** cross post from Ultra Runners **  There is a MARATHON option as well.

I just wanted to give you guys a heads up that registration is opening on August 1, 2012 for the NJ Ultra Festival.  The 2013 race will take place the weekend of March 23rd in Augusta NJ.

There is a Marathon, 50K, 50M, 100K and 100M all taking place concurrently.  There is tenting (or RV) right on the race course and you can set up Friday night and stay through Sunday.  Electric and water hookups available.  Hot showers and real restrooms also.

There is a kitchen that is used to provide hot and cold food during the race as well as provide a Friday dinner and Sunday Brunch.

Finishers medals to all that cross the finish line, 100M buckles personalized with your finish time to all that finish the 100M distance.

More information can be found at www.njtrailseries.com/njultrafestival or just ask me here.

**fyi, a quarter mile loop can easily be marked out for a beer mile if people want to kill some time waiting for Wrigley Girl to finish the 100K.  Or give her some incentive to finish faster.

I will be there with Ojo, again.  I figure I have 7 months to train so that I don't fall flat on my face within a couple of feet of your son & the water station and teach him another creative swear word.

How long will it take for the 100mile race to fill up?  I really want to see if I can get into Umstead...cause it's close to me.  But if I can't...this would be an option. 

How long will it take for the 100mile race to fill up?  I really want to see if I can get into Umstead...cause it's close to me.  But if I can't...this would be an option. 

That would be fun. 

 What am I chopped liver? 

 You, my friend, are better than bacon!  Chopped liver, bleh.  You in, again?

How long will it take for the 100mile race to fill up?  I really want to see if I can get into Umstead...cause it's close to me.  But if I can't...this would be an option. 

 I hate being someone's back up but we can always make room to the creator of the Thunder Challenge.

Yes, I'll be there again.  My first 50 miler next weekend (also with NJ Trail Series) will determine what distance I will run.

 Sara, the two courses, Wildcat and the Ultra Festival, are night and day.   Next weekend is rolling hills, some rocky terrain and also a few miles of very runnable fire roads.

The NJ Ultra Festival course is a 10 mile almost practically flat loop on an unimproved rail trail.  Plus the little mileage in the Fairgrounds and on the pavement there.

I'd say if you finish the 50M at Wildcat then you will be fine to finish the 100M at NJ Ultra Festival.

 I hate being someone's back up but we can always make room to the creator of the Thunder Challenge.

Don't think of it as being a "back up", think of it as you opened registration too early.