2011 race weekend photos  Unforgiving. Historic. Gnarly. Do you have what it takes?  2012 registration will open mid-March at RunRace.net ** All races SOLD OUT - see you in 2012 ** - to see who has registered go to the RunRace registration website and click on the magnifying glass next to each race - Wild & tough 1860's oil boom era policies: NO REFUNDS, NO TRANSFERS TO OTHER RUNNERS, NO CHANGING OF DISTANCES, NO DEFERRING UNTIL NEXT YEAR - no paper entry forms - online entry via RunRace.net - must be 18 years of age - check or money order - if not received within 30 days of registration your entry will be canceled to make room for others - are you an ultra or trail race Race Director ? eMail RD Tom Jennings at rd_oc100@yahoo.com about "Ultra & trail RDs run for free" Date: 2012 date TBD (after the area football schedule is set in Feb.) - probably October 13th or 20th weekend
Location: Oil Creek State Park - located between Titusville and Oil City PA 3 simultaneous races:
 Run in the valley where the world's first oil boom began in 1859 when "Colonel" Edwin Drake drilled the first commercial oil well and the reason John D Rockefeller amassed much of his fortune.
   As a member of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), we follow their guidelines on headset use. RRCA does not encourage headphone use during its member races but does not disallow them as long as they are used safely. For this reason, Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs will allow headphones on the course only if it does not pose a safety risk. If you absolutely must use them KEEP THE VOLUME DOWN so you can hear runners approaching from behind - or risk getting trampled in wild & tough 1860's oil boom era fashion. For safety reasons, it may be necessary for a course official to ask you to remove your headset/earphones during the race. You are required to comply or face disqualification and removal from the course.  - 295 members Email Race Director Tom Jennings @ rd_oc100@yahoo.com Are you on Facebook? Join the "Oil Creek100 Trail Runs" group - 770+ members  Follow "OC100TR" for the latest tweets and leader updates race weekend !Want to help ? Contact volunteer coordinator and ultra runner Kate Peterson at katiepeterson15@yahoo.com Or sign up for a TO-DO or TO-BRING task on VolunteerSpot.com - all you need is a valid email address. We can use generators, pickup trucks, large moving vans, passenger vans for shuttling aid station workers and runners, food items, etc.  
Benninghoff Farm today - the 35' replica oil derricks are the inspiration for the logo and finisher's award buckle. All runners will pass them on their way from Wolfkiel Run AS #1 to Egbert Farm AS #2 in Petroleum Center :  100 = gold two-tone buckle and sub-22 hour gold buckle  100K = silver buckle  50K = bronze buckle  Oil Creek State Park was the 2010 National Gold Medal "Grand Award" winner for excellence in park and recreation management - congratulations park manager Jake Weiland, staff and volunteers !  The wild & tough 1860's oil boom era in Petroleum Center where crew-accessible aid station # 2 is located (Egbert Farm picnic pavilion). Washington Street is now Petroleum Center Road - notice the faint outline of the hill in the background for the then / now photo below:  Washington Street then, Petroleum Center Road now. Benninghoff Farm is only about 1/2 mile down this road (toward Titusville) where the OC&T railroad tracks & train tressel are located:  Benninghoff Farm today - from the east Gerard hiking trail scenic overlook. The paved road you see in this photo is Petroleum Center Rd (the old Washington Street) that is used to access Petroleum Center's Egbert Farm aid station # 2. This overlook is on the official course - it is beautiful with the October fall colors - and 100 mile participants will get to see the derricks illuminated Sat. night / Sun. morning  |
