Pick Your Poison Trail Run 12.5/25/50

2012-PYP-totals
Here is a link to totals for racers at our best ever Pick Your Poison.
Adam

PYP2012-50km
PYP2012-25km
PYP2012-12.5km
If you feel that there are any problems with the results please contact me at adam@pickyourpoison.ca

Pick Your Poison photos from Pierre on Flickr

Thomas Wood Pedorthic Clinic Orillia

Velocity Cycle and Ski

CANI Running Series Orillia

Thank you everyone who came out yesterday. It was a beautiful day and there was some fantastic competition in all the races. This was the most successful PYP ever and we owe it to the racers and volunteers.

Some house-keeping issues: Results should be online within the next 24 hours, if there are any issues let us know. If you lost any items let me know because we did collect some things left after the race. There was a photographer out yesterday so hopefully we will be able to post her photos soon.

Thanks again and we hope to see you all back next year!

Looks like it will be dry and cold tomorrow and that is fine by me.
Registration opens at 7:30 and closes at 8:30.
Race starts at 9:00am.
Course is all marked with Orange Surveying Ribbon. Please run responsibly, when coming to a corner or turn make sure to slow down a look for the next ribbon.
For all rules etc. Please refer to Sunday April 22nd Post.
Registration opens at 7:30 and closes at 8:30.
If you did not pre-register you can come and join us but be there for 7:30. Waiting till 8:30 may mean you will not get to start. You will probably not get a race kit either.
Fees will be 12.5= $45. 25= $60. 50= $70. Cheque or exact cash. And please fill out a mail-in waiver ahead of time.

Registration closed wednesday night. Thank very much to everyone for choosing Pick Your Poison this year and making this our best turnout ever.
I look forward to seeing everyone Saturday morning.
We will once again have coffee and pastries in the morning.
I will post one more update friday night.
Adam

At the time of this posting confirmed runners is at 225. We have enough sign-up race shirts for 230.
Adam

1) Registration is open Saturday morning at 7:30am and will close a 8:30am firm. The Race Start Time 9:00am sharp. If you are late you may start but you do run the risk of being at the mercy of the volunteers having to do other tasks first.
2) If you are uncertain of the race location; the start/finish is at the Heights of Horseshoe Ski Club. 1106 Horseshoe Valley Rd. Barrie ON
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&q=the%20heights%20of%20horseshoe&gbv=2&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
3) No race day registration.
4) No refunds and No carry over of race entry fees for next year if you miss the race.
5) If you are going to change the distance you are running please let me know ASAP, please try not to leave this till race day, it really slows down your registration in the morning. If you are increasing your distance this will cost you an extra $20 at this point.
6)NEW for this year: No changing race distances during the race. For example, if a racer is participating in the 50km and stops at 25km this will be a Did Not Finish. That runner will not get credit for the lesser distance or finisher’s prize.
8)Each loop is 12.5km. The start/finish being next to the ski chalet.
9)The course is marked with Orange Surveyor Ribbon and styrofoam plates with directional arrows. Caution Tape will be used for some spots were multiple trails exist. Do not cross over caution tape, even if it is on the ground. A runner may not always be in view of the next Orange Ribbon but the trail will always be well defined, please just continue on this path. You will never be more that 1-2 minutes without a marker.
10)Please be respectful of the forest and do not litter. Carry your trash to the next aid station and volunteers will be glad to take it from you.
11)We are racing on multi-use land, so please be curtious to others using the forest.
12)The time limit for 50km is 8hrs, runners MUST be starting lap 4 (37.5km mark) at 6hrs.
13)The Race Director or any of the Volunteers must be respected and obeyed. If myself or a Volunteer feels a runners may not continue running for health or any other reason that runners must stop.
14)There will be 3 aid stations with water, HEED, and food. Please help us try and reduce waste by carrying a water bottle.
15)Please be safe and enjoy yourselves on Saturday.

The PYP2012 race course is fully marked with orange surveyor tape. When driving up to the ski chalet you can see the first set of orange ribbon on your right hand side, start here. While running your next orange ribbon may not be visible, continue on your most obvious path. The first major climb is the downhill ski climb. For race day this will be better marked, until then just run up the access road. When you reach the top of the ski/snowboard half pipe make a right turn and continue climbing, this is also the 1st aid station location,make a right turn and continue climbing
The 12.5km loop finishes with a descent from the highest point on the course, this being the highest chair lift at the ski resort. Follow the ski hill down to the chalet.
Adam