Race Directors Forum: KISS 50/100 Mile Run

The idea of the KISS run is to give seasoned trailrunners a different experience from large, organized runs. KISS runs have no entry fee, no aid except water at the start/finish (BYO aid), no cutoff times, no tee shirts, and no course markings other than existing blazes. In other words, keep it simple, stupid. The only entry requirements are that entrants must be experienced trailrunners and must sign the standard FLRC waiver.

So, are you up for joining the likes of ultrarunner Monica Scholz at this year's KISS Run? Then read on!

8:00 a.m., Saturday, Sept 22, 2001 - 15/30 repeats of a measured 3.34 mile loop in the Finger Lakes National Forest near Hector, NY. Start from the small parking area 0.1 mile east of the Blueberry Patch Campground on Picnic Area Rd and go across the road into the woods on the Interloken Trail. Continue for 1.2 miles, going past Foster Pond, to a 0.3 mile long spur trail that brings you to the parking area at the corner of Chicken Coop Rd and Potomac Rd. Turn right on Potomac Rd for 0.1 mile and then left on the Wildlife Ponds Trail. Turn right after the second pond onto a gravel trail that brings you back to Potomac Rd. Turn left, run down Potomac Rd to Picnic Area Rd, then right on Picnic Area Rd back to the start. Each loop has a gentle climb of about 60 ft on easy trail, a descent of 175 ft on a smooth dirt road, and a final short but fairly steep climb of 125 ft. Total climb and descent - 2750/5500.

Contact me at 607-257-3592 or jem24@cornell.edu for further details (not that there are any).

-- John McMurry

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