2013 race report now posted at the bottom of our home page: http://noblecanyon50k.com/ #NC50K

Neil Feerick sets a new course record if 3:54:18 in the 2013 Noble Canyon 50k!
Jayme Baldwin wins it for the women in 5:05:25.

CongRATulations to all Noble Canyon 50k participants and finishers. 193 starters and 188 finishers! Another high finishing rate (97%). Complete results will be posted in the next couple days. A huge thank you to all the volunteers that helped make this event happen!

Q: If my family wants to come out to the finish later in the day, will I need an individual and a family waiver to get in at the PVBCC?

Almost zero comments about this race and we have 10 days to go. Will be my first go of it(had to scratch with injury 4 days prior last year). Advice?

Mike,<br />My advice is to start slower than you want, hydrate & eat at each aid and enjoy the process! Weather looks to be nice for tomorrow. Good luck and ill see ya out there.

I have entered the race and had a bad ankle injury training recently. I cant run it. I was wondering if anyone wants to buy my spot. I have registered a size L t-shirt.

Maybe I am missing it (most likely), but I think there is no mention of aid stations. Where will the aid stations be this year? Is it the areas that are highlighted on the map (Pine Creek Road, Big Tree, Pioneer Mail)?

If anyone wants to join me, I'm doing one last training run Saturday 09/14 at 6am, Lower Noble Canyon trailhead [http://goo.gl/maps/VFCNe]. I plan on somewhere betw 13-20 miles depending on the weather.

Q: Is the water spigot at Penny Pines working these days? Can I get water there?

Sorry I missed the run last weekend. Anyone going out again this (9/1, 9/2) or the following weekend?

Michael.

Good to see everyone at today's training run. What a great day.

TRAINING RUN: Saturday August 24. Leaving Pioneer Mail at 7AM and heading south. Water dropped at Big Tree. No need to RSVP.

We received course approval from the Forest Service. This year's course will be an out-and-back from the Bible Camp up to Big Tree then to Pioneer Mail via the Indian Creek Trail. Maps and complete details will be posted soon.

RETURNING TO OUR ROOTS: The 2013 running of the Noble Canyon 50k will start and finish at the Pine Valley Bible Center (Bible Camp). This year's course will be an out-and-back, going up then down Noble Canyon! Specific course details and maps will be posted once we receive additional clarification and approval from the US Forest Service.

This week we met with and received updates from the forest service. I also ran some trails to measure distances for the 2013 course reroute. We have good options and I'm very optimistic I will have a formal update soon.

Today (7/8/2013) we received some horrible news. It has been reported that the Chariot Fire, which has been burning on the east side of Sunrise Highway for a few days, has jumped the highway and has destroyed our beloved Al Bahr Shrine Camp. From what I understand the loss is total including the Lodge, Kitchen and all the trailers. No injuries have been reported. From what I understand the fire is still burning so the total effect to the course or other structures is unknown at this time.

As you know Al Bahr was the scheduled Start/Finish venue for this year’s Noble Canyon 50k. Over the coming weeks we will post updates on the noblecanyon50k.com website regarding potential changes to the course and venue.

Considering the volume of potential inquiries please hold off emailing me any inquiries for at least a couple weeks since I will not be able to get back to you.

We will work closely with the US Forest Service to identify an alternate course and venue if needed and will do everything we can to put on a top quality 50k event on September 21, 2013.
Our thoughts are with the good people from Al Bahr and others effected by this fire.

brian, How sad to hear these news it seems like yesterday when I participated last year at least I feel happy for the memories I lived of Noble Canyon 50k
Thx. And god bless the forest and the (pine) trees!!
I hope the mountain recorvers and nature provides again

God bless

El Prado, Al Bashar close to burning.... Nooooo

FYI if anybody wants to get a good hill workout in for Nobel. On June 16 7am-7pm I will be doing as many repeats as I can and welcome anyone to give it a try
At glider port trail the one that goes down to blacks beach. Swing by even if you only have time for a little. Will be a great challenge !

Trcghh

Brian, thank you so much for including the fee in the registration and for taking steps to correct the problem. You're a class act!

Brian, thanks for including the service fee in the reg fee. I hate the sneaky little fees. But, since I've already paid the money, any chance we I can donate the fee to a good cause..maybe one of the parks or Trail Fit?

Registration opens June 1 at 8PM!