CIRQUE DU GRIFFITH PARK
6-HOUR, 12-HOUR, 24-HOUR, 100-MILE
4730 Crystal Springs Dr. - Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 90027
Saturday, June 20/21, 2020
Race Director: Nancy Shura-Dervin
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4730 Crystal Springs Dr. - Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 90027
Saturday, June 20/21, 2020
Race Director: Nancy Shura-Dervin
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me this opportunity. I'll never ever forget this moment and earning my very first 100 mile buckle. I'm on top of the world and not feeling half bad considering. Thank you a million times over! - Beth Snopek Townsend - 2019
CIRQUE IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR PREMIUM RACE SPONSORS!
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Los Angeles is primed for a fabulous timed running event and Trail Run Events is excited to bring it! Join us at Crystal Springs Picnic Area for 6, 12, 24 hours or 100-Miles of running on the 2.43-mile dirt equestrian path around the beautiful Wilson-Harding Golf Course. Located in historic Griffith Park, you can run to your heart's content while your family takes in the sights of Hollywood or just enjoys the many attractions inside the park.
Cirque is less of a “race” and more of a “happening” however we expect many of you to run a PR and we will do everything possible to help you get it. That said, you are only “racing” again the clock; How many miles can you run, walk or crawl in your chosen time event? You do the running and we do the math!
Cirque is less of a “race” and more of a “happening” however we expect many of you to run a PR and we will do everything possible to help you get it. That said, you are only “racing” again the clock; How many miles can you run, walk or crawl in your chosen time event? You do the running and we do the math!
Please direct your donations to https://fundly.com/dawg-squad
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RUN FOR The Dawg Squad
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START TIMES
June 20
EVENT FEATURES & RACE RULES
June 20
- 100-Mile at 8:00am
- 24-Hour at 8:00 am
- 12-Hour at 8:00 am or 8:00 pm
- 6-Hour Flex Start between 9:00 am and 2:00
- 6-Hour at 7:00 am
EVENT FEATURES & RACE RULES
- Men's and Ladies' Customized Dri-Fit Race Shirts.
- Customized Finisher Award showing your name and total mileage run during your event.
- Custom Belt Buckle for runners reaching 100-miles.
- One aid station every 2.43 miles.
- USAT&F Certified 2.43-mile loop course.
- Approximately 72' gain and loss per loop.
- Computerized Chip lap counting.
- Full access to Crystal Springs Picnic Area for your family's use - BYO picnic and BBQ.
- Activities for your non-running friends and family - LA Zoo, Griffith Park Pony Rides & Carousel, hiking, bicycle rentals, Hollywood Sign, Golf, Travel Town, Autrey Museum. Close to Hollywood and Griffith Park Observatory.
- Pre-registration is online only. We do not accept mail-in registration.
- Race day registration is available until 15 minutes before the event start time.
- 6 Hour race day registration is flexible between the hours of 9:00am and 1:00pm. Please check in with the race timer before you start.
- Shirts and shirt sizes are not guaranteed for runners who register after May 10.
- Race management reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone, for any reason.
- Runners must be at least 18 y/o to participate.
- Online registration will generate an email to you. Please check your SPAM folder if your email does not arrive.
- Due to the cost of permit fees, there will be NO COMP ENTRIES for this event.
- Events are held by permit from L.A. Parks & Rec and may be subject to delays or abrupt cancellation prior to the event or even during the event under circumstances including but not limited to Red Flag Alert, high temperatures, excessive heat index, excessive rainfall or flooding.
- Event fees are non-refundable or exchangeable for any reason including event cancellation.
- Sorry, you may not transfer your bib to another runner.
- Runners must present photo ID to pick up their bibs.
- Please bring $1.00 in a white envelope with your full name printed on the front.
- Bibs must be clearly visible on your front side.
- Official park hours are 5:00am to 10:30pm. No one may exit or enter the park outside of these hours.
- 25 mph speed limit strictly enforced.
- Quiet hours in the parks are in effect until the event start. Please park and head to the check-in area in a quiet manner.
- Please enter the park from the Los Feliz Blvd. entrance only.
- Race Crew and Volunteers will line up at the Loz Feliz entrance between 4:30am and 5:00am.
- Runners may enter the park beginning at 5:30am. Please do not attempt to line up before 5:30am - It's important to get our o'dark early Volunteers into the park before the Runners enter.
- Bib Pickup and Event Day Registration for 24/12 Runners begins at 6:00am.
- The 12 Hour Event has two start times on Saturday: You may start at 8:00am or 8:00pm.
- Bib Pickup and Event Day Registration for 6-Hour Runners starts at 7:00am and continues until 1:45pm.
