SANGRE DE CRISTO ULTRAS

7th Annual

200-Mile: CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

150-Mile:
Friday, September 27, 2024 4:00 AM

100-Mile:
Saturday, September 28, 2024 4:00 AM
100k: Saturday, September 28, 2024 4:00 AM
50-Mile: Saturday, September 28, 2024 6:00 AM
50k: Saturday, September 28, 2024 6:00 AM

27k:
Sunday, September 29, 2024 9:00 AM
8-Mile: Sunday, September 29, 2024 9:00 AM

Time Limit: Varies, see stats below
Runner Capacity: 350 (Combined)

Start/Finish: Greenhorn/Music Meadows Ranch  ||  Westcliffe, CO
Adjacent to the USFS Grape Creek Trailhead

Come join us on the Rainbow Trail in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for one of the most breathtakingly gorgeous trail and ultramarathon running adventures in the nation. Run beneath the watchful eye of the jagged and ominous peaks from the confines of the rolling Rainbow Trail. This race is full of festivities, friends, challenge, and fun. Camp out with the HPRS tribe, whichever distance you choose you’ll wander through the Southern Colorado Rocky Mountains, and embrace the feeling of the wilderness within, while you run along the literal wilderness boundary the entire way. No race in our country is in a more wild setting. This unique race is about community, traveling together, discovering the hidden treasures in the mountains and those within yourself.

Entry Fees

In order to run the Sangre de Cristo 200-Mile, 150-Mile or 100-Mile Endurance Run, participants must complete 8-Hours of Volunteer Service as a condition of entry. These conditions are non-negotiable and are detailed below. This requirement is not applicable to any other distance. For 200-Mile info please CLICK HERE.

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2024 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
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*Any registration purchased after Monday, September 16, 2024 is not guaranteed a race shirt or finisher’s award. After this date, these items will only be provided as available at the finish line.
Online registration closes September 23, 2024 at 11:59pm.
We welcome race day registrations as well.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Gender specific race shirt*
Finisher’s medal*
Scenic and challenging course
Well stocked aid stations
Inclusion, Equality, and Community

ABOUT THE ADVENTURE

HPRS provides volunteers with $5-$15/hour in HPRS Credits for whatever time they provide in support of our events. To volunteer for this event, please register for volunteer slots HERE.

To learn more about our volunteer program, Click Here.

Our interactive course maps on CalTopo allow you to visualize each course. To access these maps, please CLICK HERE

For a downloadable PDF version of our course maps, please CLICK HERE.

For a downloadable PDF version of course elevation profiles, please CLICK HERE

For a downloadable PDF version of the Aid Station Chart, please CLICK HERE

To access the runner's google drive for this event, please CLICK HERE

For previous year's results and race reports, please CLICK HERE.

CAMPING: For this event we allow tent camping, camper vans, roof top tents, and very limited space for camping trailers (Which all must be less than 12' in length). You may sleep in your vehicle free of charge. If camping in a tent, you must reserve space! (Purchase camping HERE). Please check our camping page for more info.

We encourage participants to look into lodging and food options in the surrounding towns in order to support the local community and its economy. Nearby towns and their distance from the race venue are listed below.

Westcliffe & Silvercliff: 15.4 Miles (30 min)

Walsenburg: 65.2 Miles (1hr 19min)

Salida: 63.4 Miles (1hr 24min)

Cañon City: 66.2 Miles (1hr 25min)

Pueblo: 70.7 Miles (1h 30min)

The weather this time of year is incredibly unpredictable in the Colorado Mountains. This event could experience rain, snow, wind, hail, and/or thunderstorms. Temperatures could be unseasonably cold or unseasonably hot.

Average High: 70˚
Average Low: 35˚

Sun Rise: Wednesday 6:47 AM - 6:51 AM Sunday
Sun Set: Wednesday 7:02 PM - 6:56 PM Sunday 
Total Daylight: 12 Hours 5 Minutes - 11 Hours 54 Minutes

RUNNER VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENT: Eight (8) hours of volunteer work is required for each participant prior to the event. All eight (8) hours must be completed while either performing trail construction or maintenance, or as a race volunteer at any official ultramarathon. The eight (8) hours of service must be certified by a representative from the organization you volunteered with. The eight (8) hours does NOT need to be with HPRS. The volunteer service must be performed between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024. Please download and complete the form below; it must be submitted by 11:59:59pm on September 1, 2024.

