Here are some final updates for everyone's information.  As we are obviously very close to the race and many of our are packing or already traveling, here are the last thoughts and items you should know.  

Weather - It's going to rain.  Bring a jacket.  I strongly suggest a hat and gloves in your drop bag at Washington Park to take out with you to Hell's Gate and your trip to Buck Springs AS.  I don't care where you live right now, it's cold as heck up on the Rim when you are wet and it's 2am.  It may only get to 25-30 degrees but it's a very bitter 25-30 degrees. We had a number of runners reaching hypothermia for the late miles on the Cabin Loop last year.  A fresh set of dry clothes at Buck Springs or Pinchot would be a great idea.  

Drop Bags - You can leave them at the start from 5am Saturday until you take off.  We'll have them lined up in the parking lot to just drop off by the sign for that respective station.  No drop bags for Hell's Gate and make sure you can easily see your bib number and names on each bag.  We'll bring all drop bags back to the finish line as each station closes so you can pick it up there.  

Crew - There are a number of maps on this website that are useful for finding your way around the course with your runner.  http://www.mogollonmonster100.com/crew-driving-instructions.html  I don't suggest visiting Pinchot Cabin aid stations.  It's just a lot of driving along dirt roads but you're welcome to it if you want.  If you drive to any aid station as a crew please make sure you park safely along the road leaving ample space for emergency vehicles access if necessary.  If you are going to Washington Park aid station you likely won't be able to park all the way at the top of the station.  Please park on the right (east) side of the road again leaving plenty of space for fire trucks/ambulance. This is VERY IMPORTANT.  You cannot access Hell's Gate Aid station. Don't even try, you'll destroy your vehicle.

Camping - Many people camp out for this race all weekend.  This is possible anywhere within the Coconino National Forest (top of the Rim) and most anywhere on the lower part of the Rim which is Tonto National Forest.  Both these agencies we receive special use permits for use of the area with this race.  Due to several reasons the Tonto NF has closed down camping at Washington Park.  IF YOU CAMP THERE YOU CAN RISK OUR FUTURE ABILITY TO GET A PERMIT.  You can also get a ticket.  That's on you, but please do not camp along the river, they are beautiful and tempting spots but they are no longer available. Blame the leopard frog and lazy white trash people that throw diapers in the river.  We are only allowed for overnight use for the aid station, nothing along the river or "no camping" signs.  It's unfortunate and hopefully changes in the future.  All the other aid stations it's OK to camp, go for it.  

Course Marking - Nearly the entire course is marked with  yellow 3" plastic ribbons that say "MOG100."  Follow these and anything that is yellow.  There are some shorter sections that are 1" yellow ribbons without "MOG100" on them.  Those are ok too, we had someone steal some ribbon rolls and reflective tape...so had to improvise...yellow is good.  Red is bad.  

There is a lot of yellow high intensity 3M reflective tape out there on the trees, manzantia, on the ribbons themselves, on the trees which have "official" trail markers.  We put it out there to make it easy to follow in the grassy sections, open meadows, and in general the night sections.  During the day these are also nice confidence markers. Overall, the course has more markers on it than last year. Its still a challenging area to navigate at times.  Study the course map, pay attention and don't always trust the person in front of you.  Bring a map.  It's no coincidence the last two years winners meticulously studied the course maps on their own and carried it with them.  

I will not be able to answer any last minute emails or requests until packet pickup at THAT Brewery on Friday.  We'll be there from 4pm-7pm and a little after for those that can't get up sooner.  We'll also provide bibs/packets from 5am -5:45am on race day at the trailhead. We'd like to have your pacer's contact information (cell is fine) provided and an updated emergency contact number that we'll have you fill out when you check in.  

ALL RUNNERS have to check in with us on Saturday morning.  We'll have a small table set up, please make sure we have checked you off as present before we start.  You need to do this even if we saw you the night before.  

5:45am I'll have a few quick updates on the course, and then we'll get you all off.  There are three porta-potties at the trailhead as of Friday afternoon.  Camping is open at the trailhead and you can leave your car there all weekend.  We'll shuttle you back to the car after you crush those 106 miles.  

Anyone that sprints the last 100 meters through the finish line will forever be my hero. 

Don't finish with anything in the tank.  Leave it in Pine.  

Counting down the days and we are now inside the two week mark!  

This weekend are finishing up on some shopping for the race and Saturday morning heading out for a long weekend of trail marking on this course.  We are welcoming anyone that wants to join us for either Saturday or Sunday (or both) and put in some miles out there marking the course from mile 1 to mile 106.  As the course has some out and back sections we actually only have to mark about 80 miles or so.  Piece of cake right?!  Some of it is even forest road so even easier!

Depending on who and how many people are able to join us is how we will break up the groups so we can send out people simultaneously and keep it to 15-25 mile segments.  I'll be staying that evening at Washington Park Saturday night and starting again on Sunday morning.  

Please email me at azadventures@getoutgetlost.com or message me on Facebook if you are interested in joining us.  If you want to camp out Saturday night you are also welcome to join us!  

I also have another update to our simplified map that now includes the trail name with their associated trail number.  Highline Trail for instance is #31 to the Forest Service and sometimes you see a "#31" marker on a tree but it doesn't say "Highline Trail."  So in an effort to make it as easy as possible, this now states both.  Again, big thank you to Zane Grey RD Joe Galope for creating and continuing to update this map.  You'll see him at Buck Springs AS all night so be sure to say hello and if you're of a mind to, thank you.

I also attached the updated 2013 Race Manual for the race.  In an effort to get this out to everyone versus next week I put it up now.  If you find there are things you'd like to know and add in please email me and I'll do my best to update right away and re-post.

Inside of two weeks and I'm so excited for next weekend!  I hope you are too and look forward to seeing all of you at THAT Brewery Friday next week!

-Jeremy & Noah 

We had a great run today up on the Rim finishing out 30 great miles along the Cabin Loop trails.  Starting at Washington Park race headquarters we headed up the power line section of the Arizona Trail to the top of the Rim, then the 4.5 mile forest road along the edge of the Mogollon Rim.  The clouds were low and the rain coming down so the view was blocked in the clouds.  For now.

This Saturday I'm heading up to finalize a few sections of trail along the U-Bar trail on the Cabin Loop section of the course and plan on running what will be about 50K starting at the Washington Park Trailhead.  I'll be leaving Phoenix at 4am Saturday and starting at 6am from Washington Park.  The route will be a climb up the Rim on the Arizona Trail, 4.5 miles east along the Rim Road and entering the Cabin Loop at Houston Brothers.  We'll divert across the Barbershop Trail (not a part of the course but a great trail) to the start of the U-Bar Trail.  We'll head north from there up and down the canyons and then reaching Pinchot Cabin we'll take Fred Haught Trail all the way back down to Washington Park.  Low point of this section is 5,800 feet and gets a little over 7,900.  Has right at 5,000 feet of climbing.  I have a PDF of the course map below you can download for a topo of the course.  Email me at azadventures@getoutgetlost.com if you are interested and want to carpool or just want to make sure we wait for you at the trailhead!  

Here's a video of the course from miles 24-46 on the climb up the Rim and around the first series of trails in the Cabin Loop.  Still fresh off winter snows so the area hasn't had a chance to grow the meadows and flowers yet but still very pretty and great running.