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Starting at the Agua Fria Trailhead near Lake Pleasant, you travel along the Maricopa Trail, a short section of the Black Canyon Trail, pass through the Anthem Trailhead along a desert corridor, climb past Spear S Ranch and enter Cave Creek Regional Park to finish along the Go John, Quartz and Overton Trails.
The first miles are very runnable, and the climbing starts at mile 18 as the temperature heats up, sometimes past 90 degrees. There is a longer stretch without aid between the start and Deadman Aid, on exposed, rocky, steep terrain.
Four distances on one October morning north of Phoenix. The 50K and 24K follow the Maricopa Trail from the Agua Fria and Anthem trailheads into Cave Creek Regional Park, and the 11K and 5K stay inside the park on hilly mountain trails. It is the first race of the Aravaipa Desert Runner Trail Series.
| Mile | Station | Cutoff | Crew access | Bag | Pacer | Med | To next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 |
Start
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? | ● | ? | ? | ? | 9.25 |
| 9.25 |
Deadman Aid
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? | ○ | ○ | ? | ? | 6.75 |
| 16.00 |
Anthem Aid
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11:00am | ● | ● | ? | ? | 6.30 |
| 22.30 |
Apache Wash Aid
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? | ○ | ○ | ? | ? | 5.80 |
| 28.10 |
Go John Aid
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? | ○ | ○ | ? | ? | 3.10 |
| 31.20 |
Finish
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4:00pm | ● | ● | ? | ? | ? |
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