
4:58:39	Keatley, Danny L	61	White Sulphur Spri	WV	2008
Senior Masters Female (60+)
Time	Name	Age	City	State	Year
6:04:46	Tedesco, Marie C	60	Jonesborough	TN	2009
6:11:01	Godwin, Marcia Joan	61	Matthews	NC	2006
6:27:23	Sirois, Shirley A	60	Springboro	TN	2008
6:38:24	Gernand, Carolyn	60	Alexandria	VA	2009
6:53:06	Godwin, Marcia Joan	63	Matthews	NC	2008