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Ultras · US · TX

Sams Last Stand

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Race dateFebruary 27, 2027
Start6:00am
Whenin 126 days

Who's going to Sams Last Stand?

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 Aid stations Crew access Notify me if this race changes
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Distance The race
96.1 miles
Climb
2,498 ft
Descent Our math
3,126 ft We worked this out from what the race prints.
High point
not checked yet
Time limit The race
36:00:00
Aid stations
14
Started
not checked yet
Finished
not checked yet
Finish rate
not checked yet
The course

Where it goes point to point · 14 aid stations · rust marks a stop your crew can reach

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file. Year of this file not known.

A point-to-point run across the whole Lone Star Hiking Trail, from Trailhead 1 at its western end to Trailhead 15 near Cleveland, with 36 hours to finish.

No event marking. The trail is already marked with 2 inch by 4 inch aluminum markers and wooden directional signs. Markers with colored bands are connecting trails and should not be followed. Watch for spiderwebs, poison ivy, hogs, coyotes and aggressive farm dogs. On road sections, stay on the left side facing traffic.

The race

What this one is

A fatass-style run across the entire 96-mile Lone Star Hiking Trail through Sam Houston National Forest, north of Houston. It starts at Trailhead 1 at the trail's western end and finishes at Trailhead 15 near Cleveland. Waypoints are stocked with drinking water and drop bags are allowed. The rest is up to you.

Getting in

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

Lottery
not checked yet
Lottery opens
not checked yet
Lottery draw
not checked yet
Field cap
30 avastrails.com
Registration
UltraSignup avastrails.com
Qualifying
not checked yet
Minimum age
not checked yet
Transfers
not checked yet
Deferrals
not checked yet
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 avastrails.com
Vehicles per runner
1 avastrails.com
Pacers
Yes, from mile 20.00 avastrails.com
Muling
Allowed avastrails.com
Drop bags
Yes ultrasignup.com
Cupless
not checked yet
Course marking
not checked yet
Night running
not checked yet
Dogs
not checked yet
Headphones
not checked yet
Crew rules
One crew vehicle per runner at any waypoint. Crewing is not allowed before mile 20 (Stubblefield). Crew may not drive alongside their runner on road sections. Water at waypoints is for runners and pacers only, not crew. At trailhead parking lots, leave at least 3 spots open for arriving hikers. avastrails.com
Pacer rules
Pacing is allowed beginning at mile 20 (Stubblefield). One pacer at a time. Pacers may mule for their runner and must follow the same guidelines as runners. Pacers may use the water at waypoints. Pacers may not have their own drop bag. avastrails.com
Drop bag rules
Drop bags are allowed at all waypoints. Small bags up to 1 gallon / 4-liter, large bags up to 2 gal / 8-liter. Label each bag with the runner's name and the waypoint. Bags are deposited at check-in on race morning and collected at the start. Supplies are not supervised full time and theft could happen. avastrails.com
Cutoff philosophy
not checked yet
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 LSHT TH 1
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 8.70
8.70 LSHT TH 3
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ○ ● ? ? 7.10
15.80 LSHT TH 6
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ○ ● ? ? 3.90
19.70 Stubblefield
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 8.20
27.90 Ball Road
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 7.10
35.00 LSHT TH 7
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 10.10
45.10 LSHT TH 8
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 9.30
54.40 FS 207 at FS 202
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 8.40
62.80 LSHT TH 9
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 4.60
67.40 LSHT TH 10
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 6.30
73.70 LSHT TH 11
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 8.60
82.30 LSHT TH 13
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 8.40
90.70 LSHT TH 14
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 5.40
96.10 LSHT TH 15
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ? ? ? ?
Driving your crew

Getting your people there 3 stops with directions the race published.

Stubblefield mile 19.70

Parking. Parking on either side of the lake bridge. Crew may not occupy a campsite unless they have paid to reserve it.

Ball Road mile 27.90

Parking. Not an LSHT trailhead and has no parking. The dirt road in can be difficult for low clearance vehicles.

FS 207 at FS 202 mile 54.40

Parking. Not an LSHT trailhead and has no parking. The dirt road in can be difficult for low clearance vehicles.

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.

Nobody has been out there with a camera or a microphone yet. A gap means nobody has found it, not that it is not out there. Seen a course preview or a film of this one? Send us the link.

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Are you the race director? Get in touch and we'll make it right.

We read every one of these and we write back. Every fact here carries the source it came from, and the way a wrong one gets fixed is a person checking it against what you tell us.

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Tell us what is wrong, out of date, or missing on this page. We read every one of these and we will get back to you.

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So we know who we are writing back to.

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Where this came from. Every fact on this page records its source and when we last checked it: 131 sources for this race. Hover a source link to read the sentence it came from.
37% of what we track for a course is filled in. The rest says "not checked yet" rather than guessing.
See something wrong or out of date? Suggest an edit
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Were you out there? Say which stops a text got out from
Got footage of this course? Send us the link
Are you the race director? Get in touch and we'll make it right.
Anything else: [email protected]

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What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.

Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.