Lead King Loop and Quarry Climb

2. Weather. The weather the past four years has been fantastic
with cool 30's at the start and 50's at the finish. Altough we have
flirted with snow we have had blue sky every year! Last year it
rained during the awards but the course was in good shape.

3. Aid Stations. There will be 6 aid stations throughout the
25k course, approximately every 2-3 miles. There will be one
aid station halfway up the 12.5k and one at the top for a
total of 3. They will have water, gatorade, and Hammergel.
Some participants carry their own water. The aid stations will
be open until the last runner passes. You may drop off any
personal items at the aid stations and may send personal
food, gel, socks, etc. to the aid stations if you have them
clearly marked and they are at the Lodge by 6:30 am on race
day or the night before. You may start early with the hikers if
you feel that you will take 5 hours or so.

5. Raffle. We have an open raffle for all finsihers. Last year's prizes included: 4 nights of hotel lodging, a
VO2 max test, heart rate monitor, massages, Montrail duffel bags, a course photo, Hammer Gel, Lots
of Marble art, Road ID, fitness classes, a tempurpedic pillow, a 5-foot tree, restaurant gift certificates,
and ski tune ups. We will update this list as it grows. We have almost always had as many prizes as runners

6. Food. We provide coffee, juice, and bagels, etc., the morning of the
race for those interested (and early enough!). We then have a great
homemade lunch provided for all racers after the run which includes
recovery drinks, sandwiches, chili, fruit, breads, pasta salad, and cookies.
These are all made by the Marble Community and are all delicious.

7. Lodging. Local lodging fills up quickly for the fall
color weekends. Check out www.marblecolorado.net
and redstonecolorado.com for options in the area
Some of our sponsors include the Beaver Lake
Lodge, Crystal Dreams B&B. I am working on
lodging disounts for runenrs. I will post a list soon.

1. Directions and Start Time We will start the 25K at 7:00 for hikers
and 8:30 for runners. We will start the 12.5K at 9:00 for walkers and 9:30
for runners. Kids Race will start at 11:00 am. From Carbondale, follow
Hwy 133 upvalley to the Marble turnoff CR3 on the left. Follow signs
through town (7 miles) to the Beaver Lake Lodge.

4. Awards. In '04 we gave marble trophies to the top 3
finihsers in each age group. In '05 we gave marble medals to
the top 3 in each age group and each won a prize. In 06 we
went with art, socks, gear and marble medals. Our age groups
are teens, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, and 60's. The awards go
three deep in each category for male and female and this year
we will offer prizes for the top 3 male and female runners
overall.