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2017 - Burning River

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States View on map
Jul 29, 2017 (America/New_York local time)
Trail running

2017 distances

Trail running

100 Mile

The 100 mile distance begins at Squire's Castle and finishes in downtown Cuyahoga Falls. 100 mile runners have a total of 30 hours to complete the course and receive their belt buckle.

Jul 29, 2017 Ultra 4:00 AM
$315.00
Closed

Pacer Registration - Please note that only 100 Mile runners may have pacers

Pre-register and sign the digital waiver to save yourself some time on race day. You, or your runner may pickup your pacer bib at Friday night packet pickup or at the aid station where you plan to join your runner. Only one pacer per 100M runner is allowed on the course at a time. Please see the 2017 Burning River Info Guide for additional rules and pacer aid stations - www.westernreserveracing.com

Jul 29, 2017 Ultra 6:00 AM
Free
Closed

50 Mile

The 50 mile distance begins at Squire's Castle and finishes at Boston Mills Ski Resort in Peninsula, Ohio. 50 mile runners have a total of 15 hours to complete the course and receive their 50M medal.

Jul 29, 2017 Ultra 5:00 AM
$195.00
Closed

Back Half 50 Mile

The back half 50 mile distance begins at Boston Mills Ski Resort in Peninsula, Ohio and finishes in Downtown Cuyahoga Falls. Back Half 50 mile runners have a total of 16 hours to complete the course and receive their 50M medal.

Jul 29, 2017 Ultra 6:00 PM
$195.00
Closed

100 Mile 4 Person Relay

The 100 mile relay distance begins at Squire's Castle and finishes in downtown Cuyahoga Falls. Relay runners have a total of 28 hours to complete the course and receive their medals. Female participants must run at least 25% of the segments to be considered for Co-ed awards. Relay exchange locations are subject to change.

Jul 29, 2017 Ultra 6:00 AM
$120.00
Closed

100 Mile 8 Person Relay

The 100 mile relay distance begins at Squire's Castle and finishes in downtown Cuyahoga Falls. Relay runners have a total of 28 hours to complete the course and receive their medals. Female participants must run at least 25% of the segments to be considered for Co-ed awards. Relay exchange locations are subject to change.

Jul 29, 2017 Ultra 6:00 AM
$90.00
Closed

100 Mile 8 Person Relay - F

The 100 mile relay distance begins at Squire's Castle and finishes in downtown Cuyahoga Falls. Relay runners have a total of 28 hours to complete the course and receive their medals. Female participants must run at least 25% of the segments to be considered for Co-ed awards. Relay exchange locations are subject to change.

Jul 29, 2017 Ultra 6:00 AM
$90.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on July 29, 2017 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 14.2° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 24.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 14.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 24.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
21.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
61.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 29, 2017 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 29, 2017 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 26m

The sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets at 8:45 PM local time (EDT) in Cuyahoga Falls on July 29, 2017 — 14h 26m of daylight.

Course

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2017 results — Burning River

453 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the 100 Mile

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Leading finishers of the 2017 Burning River
Place Name Time Pace
1 Matthew Wieczorek 16:22:56 9:37 /mi
2 Eric Hunziker 17:09:06 10:04 /mi
3 Brian Polen 17:39:30 10:22 /mi
4 William Connell 18:20:49 10:46 /mi
5 Benjamin Cook 18:28:03 10:51 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 7 Cuyahoga Falls events

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