VERY IMPORTANT 2026 UPDATE!

Wawayanda State Park decided to not host ANY events in 2026. This is not ideal, or what we planned for, but we are still committed to providing an amazing race day!

GOOD NEWS - WE SECURED A NEW LOCATION!  THE NOT SO GREAT NEWS - WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER THE 100K DISTANCE. (more info below) 

Here are the KEY EVENT UPDATES that you need to know:
- 2026 RACER GUIDE: Will be updated and released on Monday 4/6/2026
- NEW LOCATION: Start/Finish @ Harriman State Park, Lake Welch, Parking Area 1
- START TIMES:  50M-5:00AM / 50K-6:30AM / 13.1-9:00AM
- 100K:  Because of time constraints from the park we CANNOT offer the distance.

Here are the KEY COURSE UPDATES that you need to know: 
- COURSES NEED FINAL APPROVAL: We are waiting for final approval from the park. The good news is that we have run races on all of these trails during our Suffern Bear Ultra AND during the decade I was the course director for The North Face Endurance Challenge. 
- COURSE MAPS: *Proposed* https://www.plotaroute.com/routecollection/19401?units=miles
- ELEVATION: There is more elevation than the Wawa course (50M ~ 7,800ft / 50K ~ 4,900ft / 13.1 ~ 1,700ft) so prepare yourself for that. 
- TERRAIN: A little more more technical than Wawa. A mixture of flowy single track, forest roads, rocks, roots and some roads. 
- COURSE SCOUTING: Many of you have mentioned scouting in the next few weeks. If you're hoping to hit some of the NEW course, I would suggest running the 13.1 course since we know that portion will be approved because it is the same course we used 2 years ago for Suffern Bear.  
- AID STATIONS / PACE CHART / CUTOFFS: Proposed Aid Station distances, Cutoff Times and general pacing can be found at the link below. Once we have full course approval it will be edited and added to the Racer Guide! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QV5yRld43FamfzWf4PYDjTPgsnrED29T/view?usp=sharing
- PACERS: 50M Pacers start at Mile 38 (Main Event),  and 50K pacers can start at Mile 21 (Water Tower). Pacers are not allowed for the 13.1.
- SPECTATORS: More info to come, but we'll find great spots for them to find you on course. 

2026 RACER GUIDE

Click here for the 2026 Racer Guide
WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE IT!

COURSE (PROPOSED) - TO BE CONFIRMED SOON!

We will hopefully have confirmation on our final course the week of 4/6/2026.

The course winds through Harriman State Park. The 50K loop is ALL unique trails. NO repeats. The 50Mile has approximately 35miles of unique trails with some overlap to get the complete distance.

The PROPOSED COURSE ROUTES: Can be found on our Wawayanda PLOTAROUTE COLLECTION. Toggle on the Course you'd like to see and use the upper right MENU option for MORE INFO, elevation, gps downloads and more.
UPDATES: We'll announce when the course routes are confirmed.

AID STATIONS

We are planning on having 3-4 fully stocked Aid Station locations. Distance and locations will be announced ASAP.

The 50Mile will have at least 8 Aid Stations, the 50K at least 4, and the Half Marathlon at least 1.

We take pride in our aid stations and take requests upon registration for any runner favorites! Our growing community of amazing volunteers and staff will be ready for you. Skratch is typically our electrolyte hydration. We'll have a lot of AS staples, like fruit, pb&j, potatoes, pretzels, chips, and some candy. And we often throw in some broth, bacon, quesadillas and pierogi. Vegan and GF options available in food, gels, starches and more.

JOIN OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY!

We'd love to have you join the team. Click HERE to see the options. We offer free race entries for a full day of Volunteering!

CREW / PACERS / SPECTATORS

The 50M Pacers are allowed to start with their racers around mile 38.
The 50K pacers can start with your racer around mile 21.
There are no pacers allowed for the half marathon.

Crew and Spectators locations to be announced

RACE DAY

TO BE CONFIRMED:
4:15 AM: Check-in opens
5 AM: 50M Starts
6:30 AM: 50K Starts
9AM: Half Marathon Starts
1:28PM: 50M Cutoff (Mile 31.5)
2:04PM: 50K Cutoff (Mile 21)
7:00 PM: 50M & 50K Finish HARD cutoff

ARRIVAL & PARKING

Parking as well as the Start/Finish line will be at Parking Lot 1 @ Lake Welch Beach in Harriman State Park. Please follow GPS directions to enter through the WEST entrance off Rt 106. GPS Pin to the intersection of Rt106 and Lake Welch Parking Lot entrance https://maps.app.goo.gl/NF5NyR7U33dsRsHU7

CAMPING!

TO BE ANNOUNCED
We are working with Harriman State Park to see what we can offer! More to come...

AWARDS

Every finisher will receive a finisher award. Top awards given to Non-Binary 1st/2nd/3rd, Female 1st/2nd/3rd and Male 1st/2nd/3rd in each distance.

Event's current local time: 10:40 AM ET