AC100: 2023 Is A Matter Of Course
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| The 2023 Notional AC100. |
Congrats! Most of the photos are bright and shiny, and non-synchronous to actual locations. However, it's a considerable improvement. No idea if the signup is as buggy and weird as it was when the Next Day Lotto was unleashed several years ago.
Everyone Has A Plan…
RACE CANCELLED FOR 2023: SKIP TO THE END
The Race has been able to rejoin its point-to-point origins, with continued mods by fire and bio-edict. RIP incinerated Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog [MYLF]. 2022's out-&-back is now an asterisk in the rear-view mirror.
The new course map and descriptions are confusing. It was deja vu to 1990 for me all over again, only in color.
Map shows a Chantry pass-thru, while text indicates an out-n-back from Red Box to Newcombs, then up the Kenyon Devore over Mt Wilson. Thence over the top down to Idle Hour, to its eventual conclusion at Loma Alta in Altadena CA. Any Kenyon Devore humping will be eye-opening to the experienced, and a body-shock to the newbies.
"The basic plan for 2023 AC100 is to finish in Altadena via Kenyon/Devore Trail to the top of Mt Wilson, bypassing Chantry. The race will pass through Shortcut, Redbox and Newcomb Saddle, but after Newcomb Saddle, it will go back on the Rincon-Redbox Rd/Gabrielino Trail toward Redbox, but take Kenyon/Devore Trail to the top of Mt Wilson and to Idlehour, Sam Merrill, Millard and Loma Alta Park in Altadena. There is a GPX file and Google Earth map you can download as well as an interactive map on the Full Course Page."
Source details here: https://ac100.com/course-history-changes/
…Until They're Hit In The Face
State Route 2 (Angeles Crest Hwy): SR-2 remains closed from Mt. Wilson Red Box Rd. to Grassy Hollow Campground (Angeles National Forest) at least through summer due to winter storm damage & repairs.
As of June 6, 2023: Kenyon Devore Trail is closed. Another workaround is needed.
Meanwhile:
THE FUTURE
"Continuing the tireless work of Hal Winton, rest assured that we are working year-round to keep the Angeles Crest 100 in business and reduce the amount of mileage this trail race is forced to run on pavement. By fostering relationships with the United States Forest Service through trail service and stewardship, taking an active role in our communities and other special interest groups and lobbying local politicians, we are committed to preserving and restoring the historic Angeles Crest 100 course. Over the past few years, an all-volunteer group formed Trail Running Advocates of Southern California (TRASC), a 901c dedicated to fostering work for play relationships between trail running events and public land management. Their first project is working to return the AC100 to the original course and secure passage along the historic route in perpetuity."Inconvenient Notes:
- Trail Running Advocates of Southern California (TRASC) is invisible to a cursory Google search.
- 901c must be a typo. Maybe they meant 501c3.
AC100 got pantsed in 2013 when the ANF was bundled into the San Gabriel Mtns Natl Monument. The Race was not at the table, because Uncle Hal was doing all the work while Kenny was otherwise engaged. Read about that here: Imagine AC100 Without Baden-Powell.
[updated June 9, 2023]
Further updates from Kenny on the race. Take note that Idle Hour is omitted. I'm sure the same super-tight Millard to Finish time-window remains. Because tradition.
AC100 canceled for 2023, [updated June 12, 2023]
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