Kilkenny Ridge Race
50 Miler · 45 miles
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Race dateSeptember 18, 2027
Start5:00am
Whenin 337 days
Who's going to Kilkenny Ridge Race?
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Distance
45 miles
Climb
15,000 ft
Descent
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High point
4,143 ft
Time limit
24:00:00
Aid stations
1
Started
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Finished
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Finish rate
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The course
Where it goes
out and back · 1 aid station
Out and back on the Kilkenny Ridge Trail from South Pond to the Jefferson Inn turnaround and back. The page lists the distance as 45 miles; the name says 50.
Race calls it not an entry level course; remote, unmarked, final stretch to the Inn is on the edge of Route 2. Max elevation 4,143 ft.
The race
What this one is
A point-to-point crossing of the Kilkenny Ridge Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, starting from South Pond Recreational Area in Stark. The 50 Mile goes out to the Jefferson Inn and back; the 25 Mile and 25K run one way back to South Pond. The course is unmarked and the aid is backcountry.
Getting in
Getting in
Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.
- Lottery
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- Lottery opens
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- Lottery draw
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- Field cap
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- Registration
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- Qualifying
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Completed a 50 Km run within the past year, ideally with significant elevation gain, or a similar mountain effort (the page names the Pemi Loop and Kilkenny Traverse as acceptable).
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- Minimum age
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- Transfers
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- Deferrals
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Crew access, pacers and drop bags
The rules that shape your day
Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.
- Crew allowed
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Yes
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- Vehicles per runner
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- Pacers
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No
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- Muling
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- Drop bags
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Yes
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- Cupless
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- Course marking
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Unmarked
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- Night running
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- Dogs
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- Headphones
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- Crew rules
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Crews are welcome to meet you at the Jefferson Inn Aid (turnaround point). It is a working inn: be careful with parking and layout, and time arrival to the runner's expected time. Crews are welcome at the South Pond finish. You cannot have anyone crewing or spectating you at the Starr King Trailhead. If caught the USFS will take your picture and you will be disqualified as this violates our permit.
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- Pacer rules
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There are no pacers.
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- Drop bag rules
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50 mile runners can bring Jefferson Inn Aid drop bags Saturday morning. Keep them small and mark them with name and bib number. Returned to the finish after 7pm.
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- Cutoff philosophy
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Aid stations
Every stop, and what you get there
● yes ○ no ? nobody has checked – does not apply to this race
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Station |
Cutoff |
Crew access |
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Pacer |
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Jefferson Inn Aid
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What it looks like out there
Somebody has been out there with a camera
the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.
2 people have been out there with a camera or a microphone.
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Where this came from.
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