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Picnic Island Ultra

Sat March 16, 2024 Jupiter, FL 33478 US Directions

Events

10 Hour Individual Event

8:00AM EDT - 6:00PM EDT

6 Hour Individual Event

8:00AM EDT - 2:00PM EDT

6 Hour 2 Person Relay

9:00AM EDT - 2:00PM EDT

Half Marathon

9:00AM EDT - 2:00PM EDT

10KM Fun Run

9:00AM EDT - 2:00PM EDT

Fixed Time Event Website

Additional Fixed Time Event information can be found at http://PicnicIslandUltra.com.

Place

Riverbend & Loxahatchee River Battlefield Parks
9060 W Indiantown Rd
Jupiter, FL US 33478

Description

6th Annual  Picnic Island Ultra - at Riverbend Park in Jupiter FL. 

2024 USATF Sanctioned Event  ( coming soon ) 

March 16th, 2024
There will be 5 events; a 10 hour individual, a 6 hour individual, a 6 hour team relay, a half marathon and a 10km distance.  ( A Fixed Time Event is where you have 6 or 10 hours to run as much as you can or want to. Technically, your a finisher after completing one loop! ) The half marathon is 4 loops, the 10 km is 2 loops!
​Timing will be by Mike Melton of MCM Timing & Results LLC
Date: Saturday  3-16-2024
Location: Riverbend & Loxahatchee River Battlefield Parks, 
                    9060 Indiantown Road Jupiter, FL 33478
Event Start Times: ( The park is open Sunrise to Sunset and that day it's 7 am to 7 pm. 12 hours of daylight = 1 hour to set up, 1 hour to break down & 10 hours to run )
                    Individual 
                             10 Hour – at 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
                             6 Hour –  at 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
                             6 Hour 2 Person Relay  –  at 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
                             Half Marathon Distance -- at 9:00 am till you finish ( 4 Loops ) 
                             10 KM -- at 9:00 am till you finish ( 2 Loops )                              

Finish Time: 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm March 16th 2024 ( or when you decide to stop! )
Course: This year the course will be a loop around Riverbend Park ( the long loop will be 3.32 miles ) .  You'll pass the Start/Finish Line / Aid Station and your gear every loop. We alternate the course direction each year.
Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/m0trljef
Aid Station:   A fully stocked aid station will be at the Start/Finish line, stocked with better then average ultra food!  
Charity Benefactor: Riverbend Park / Battlefield Park 
Registration: RunSignUp.com  The race has a NO Refund Policy in Place, Deferrals are only to the next years event
Packet Pickup: We do packet pick up race morning at the park, you'll get you bib with the timing tag attached from our timer.
Several Volunteers are still Needed!  
You must be registered by the end of the day on March 3rd to be guaranteed a correct size shirt, after that shirts may or may not be available.
Loop Size: For this event we use 2 different size course loops the "Long" loop and a "Short" loop.  Since we have a time limit there is no way the timer could measure partial laps on a 3.32 mile course and get results posted within our time limit. We will run the Long loop till hour 5 in the 6 hour event and hour 9 in the 10 hour event, then if you're not able to complete another full loop you can switch to the Short loop ( .85 miles ) to get extra mileage in the final hour. Only completed full loops count, if the clock runs out and you're 6 inches from crossing the timing mat, that loop doesn't count!
See the Q&A Section on the website for more info...
     Event Website: https://www.palmbeachmultisport.com/picnic-island-ultra.html
     Event Email: SouthFloridaUltras@gmail.com
All participants, volunteers & spectators agree to abide by all park rules and regulations… The park has granted us approval to hold a race in 2024, we need to show the park we care about our trails and the parks that contain them. ( Which I know you all do, but they don't know it...Yet ! ) 
Dogs: Sorry but Dogs are NOT allowed in Riverbend Park;
       ( https://discover.pbcgov.org/parks/General/Dogs.aspx  )
Runners may only be scored for awards under gender designated on government issued ID.  Participants that elect to not disclose their gender or choose “Other” as their gender will not be included in scoring for awards.
Dropping Down: Runners can change the distance and drop down to a lesser distance. However, this has to be done before the start of the event.  If your having a bad day and want to drop down after the event has started, you can, but you won't be eligible for an award, as it's not a fair practice. 
The race has a NO Refund Policy in Place, Deferrals are only to the next years event. After you register if you find you are unable to attend for whatever reason, you can defer a registration 1 time to the next year’s race.  Email us for a deferral at SouthFloridaUltras@gmail.com
 
Note:  All information presented here is tentative and subject to change for approval or compliance.
Riverbend & Loxahatchee River Battlefield Parks  9060 W Indiantown Rd Jupiter FL 33478
Co-RD's Mike Melton  & Scott Richards  email  SouthFloridaUltras@gmail.com

Relays

For the 6 hour event, teams are 2 runners!

Only one runner per team is scored ( wearing the timing tag) however a 2nd runner can accompany the designated runner, so no one has to run alone. 

How you divide up the time is up to you; however each runner must do one full lap of the course which is 3.32 miles around.  Runners do not have to go in any special rotation, so one runner can run more than the other.

 

Fixed Time Event Contact Info

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Directions

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Riverbend & Loxahatchee River Battlefield Parks  9060 W Indiantown Rd Jupiter FL 33478
To get to the "River Pavilion" at Picnic Island, enter the park from W Indiantown Rd and follow the paved road all the way to the back to where it will turn to the left and become a dirt road. Follow the dirt road to the right ( it's a one way road )   
Parking is along the road, past the trailhead parking lot, before and after the pavilion! 

2023 USATF Sanctioned Event ( 2024 Coming in Jan 2024 )

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