Sierra Navada Endurance Run & Relay

Race Information

INFORMATION FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA ENDURANCE RUN

Enclosed, please find the information packet for the 2008 Sierra Nevada 
Endurance Run. The run will be held on September 27, 2008 at 6:00 a.m., starting 
at the Cavitt School in Granite Bay, California. If you have participated at the 
SNER in previous years, you will notice several significant changes this year. 
They are as follows:

1. The race will start at the school, thus eliminating the 2/5 mile walk to the 
starting line used in previous years.

2. The race will be held in conjunction with the Rio Del Lago 100 Mile Run, thus 
you will also be running with participants in that event.

3. So as to eliminate confusion with cutoff times at several of the aid stations, 
the overall cutoff time has been increased from 13 hours, 45 minutes to 15 hours. 
The cutoff times at the aid stations have also been increased (see Mileage & 
Checkpoint Chart).

4. In previous years, a runner would need five consecutive finishes to be 
eligible for a five year buckle and ten consecutive finishes for a ten year finish. 
The requirement for the five year buckle remains the same; however, the finishes 
for the ten year buckle do not have to be consecutive. Runners participating in 
the Rio Del Lago 100, can use this event towards a five or ten year buckle.


I. COURSE AND TRAIL DESCRIPTION

1. The race will be held in conjunction with the Rio Del Lago 100 Mile Run. 
Runners will follow the identical course along the equestrian trails paralleling 
the American River, in a northeasterly direction. They will climb to the Auburn 
Dam Overlook and then proceed to the turnaround point at No Hands Bridge. They 
will proceed along the identical route back to the starting point at Cavitt School. 
This distance is 53.36 miles and there is approximately 10,000 of elevation change 
along this stretch. Temperatures can range from the 70's and 80's to possibly 100 
degrees so be prepared. It is unlikely that there will be rain. Daylight is 
approximately 6:00 a.m.; dusk is approximately 7:00 p.m.

2. The course will be marked with yellow ribbon, yellow surveyor flags, chalk 
arrows, direction signs, and glo lights at night.

3. If you have to drop out of the race at a point where your crew is unavailable, 
we will make every reasonable effort to get you to the finish, particularly if 
you are in need of medical attention. In non-emergency situations, you may have 
to wait a while to be evacuated. Our principal responsibility is to put on a race 
so please be patient. Aid stations will close when the last runner has been 
checked through.

II. PERFORMANCE RULES

1. There will be no unofficial runners. Unofficial runners will receive a 
lifetime ban from all future Rio Del Lago Ultrarunning events.

2. Each runner's official race number must be worn prominently on the front of 
the body, not on the hat, and must be easily visible at all times.

3. Except in case of medical emergency, runners may accept no aid nor assistance 
in any form from anyone, including pacers and crews, between checkpoints.

4. Each runner must carry all of his own food, fluids, clothing, and other 
supplies needed for use between checkpoints.
 
5. Littering of any kind is strictly prohibited. Littering will result in the 
immediate disqualification of the runner in this year's race, and for all future 
races. No cups, cans, bottles, wrappers, banana peels, orange peels and other 
articles may be carried from an aid station. Discarding clothing along the trail 
is strictly prohibited.
Please respect the natural beauty of our trails and the right of everyone to 
enjoy them. Littering could threaten our future use of the trail.

6. Runners are responsible for the actions of their crews and pacers. A crew 
member is defined as an individual who provides material support to a runner in 
the event. A pacer is defined as a "trail companion" who may accompany a runner 
along designated sections of the trail.

7. Runners, pacers and crews must comply with all Race rules and all regulations 
and instructions issued by the Race Director in pre-race memos and the Friday 
afternoon pre-race briefing. They must also willingly comply with all parking, 
traffic and access instructions on Race Weekend. Failure to do so may result in 
disqualification of the runner, among, other sanctions.

8. Participants must follow the marked trail at all times. Any runner departing 
from the official trail must return to the point of departure on foot before 
continuing.

9. Each runner must be checked IN and OUT of all checkpoints or control stations. 
Runners not logged in and out of all checkpoints may not be credited with 
officially finishing the Run.

