Is crew access allowed on the 50K course?

Yes, crew access is allowed on the 50K course. Crew is allowed for all 50K participants but ONLY within 100 feet of AS#2 (Egbert Farm, Petroleum Center) and AS#4 (TMS/race HQ, 100K & 100 mile only) -- assistance anywhere else on course, including at the remote AS#1 (Wolfkiel Run) or AS#3 (Miller Farm Rd bridge), is grounds for disqualification. 'It is only 10 miles on paved roads from TMS AS#4 to Petroleum Center's Egbert Farm AS#2.'

Are drop bags allowed on the 50K course?

Yes, drop bags are allowed on the 50K course. One drop bag allowed at AS#2 (Petroleum Center) only -- soft-side XL Ziploc-style bags, no hard totes/bins. AS#4/TMS drop bags are for 100K & 100-mile participants only.

Are pacers allowed on the 50K course?

No, pacers are not allowed on the 50K course.

What is the cutoff time for the 50K course?

The overall time limit for the 50K course is 17 hours from the start. The 50K carries two published intermediate cutoffs (AS#2 at 2:36pm, AS#3 at 7:24pm) plus the finish at midnight, 17 hours after the 7:00am start.

Ultras · US · PA

Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs

17th Running

50K · 31.1 miles

Registration open

RunSignUp shows open registration with spots remaining in all four distances as of research date (2026-08-21): 25K 28 left, 50K 43 left, 100K 30 left, 100 Miler 34 left. Registration is scheduled to close October 7, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT, or earlier if a distance sells out.

Race dateOctober 10-11, 2026

Duration2 days

Start7:00am

When6 days ago

First held2009

Who's going to Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs?

I'm running itPlan your weeks and your aid station times I'm crewingWhen to leave, where to park, at every stop I'm pacing or cheeringAsk your runner for their Out Here link

Free. You can start with nothing.

Official website Entry Results Aid stations Crew access Notify me if this race changes

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Distance 31.1 miles

Climb 5,459 ft

Descent not checked yet

High point not checked yet

Time limit 17:00:00

Aid stations 7

Started not checked yet

Finished not checked yet

Finish rate not checked yet

The course

Where it goes loop · 7 aid stations · rust marks a stop your crew can reach

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file.

One loop of the base 50K course: TMS -> 1.5 mi asphalt to the Gerard Hiking Trail (GHT) trailhead -> south on the west GHT to Wolfkiel Run AS#1 (7.1 mi) -> Egbert Farm/Petroleum Center AS#2 (13.9 mi, the turnaround) -> north on the east GHT past Cow Run Shelters (unstaffed water, ~18.9 mi) to Miller Farm Rd bridge AS#3 (22.7 mi) -> past the Course Marshal tent (unstaffed water, ~28.7 mi) near the Drake Well entrance -> back across Jersey Bridge and the paved bike path to the TMS finish/AS#4 (31.1 mi).

The race

What this one is

Four concurrent races (25K, 50K, 100K, 100 Mile) on an approximately 50K counter-clockwise loop run mostly on the single-track Gerard Hiking Trail of Oil Creek State Park near Titusville, Pennsylvania, plus short paved bike-path and side-street sections linking the trailhead to race HQ at Titusville Middle School. The valley is the site of the world's first commercial oil well, drilled by Edwin Drake in 1859.

Race-results page lists entrants data back to a 2009 running (84 registered, 80 started); the home page for the 2026 edition calls it the '17th running,' which would put the first year at 2010, one year later than the earliest results entry -- recorded as a conflict, not resolved. The 100 mile race has repeatedly served as an RRCA Pennsylvania (and in some years Eastern Region or National) Ultra Championship race, per the year-by-year entrants list on the results page.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery: No runsignup.com

Lottery opens: not checked yet

Lottery draw: not checked yet

Field cap: 225 runsignup.com

Registration: RunSignUp runsignup.com

Qualifying: not checked yet

Minimum age: 16 runsignup.com

Transfers: No oc100trailruns.org

Deferrals: No oc100trailruns.org

Running, crewing, pacing or still deciding

How NavRun helps with Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs Seventeen hours.

You are running it

You reach Egbert Farm AS#2 (Petroleum Center), mile 13.9, and you already knew this morning what time that would be.

An arrival time for all 5 stations, worked out from your own training.

Start free →

You are crewing it

You park at Egbert Farm AS#2 (Petroleum Center), and you are standing there when they come in.

One link from your runner, with the stop and the window they arrive in.

You are deciding

You find out Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs is months of work away, not years, and you enter.

Put in a race you have already run. NavRun shows you where this one sits from where you are.

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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: Yes oc100trailruns.org

Vehicles per runner: not checked yet

Pacers: No oc100trailruns.org

Muling: Not allowed oc100trailruns.org

Drop bags: Yes oc100trailruns.org

Cupless: not checked yet

Course marking: Fully Marked oc100trailruns.org

Night running: Yes oc100trailruns.org

Dogs: Not allowed oc100trailruns.org

Headphones: Allowed oc100trailruns.org

Crew rules: Crew is allowed for all 50K participants but ONLY within 100 feet of AS#2 (Egbert Farm, Petroleum Center) and AS#4 (TMS/race HQ, 100K & 100 mile only) -- assistance anywhere else on course, including at the remote AS#1 (Wolfkiel Run) or AS#3 (Miller Farm Rd bridge), is grounds for disqualification. 'It is only 10 miles on paved roads from TMS AS#4 to Petroleum Center's Egbert Farm AS#2.' oc100trailruns.org

Pacer rules: No pacers for the 50K unless the runner is age 65 or older (one pacer at a time). oc100trailruns.org

Drop bag rules: One drop bag allowed at AS#2 (Petroleum Center) only -- soft-side XL Ziploc-style bags, no hard totes/bins. AS#4/TMS drop bags are for 100K & 100-mile participants only. oc100trailruns.org

Cutoff philosophy: The 50K carries two published intermediate cutoffs (AS#2 at 2:36pm, AS#3 at 7:24pm) plus the finish at midnight, 17 hours after the 7:00am start. oc100trailruns.org

Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes ○ no ? nobody has checked – does not apply to this race

Mile	Station	Cutoff	Crew access	Bag	Pacer	Med	To next
0.00	Titusville Middle School (Start)	?	●	?	?	?	7.10
7.10	Wolfkiel Run AS#1 None · no cell service	?	○	○	○	?	6.80
13.90	Egbert Farm AS#2 (Petroleum Center) None · spotty cell service	?	●	●	?	?	5.00
18.90	Cow Run Shelters (unstaffed water)	?	○	○	?	?	3.80
22.70	Miller Farm Rd Bridge AS#3 None · no cell service	?	○	○	○	?	6.00
28.70	Course Marshal Tent (unstaffed water, near Drake Well)	?	○	○	?	?	2.40
31.10	Titusville Middle School (Finish)	12:00am	?	?	?	?	?

Driving your crew

Getting your people there 1 stop with directions the race published.

Egbert Farm AS#2 (Petroleum Center) mile 13.90

Via Petroleum Center Rd (the old Washington Street) to the park office; 'It is only 10 miles on paved roads from TMS AS#4 to Petroleum Center's Egbert Farm AS#2.'

oc100trailruns.org

Same race, other lines

Other distances and other years

Other distances: 100 Miler (100.6 miles)
100K (62 miles)
25K

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.

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