- The 6-Hour has a flexible start time; you may begin anytime from 9:00am up until 2:00pm. Please check in with the Timer before beginning your event.
- There will be a Runner Briefing about 10-minutes before each start. Please be quiet and listen to instructions for your safety and the safety of others.
- Aid Station every 2.43 miles serving sweet and salty ultra snack food plus water, ice, frozen pops, Tailwind, weak Gatorade, Pickle Juice, muffins, cheese quesadilla, PNB Sammies, boiled salted potatoes, Coke, fruit, ginger, Saltines with Nutella and at night we will add hot cocoa, vegan soup, chicken noodle soup, instant oatmeal, PNB & bacon sammies and pizza.
- If you require vegan, gluten free or anything out of the ordinary, please bring your own. We will keep it on ice and have it ready for you on your next lap.
- The event will not distribute electrolytes or medications of any kind. The use of NSAIDs (advil, aleve, etc.) is STRONGLY DISCOURAGED because they have been implicated with a high incidence Rhabdo and kidney failure among ultra runners.
- There will be one medical station at base camp staffed by a Licensed Nurse. We will have an AED at the Medical Tent.
- We will provide foot tape for hot spots and blisters at the Medical Tent.
- All runners must yield right-of-way to equestrians (horses) on the course.
- Slower runners and walkers, please stay to the right side of the trail to allow runner passing on your left.
- Faster runners, please pass on the left. Make your intentions known, ie. "passing on your left please".
- The use of audio devices is allowed however per RRCA Regulations, we will enforce a one-ear-bud rule.
- Littering will get you banned from future events.
- Please do not use the race course as your "bathroom". We will have toilets available to you every 2.43 miles placed near the race course.
- No rudeness or arguing with event officials; all volunteers are event officials.
- Runners who dress up in Circus theme characters will be eligible for Costume Awards.
- Credit will be given only for laps completed. Runners must complete a lap before the clock expires to receive credit for mileage run during that lap; no credit will be given for partial laps.
- You may set up your own little rest area on the grass. 24-Hour Runners have Priority Location for their tents and pop-ups. Shade covers are permitted but may not have "branding".
- Overnight runners may set up a 2-person tent; no large tents are permitted.
- Griffith Park does not allow "branding" on tents or pop-ups. Your club name on your pop-up is considered "branding". If you bring branded equipment, the Event Monitor will collect $250 from you!
- The park rules state that no tent stakes be put in the ground. If you need to tie down your pop-up, please hang gallon water jugs from each corner.
- Location priority is given as follows:
- 24-hour runners will set up closest to the course..
- Overnight 12-hour runners will be next in priority meaning behind the 24 runners.
- Daytime 12-hour runners will be next in priority meaning behind the overnight runners.
- 6-hour runners will be last in priority meaning behind everyone else.
- The 2.43 mile path is open to public use on event day. You may encounter other runners or walkers and even an occasional horse.
- Children are not permitted on the race course or at the race kitchen at any time. Please have your children stay in the Runner Village on the grass.
- Race food is for runners only!
- CREWING is permitted at Cirque but cannot be done on the actual race course. To meet with your crew, please cross over to the Runner Village on the grass.
- This is a “no smoking” event.
- No bicycles on the race course.
- No pacing is permitted! Everyone on the race course must be an officially registered runner who is wearing their own race bib.
- After 8:00pm on Saturday, we will allow friends and family (one at a time) over the age of 18yrs to accompany you for a lap or two. Please don't abuse this!
- Dogs must be on leash at all times and may not be on the race course.
- No dogs or baby joggers are allowed on the race course.
- BBQs are okay but no open fires please.
- There is no alcohol permitted in the park.
- There is wildlife in Griffith Park including but not limited to coyotes, mountain lions, skunks, rattlesnakes, racoons, that may wander into the picnic area. Please have your children and dogs under supervision at all times.
- Do not feed the wildlife.
- If you are unable to run for any reason, please remember that your entry fee is non-refundable, non-deferrable to another event and may not be transferred to another runner.
- All rules are non-negotiable. Event officials reserve the right to enforce rules and/or to create new rules as necessary, up to and including on event day.
- RISK: You are running at your own risk. You assume any and all financial responsibility that may be incurred in the event you require emergency evacuation from the course, including but not limited to air evacuation.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE USE THE DOWNLOADS.
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12/24 HOUR "EASY" and "ADVANCED" TRAINING PLANS
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6 HOUR "EASY" and "ADVANCED" TRAINING PLANS
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NEARBY LODING
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VIEW THE COURSE MAP (map by RaceEntry)