10. All cut-off times established for the various checkpoints will be strictly 
enforced. Runners must be checked OUT of the checkpoint by the cut-off time.

11. Any entrant who is unable to finish the Race must personally inform the aid 
station captain of the nearest checkpoint of his decision to withdraw. HE MUST 
GIVE HIS RACE NUMBER PULL-OFF TAG (issued at the pre-race medical check-in at 
Cavitt School) TO THE CAPTAIN AT THAT TIME. The tag serves as official notice of 
a runner's withdrawal from the Race. Runners who leave the course without turning 
in their tags will be classified as "lost," thereby activating the Placer County 
Search and Rescue unit. Time spent searching for any such runner will be billed 
to the athlete involved at a minimum rate of $475 per hour.

12. Violation of any rules or directive of the Sierra Nevada Endurance Run may be 
grounds for disqualification. Rule violations which are discovered after the 
event may result in retroactive disqualification or other sanctions.

13. The purpose of these rules is to ensure the Run's integrity as a test of 
individual performance, providing equal conditions for all entrants.

III. PACE RUNNERS

A pace runner is defined as a "trail companion" who may accompany a runner along 
designated sections of the trail. Pacers are allowed solely as a safety 
consideration for fatigued runners. Absolutely no physi'cal or mechanical aid 
may be given by the pacer to assist the runner over difficult sections of the 
trail (except in medical emergencies), and no food, fluids or supplies of any 
kind may be carried for the runner. Pacers can accompany a runner from the Auburn 
Dam Overlook on the return trip.

Pacers should be experienced trail runners in excellent physical shape and 
conditioned adequately to run 22.66 miles over rough terrain.

VII. DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREWS

Abbreviations: AFR (Auburn-Folsom Road); EDT (estimated Driving Time)

CAVITT SCHOOL TO RATTLESNAKE BAR: Return to AFR. Turn right. Drive 8.2 miles and 
turn right at Rattlesnake Bar Road. Drive 1.1 miles. Take right fork in road. 
Drive 0.9 mile to park entrance. Drive 0.2 mile and turn right on dirt road. 
Drive 0.25 mile to aid station. EDT - 20 minutes.

RATTLESNAKE BAR TO MAIDU: Return to AFR. Turn right. Drive 3.4 miles. Turn right 
on Maidu Road. Drive 1.0 mile to aid station. EDT - 15 minutes.

MAIDU TO AUBURN DAM OVERLOOK: Return to AFR. Turn right. Drive 0.15 mile. Turn 
right on Sacramento Street (Maidu Market). Drive 0.6 mile. Turn right on Pacific 
Street. Drive 0.5 mile to horse assembly area.
EDT - 10 minutes.

AUBURN DAM TO NO HANDS BRIDGE: Return to AFR but do not turn left on Sacramento 
Street; instead go straight on Pacific Street to AFR. Turn right. Drive 0.5 mile 
and turn right on High Street. Continue on High Street through downtown Auburn. 
Drive 1.0 miles and follow signs that read Highway 49. Cross intersection 
indicating Highway 49 and proceed down steep, winding road for 2.3 miles. Turn 
right and cross 49 bridge and park on side of road or drive up hill for 0.2 mile 
and park in parking lot on left side of highway. Walk approximately 0.75 mile to 
aid station.
EDT - 20 to 25 minutes.
Return to Auburn Dam Overlook, Maidu, and Rattlesnake Bar using the same 
instructions, only in reverse.

RATTLESNAKE BAR TO HORSESHOE BAR: Return to AFR. Turn left. Drive 2.3 miles. 
Turn left. Drive 1.0 mile to end of road. EDT - 10 minutes.

HORSESHOE BAR TO TWIN ROCKS: Return to AFR. Turn left. Drive 3.6 miles. Turn left. 
Drive 0.7 miles and park at Boulder Road. EDT - 9 minutes.

TWIN ROCKS TO CAVITT SCHOOL: Return to AFR. Turn left. Drive 2.3 miles and turn 
left on Fuller Drive. Return to school.