2025 Jed Smith Ultra Classic

Please join us for the 47th edition of the Jed Smith Ultra Classic on Feb 1, 2025

Looking forward to welcome back many regular past runners and meeting many new ones.
All Runners receive a shirt; Men's & Women's sizing..
All Finishers receive a unique finisher's medal

• Looking to try a longer race distance adventure.
• Trying to get a BQ qualifying Marathon time.
• Need an early training run for your A race later in the summer.
• Want a little extra time to finish? Course is open all day; i.e. Marathon race has 9 ½ hours time limit.
• Course is beautiful and fast! Several USA and Canadian age group records have been set on this course.

Registration Details

Take advantage of our low Early Bird registration fees. Online registration will open on November 2, 2024 and closes on Jan, 29, 2025 at 11:59pm. Bear in mind that online registration prices will increase on December 2, 2024 and again on January 6, 2025. The full fee structure is available on our website at https://www.buffalochips.com/jedsmith. The race is capped at 250 and sells out quickly.

PA winner discounts apply automatically when you register as long as we have the correct email address on file. Members of the Buffalo Chips Running Club receive a 10% discount.

Race Day registration and packet pick-up is between 6:30am and 9 am at the start line. Packets include a shirt and bib numbers. There is no pre-race day packet pick-up.

All finishers receive a beautiful hand-crafted wooden medal.

The race will be held rain or shine, and there are no refunds.

The Course

The 47th edition of the Jed Smith Ultra Classic is held on USATF certified courses (BQ) that is nearly identical with the record-setting course used for the 2011 World Masters Championship Marathon.

Runners cross the Guy West Bridge at the Sacramento State University campus and Watt Bridge at Watt Avenue at the other end of the 4.85 mile loop. The fast and mostly flat course follows a paved bike path and some wide dirt trails along the beautiful American River Parkway. Local parkway rules: Runners/Ped on left side and Bikes on the right side.

This is the right event for all runners with a lot of support along the course. Come just to finish and enjoy the beautiful area along the American River or to aim for your PR or any regional or national record.

Event's current local time: 4:44 AM PT