Experience the Challenge of Ocean State Ultra!
Welcome to Ocean State Ultra! Whether you’re a seasoned ultra runner or tackling the distance for the first time, expect a day of grit, determination, and camaraderie. Get ready to embrace the elements, conquer the terrain, and make lasting memories in this epic race that promises both a challenge and an experience you’ll never forget. Let’s make it happen!
Race Details
Ocean State Ultra consists of 3 race categories: 100 mile, 12 hour, and 6 hour. The three races will all begin on Saturday August 21st and the 100 mile runners will have 36 hours until 6pm on Sunday August 22nd. The race is located at Big River State Management Area in West Greenwich, Rhode Island
Set-up
Tents of any kind are prohibited other than for our designated aid stations please don’t bring one! We will have several empty tents set up that participants may use for shade and their supplies.Participants may set up tables for their supplies in the designated area by the start line. No fires are allowed! Please do not arrive earlier than 6:00am as race crew will be setting up.
100 mile cutoff
Runners will have 36 hours (until 6pm Sunday) to complete the 100 miles. We do have a cutoff, however, race staff will not leave until every runner has safely returned and has been accounted for.
Aid Stations
There will be a fully stocked aid stations at the start area. There will be additional manned aid station at about the 5 mile mark of each loop (this will be about a mile further up than the previous year). We will not have the unmanned water stations this year, so please plan around the two stations at start and mile 5. Both aid stations will have portable toilets. Aid stations will have basic necessities including water, electrolytes, bananas, watermelon, pickles, candy, and snacks. As the day progresses we will included hot meals such as ramen, pizza, quesadillas, etc. If you are vegan, gluten intolerant, or have other food restrictions please reach out to us through email so we can accommodate your food restrictions. To accommodate nut allergies, no nuts will be served at aid stations but you may bring nut products in your own supplies. Drop bags may be given to race staff for the 5 mile aid station. They must be clearly marked with your name and/or bib number. We do not have a size restriction for drop bags, small coolers are allowed.
Parking
Parking will be offsite at the following locations:
Primary Parking lot (shuttle provided): Park & Ride Hopkins Hill Rd, 39-41 Hopkins Hill Rd, West Greenwich RI
Overflow parking lot, only park here if the other lot is full (shuttle provided): 92 New London Turnpike, West Greenwich RI
A shuttle will provide transportation to participants and spectators to the race start location.
Start/Finish: West Greenwich Sand Dunes, 145-151 Division Rd, West Greenwich RI. Based on availability we may have some room again this year for 100 milers to park onsite, although this is not guaranteed.
Timing
All three race categories will be chip-timed through Orbiter Timing. Results will be posted on Ultrasignup and our website. It is very important that every runner hears a beep every time they pass the start/finish line. If you do not, please immediately come to the timing table to confirm your lap was counted.
The Course
LOOP! The course consists of 10 mile loops (1.5 miles of desert, 1 mile of pavement, and 7.5 miles of trails) through Big River Management Area. The trail is relatively flat with an elevation gain of 430ft per loop and minimally technical terrain. "Minimally technical" can mean very different things to different people, so I highly encourage runners to attend one of our group runs to preview the course ahead of time. We offer group runs year round, those events are posted on our Facebook page and website (www.oceanstatetrail.com)
The course will be marked with flags and reflective arrows. For night hours, we will have blinking lights and/or glow sticks to help keep the course markers visible.
Race Swag
Each participant will receive a finisher sweatshirt. 100 mile finishers will receive a buckle! Any participant running 20 miles or more will receive (1) challenge coin with the miles they ran in increments of 10.
Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers! Positions include:
Aid station support
Course sweepers
Photographer
Shuttle driver
Start/Finish Line
Course setup
Course cleanup
If you have any interest click on the volunteer link at the top or email oceanstatetrail@gmail.com
Event's current local time: 12:37 PM ET
