Race Prep Info
Make sure you read this and the rules of the race to help you be ready for race day. Our goal is to help you have the best race you can. Let us know if you have any questions.
Look at the Aid station page for locations for all aid stations & starting line. We recommend crew putting the gps coordinates into navigation device before the race. You can save them with the name of each station, plus the start & finish line. This is a very easy way to follow your runner:
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FRIDAY: Packet pick up location and pre race safety meeting:
Mandatory for 100/50 solo runners & at least one person on the team relay:
Packet pickup LOCATION:
Across the street from the Colona Fire Department
GPS coordinates: 41.477633, -90.359378
ARRIVE: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm for packet pick up
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: 5:30 pm at Colona Grade School. It is across the street from packet pickup/100 mile and 50k finish line.
Fleet Feet Davenport expo: they will have a store set up with last minute race needs. Visit their Fleet Feet Davenport Website
Nicki’s store: SUPER COOL GEAR: Hennepin branded & OMR gear for sale
Friday night Drop Bag instructions:
Leave all drop bags on Friday at packet pre-race meeting. Please keep bags a reasonable size. 18 inches by 12 inches by 9 inches or smaller
Have them labeled with your full name/ race distance/ aid station they will be left at.
Then put them on the tarp with the station number listed. We will have signs by the tarp that let you know which station the bags will be dropped off at. Please read carefully and put your bag on the correct location.
Aid 4- mile 20.4
Aid 7/15- mile 32.1 first time through, mile 69, the second time
Aid 10/12- mile 47.1 & 54 mile finish line after an out and back
Aid 19- mile 88.1
100 mile finish line & 50 mile finish line
Drop bags will be delivered to finish line as aid station closes. Please pick up your drop bags at the finish line after the race.
***Any bags left behind will not be shipped back for at least 2 weeks after the race. We will need to charge for shipping.
Race Morning Special instructions:
Missing the mandatory meeting: This is intended for emergencies only. This is important to come to. It helps race day run smooth for everyone. You will learn about important safety details. Some years there are few, and some years there are more. It is a 46 minute drive for those staying in Rock Falls. The majority of our runners are taking the bus to the start line and staying near Colona. We will have bibs at start line in a box. We do not have volunteers. You will need to find your bib on your own. Race swag you will need to remember to ask for at finish line. If you forget and want it sent you will need to pay for shipping. We do not deliver drop bags to all aid stations from race starting line. See below.
Race morning drop bag pick up from the starting line-
We will have tarps and be able to deliver drop bags to these locations on race morning:
50 mile finish line (near aid 10/12)
100 mile finish line
Please have these drop bags marked with your name & aid station you want it left at.
Race Buses:
Bus service is for runners parking at the finish line, and riding to the starting line.
100-mile runners are pick up across the street from Colona Fire Department area. This is where the 100 mile finish line is.
Do not park at Fire Department. You park at the parking lot across the street from the Fire Department, and behind the finish line. It is a parking lot along the canal.
GPS coordinates: 41.477633, -90.359378
