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Ultras · US · KS

Ollie's Ultra

6 Hour Friday
Registration open
Registration is open for all nine timed races.
Race dateDecember 4-6, 2026
Duration3 days
Start9:00am
Whenin 99 days
First held2022
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Time limit 6:00:00
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The course

Where it goes fixed time · 1 aid station

6 hours on the 2.022 mile loop, starting at 9am on Friday. Every full loop you finish before the cutoff counts. The 48, 24, 12 and 6 hour races are state record eligible.

A certified 2.022 mile loop on soft chat at the old Safari Golf Course, run counter clockwise, with minimal elevation change. The loop is USATF certified. Your GPS will read about 2.08 miles a lap and the official distance is 2.022, so bear that in mind when you work out a record goal.

The race

What this one is

Ollie's Ultra is a timed race on a 2.022 mile certified loop at Santa Fe Park in Chanute, in southeast Kansas, run on the soft chat trail of the old Safari Golf Course. You pick how long you are out there, from three hours to forty eight, and every full loop you finish before your cutoff counts. The aid station sits just past the start and finish, so you come through it about every two miles, and there is room to pitch a tent beside it. It has been run every December since 2022, in memory of Oliver Ortiz.

The first Ollie's Ultra was run in 2022, in memory of its namesake, Oliver Ortiz. It has grown from 22 runners to 59, who came from seven states for the fourth running in December 2025. Money raised by the race and its sponsors goes to people in the Chanute community. For 2026 the race added a 48 hour and a 36 hour race starting on the Friday morning.

Getting in

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

Lottery
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Lottery draw
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Field cap
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Registration
UltraSignup ultrasignup.com
Qualifying
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Minimum age
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Transfers
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Deferrals
Yes timerguys.com
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 ultrasignup.com
Vehicles per runner
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Pacers
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Muling
Not allowed ultrasignup.com
Drop bags
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Cupless
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Course marking
Fully Marked ultrasignup.com
Night running
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Dogs
Not allowed ultrasignup.com
Headphones
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Crew rules
Crew can meet you at the base station just past the finish of each loop, and that is the only place aid is available to you. Runners carry their own nutrition and pacers do not mule. ultrasignup.com
Pacer rules
Pacers are allowed after 12 hours. One pacer on course per entrant at a time, and you may have more than one over the race. Pacer bibs are $5. ultrasignup.com
Drop bag rules
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Cutoff philosophy
Full loops only are counted, and a loop finished after the cutoff does not count. You do not have to stay out for the whole duration you entered. In the race's words, you can complete as many loops as you want then call it a day, this is your race. All they ask is that you check out with the director at the finish line before you leave. ultrasignup.com
Aid stations

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

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