Hot To Trot 8 Hour Run, 2009

When / Where

Donations for Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve:
$315.00

Saturday, August 1, 2009, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
2580 Pine Bluff Dr., Decatur, GA 30033.
Click here for a Google map

2009 Entry Forms

Sorry, the race is full!
Entries postmarked after June 9 will be returned unopened.
Email if you would like to be added to the Wait List.

Course

• 1.12 mile loop on trails. Potentially muddy. Some wooden boardwalk. Tiny bit of pavement. Basically flat.

Cost

• $25.00. (GUTS members: $20.00). NO REFUNDS!
• What, you're not a GUTS members? So join already! Click here to download a membership form. Include the completed form and a check with your HTT entry and you'll get the member's discount for HTT.

Who

• Veteran ultra runners ONLY! If I do not know you, proof of worthiness is required. This is NOT a good first ultra due to the potentially extreme heat. Why? See WEATHER below.
• NO BANDITS NO PACER.
• No dogs allowed on course (sorry, but leashes are a hazard on loop courses).
• Limited to 50 runners.

Awards

Overall male & female.

Aid

• One fully stocked aid station at start/finish. Included will be darn near everything you need: wide variety of sweet and salty foods, sports drink, water & lots of ice. Runner-heckling volunteers included at no extra charge.
• There will be NO pain killers (ibuprofen, tylenol, etc.) of any type provided by the race.
• We'll fire up the grill around 2:00.

Weather

At the Hot To Trot 8 Hour Race, we strive to provide the race as advertised. As the name implies, you can count on it being HOT (we had a freak cold snap in 2004, but we're pretty sure that won't happen again). Temps are easily in the 90's this time of year in Georgia, with humidity off the scale. Hyponatremia and dehydration can be serious. Runners are expected to use proper electrolytes in order to stay alive! The race director reserves the right to pull anyone whom she feels is putting themselves in danger. If you do not know how to manage your electrolytes, learn BEFORE this run, not during! Note: race director is mellowing with age, but she still has a mean streak! Please, please oh please carry a bottle with you!

Counting

Thanks to 2008 winner Eric Schotz*, we'll be using a new program to count laps. I'll not guarantee that we won't make mistakes, but we're getting better! Numbers MUST be worn on front or counters will not be able to count you! Details provided at MANDATORY runner meeting race morning immediately prior to start. It is each runner’s responsibility to make sure each lap is counted.
*A note on Eric...he's running across Alabama to raise awareness and money for the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association. Eric's son Elliot, born Nov 2007, was diagnosed with infantile Tay Sachs at 9 months. Please, please visit Eric's site on the run to learn more.

Hotels

There is no official hotel for the race. However, there are a few hotels quite close by. Here are a few:
• Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Emory Area 2183 North Decatur Rd., Decatur, GA (877) 863-4780
• Metro Extended Stay Hotel 1638 Church St, Decatur, GA (404) 267-3701
• Emory Conference Center Hotel 1615 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA (404) 712-6000
• Holiday Inn 130 Clairemont Ave, Decatur, GA (404) 371-0204

About the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve

The 2009 Hot to Trot is again proud to be a fundraiser for the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve. Formerly South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserve, CSNP is located in the Medlock Park neighborhood of DeKalb County. The entrance is located at the intersection of Wood Trail Lane and Pine Bluff Road. The 28-acre nature preserve opened in 1995 under the management of South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserves, Inc., (SPCNP) a non-profit, neighborhood organization with the goal of preserving natural spaces in the South Peachtree Creek watershed. SPCNP Inc. maintains the property for the protection of wildlife and the enjoyment of our neighbors and other visitors. The vision of South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserves, Inc. is to create and preserve a healthy ecosystem which supports a diversity of wildlife and plants, and which provides a model setting for both community enhancement and education.

Photos

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