Those who choose not to complete the 8-hours of volunteer work may "Buy-Out" of this requirement during the registration process by paying a one time donation to Altitude Community Fitness (our event's benefactor) in the amount of $150. Those who do not submit their Volunteer Service Requirement Form by September 1st, will be required to go the buy-out route for entry into the event.

Volunteer Service Requirement Form (<Click Here to Download Form)

Select HPRS events allow a mid-race drop down in distance, where you will still receive a finisher's award and have your finish time in the results, in the event that you bit off more than you can chew.

Any runner who starts the 27k may drop down at the 8-Mile point of their run and receive a finisher's award, as well as their time in the 8-Mile results.

Any runner who starts the 100-Mile may drop down to the 100k by not doing their 2nd out-and-back to Venable, and receive a finisher's award, as well as their time in the 100k results.

Any runner who starts the 200-Mile or 150-Mile may drop down at the 100-Mile mark and receive a finisher's award, as well as their time in the 100-Mile results.

There is no drop down option for the 8-Mile, 50k, or 50-mile distances; meaning, you must finish the distance you start if starting one of those distances.

There are no refunds or credits, full or partial, for the difference in distance dropped to. HPRS supports responsible risk management decisions of our runners to call it a day if the challenge is more than you're feeling up to. Live to run another day!

Event check-in will take place at the Start/Finish area on private land before Grape Creek Trailhead on County Road 119, Westcliffe, CO 81252

Times:
Tuesday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday 3:00 AM - 6:00 AM 
Sunday 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Held virtually on Sunday, September 22nd at 7pm Mountain Time.

A NOTE ON CREWS/SPECTATORS: Due to access difficulty in the area, there will be crew and spectator access ONLY at the start/finish area (aka. Music Meadows Aid Station). Crews can attend to their runners twice for the 50 Mile and 100k, three times for the 100-Mile, and five times for the 150-Mile at THIS STATION ONLY.

The Start/Finish area (Music Meadows Aid Station) is located adjacent to the Grape Creek Trailhead on Custer County Road 119 30-min south of Westcliffe, CO.

Why? The road to Colony Creek is an incredibly rough and very rocky road where a high clearance 4x4 vehicle is required for access, with no parking options for crews or spectators. The trailheads where Horn Creek and Venable aid stations are located are incredibly small trailheads, and it is a condition of our permit that we afford access to other trail users during our event. Simply put, there is no where for you to park anywhere else along the course and our permit prohibits crews and spectators elsewhere. This is non-negotiable. 

PACERS: Runners in the 150-Mile, 100-Mile, 100k, and 50-Mile may all pick up a pacer at Music Meadows. 150-Mile, 100-Mile and 100k runners may pick up a pacer on their final time through Venable and Horn Creek Aid Stations, and at these locales ONLY, pacers must arrange their own ride, and be dropped off at the aid location. This is a "drop and leave" situation, where crews and spectators are NOT allowed and pacers may only be dropped off to wait for their runner. More information about this policy will be available closer to race day.

Please see our aid station chart sheet for exact mileages/locations where you can pick up a pacer. All pacers MUST end their run with you at Music Meadows and ONLY at Music Meadows. All pacers must sign a waiver, receive a pacer bib, and are required to carry a headlamp. Pacers are not allowed for the 50k, 27k, or 8-Mile.

All participants are allowed to have a drop bag at Music Meadows, as well as Horn Creek and Venable for those who are going there. Drop bags should be dropped off on race morning prior to the start of your event.  All participants may have access to their drop bag every time they are at Music Meadows. You are also allowed access to your car or tent. Please leave nothing of value in your bag. Do not leave your drop bag behind. All abandoned drop bags are disposed of immediately at the conclusion of the event. 

All participants and spectators will park on-site at the start/finish area. A map of this areas will be available closer to the race. 

All participants who complete their challenge will receive a unique finisher's award. All official 150-Mile and 100-Mile Finishers will receive a Sangre de Cristo Endurance Run belt buckle highlighting their distance. We'll also present our DFL and Transcendence Awards. HPRS does not have a podium or age group awards, please see our Awards Page for more details.

NO AWARDS WILL BE MAILED

This event is being held in accordance with permits from the U.S. Forest Service, San Isabel National Forest – San Carlos Ranger District, and two private land owners. We ask that you please respect and care for the land this event is held on to help ensure the future of this race and to limit our environmental impact.

Any additional event information, changes, and updates will be sent to registered entrants ONLY via e-mail communication.

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2024 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
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