Hello,

 

Please review the revised course map at http://www.burningriver100.org/docs/2009BurningRiverCourseGuide.pdf.

 

As many of you know there has been a bridge out on River Rd. at Wilson Mills Rd. near the start of the Burning River 100 Mile Run (BR100).

The City of Gates Mills and the State of Ohio expected the bridge work to be complete by race day.  Unfortunately there were some delays and the bridge will NOT be open in time. 

Because of that we were forced to redesign the course slightly to compensate for the road closing.

 

The course on August 1-2 will still start at Squire’s Castle.  However, instead of running down River Rd. (aka Chagrin River Rd.) directly to the first aid station in the center of Gates Mills, runners will now have a detour.

 

Here are the revised runner instructions to get to the first aid station:

Start at front of Squire’s Castle. Right turn out onto Chagrin River Road.
Turn left onto Rogers Road.
Long hill climb from mile 1.5 to mile 4.0.
Turn right onto Worrell Road.
Right onto Battles Road.

Right on Brigham Road.
Left on Chagrin River Road.
Water available at mile 4 (water stop) then at 8.1 miles (Old Mill Road / Aid station A).

NOTE: CREW IS NOT PERMITTED AT THE FIRST AID STATION.

Also, crews should NOT follow the race course. Much of the first two sections are thin winding roads and additional vehicles present a danger to runners and to other vehicle traffic.
Instead, crews should drive directly to the Polo Field aid station.

From the start, turn right (south) on River Rd. 
Turn right (west) on Wilson Mills Rd.

Turn left (south) on 91.

Turn left (east) on South Woodland Rd.  Shortly after the River Rd. crossing, turn right into the Polo Field parking lot.

 

This revised section will add approximately 3.3 miles to the original first section.  To compensate, that mileage will be removed from Section H (Station Rd. to Ottawa Point).

That section was recently revised and some of the course that was just added (including a run out to Brecksville Rd. and back) is now being removed.

Here is a revised description for that section:

 

Leave Station Road Bridge and head out on the all purpose trail.
Cross Riverview Road to the Bridle Trail.
Take a sharp left as you continue on the Bridle Trail.
At the first split of the Bridle Trail, keep left maintaining a straight run. Veer right onto the Deer Lick Cave Trail.
Stay on the Deer Lick Cave Trail crossing Meadows Road.
Take a sharp left onto the Bridle Trail at the Buckeye Trail intersection just past Meadows Road.
Cross Valley Parkway remaining on the Bridle Trail.
Continue on the Bridle Trail until you have reached the 4th intersection.
Take a sharp left.
Continue on Bridle Trail crossing over Meadows Road again.
Turn right onto the Buckeye Trail.
Take the road down to the Ottawa Point aid station.

 

You can see a complete revised course map at   http://www.burningriver100.org/docs/2009BurningRiverCourseGuide.pdf

 

The runner’s packet is being revised to reflect these changes.  To summarize, the first section is now 3.3 miles longer and the elapsed mileages for all of the sections up to, but not including, Ottawa Point are now 3.3 miles longer.  After Ottawa Point, the elapsed mileages are the same as they were before this change.  (Thanks to Jim Chaney for designing and mapping these changes so quickly.)

 

If you have any questions, please post them to the Burning River 100 discussion group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/burningriver100.

 

Happy Trails!

Joe

 

Joe Jurczyk

Burning River 100 Race Director

http://www.burningriver100.org

jurczyk@...