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Mud off your costume and seize your headlamp, it’s time for everyone’s favorite spooky sugar consumption event of October! That is, the Javelina Jundred, clearly.
Ultimately, by the grace of unbridled enthusiasm and amnesia for ache and struggling, the 2024 path working season stays to be going. Are there even race “seasons” anymore, anyway? That is a totally completely completely different topic worthy of its private dialogue, nonetheless not for now. Proper now we’re centered on the Burning Man event of path working—which moreover happens to be the last word Golden Ticket race into the 2025 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run.
As always, elites scorned at Western States this yr and wide-eyed with the promise of incomes an entry into Western States subsequent yr are descending upon McDowell Mountain State Park merely northeast of Phoenix, Arizona, on October 26-27 for Aravaipa Working’s marquee event of the yr. There, they will run 5 comparatively flat loops by dry washbeds, earlier saguaro cacti, and spherical granite boulders—hopefully in costume—for a whole of 100-miles.
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Together with speedsters vying for a top-two placement inside the males’s and women’s races, there’ll seemingly be hordes of people in costume, solely given away by their dusty path trainers, as they race the 100-miler themselves, or volunteer, spectate, and crew. There’s moreover a 100K, a Jalloween costume contest, group runs, a Thursday night time fully blissful hour, a Friday morning scavenger hunt, a Friday night youngster’s run, a family movie event, a Saturday morning yoga session, a Saturday night time vogue current, and Saturday’s 31K Jackass Night Path Run.
It’s fast, it’s freaky, and it’s jot. In numerous phrases, it’s a path working race. Proper right here’s what it is worthwhile to know sooner than the 100-miler begins at 6 A.M. on Saturday.
The Course
The Javelina Jundred 100-miler features a five-loop course over rolling terrain: runners full one 22.3-mile loop adopted by 4 related 19.45-mile loops for a whole of 100.1 miles and 6,243 toes of climbing and descending. The bobbing singletrack by the Sonoran desert varies from hard-packed granite, to rocks and sand, with some outdated Jeep avenue thrown in for good measure. There are 4 assist stations per loop, which means the longest runners go together with out the possibility to resupply is 6.6 miles.
The 100K follows the equivalent first three loops as a result of the 100-miler for a whole of 62 miles and just under 4,000 toes of elevation purchase and loss. And the Jackass 31K choices one among many 19.45-mile loops used inside the longer races for a grand complete of 1,152 toes of up and down.
Excessive Golden Ticket Males Contenders
Among the many many 827 entrants inside the Javelina 100-miler, a big chunk will seemingly be out to snag a coveted golden ticket into the 2025 Western States 100. There are 4 tickets up for grabs: two for the very best males’s finishers, and two for the very best women. If first or second place decline their ticket, it rolls all the way down to third, then fourth, after which fifth sooner than being rendered void.
Amongst these inside the hunt is the Boulder, Colorado, trio of Justin Grunewald, David Rocheand Matt Danielswho’ve all contended for golden tickets to this point. Grunewald oh-so narrowly missed out twice remaining yr, taking third on the extraordinarily aggressive Canyons 100K that April and third as soon as extra on the Grindstone 100K that September. Since then he’s quietly picked up two wins on the Tillamook Burn 50K in May and the Under no circumstances Summer season 100K in July and seems raring to go.
Equally, after a decade-plus of success over shorter distances, Roche took fifth in his 100K debut remaining yr at Canyons sooner than dropping out of Grindstone that fall. Nevertheless he nailed his 100-mile debut this August on the Leadville 100, the place he gained and broke Matt Carpenter’s 2005 course doc. He’s attempting a quick rebound to expertise that wave on the golden ticket circuit.
Daniels gained the Black Canyons 100K in 2019 to earn a golden ticket, which he used that summer season to good success with fourth at his Western States debut. He’s struggled over longer distances since, DNFing from States inside the Covid-delayed race two years later and dropping out of Javelina in every 2022 and 2023. Can the third time be the attraction?
There’s moreover a trio of 2024 Western States runners who failed to finish inside the excessive 10 and, due to this fact, did not earn an computerized entry into the 2025 race. These unlucky nonetheless proficient runners embody Blake Slattengren of Seattle, who accomplished a soul-crushing eleventh at States this yr. We are going to solely take into consideration he’s out for blood. Equally, Caleb Bowen of West Virginia will even toe the street after incomes a golden ticket at Grindstone remaining yr nonetheless ending a disappointing twenty third on the huge dance. After taking 15 at States this yr, Californian Cole Watson is within the equivalent boat.
Don’t sleep on 2024 Jackpot Extraordinarily 100-Miler winner Rajpaul Pannuwho ran beneath 12 hours (11:58:01) on the paved loop course in February. Related goes with Jeff Mogaverowho showcased his leg tempo this summer season with second on the Broken Arrow 46K. And we gained’t be surprised if up-and-comers like Zachary Garner and former golden ticket winners who’ve taken a step once more, like Stephen Kersh, shock with an unlimited effectivity.
Excessive Golden Ticket Women Contenders
The women’s race moreover boasts a mix of former golden ticket winners wanting to relive the push, and up-and-comers on a mission to interrupt into the scene. Most important the associated fee inside the former camp is Riley Bradya nonbinary runner from Boulder, Colorado, who’s determine is popping into synonymous with this race. Brady took second proper right here in 2022 to earn a ticket and third remaining yr to easily miss out on one. We are going to affirm first hand Brady is match and in a position to roll—if they’re going to maintain recurring stomach factors at bay which have plagued them for the earlier couple years over longer ultras, along with at this race remaining yr.
Lauren Puretz, Anna Loudenand Becca Windell all ran their means into States this yr nonetheless bought right here up transient in Auburn. They will be making an attempt to secure a spot once more into the huge dance a bit earlier inside the golden ticket cycle this time spherical. Puretz, a gynecologist and mom of two in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has ample experience on this course, having raced it twice with fourth place and eighth place finishes. Nevertheless for runner’s new to Javelina, do not despair, you might need 5 loops to get acquainted with the trail. That’s one factor Louden gained’t have to worry about. The San Francisco, California, runner—who was eleventh at States this yr—gained the Javelina 100K remaining yr. Windell, who lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, has been quiet on the racing scene since taking sixteenth at States. Will her freshness be a bonus?
They’ll face further stiff opponents from Hannah Allgood (who gained the Eiger 100K this July)Erin Clark (2021 golden ticket winner on the Bandera 100K), and Ashley Paulsona prolific racer who’s no stranger to the heat: she gained and set the course doc on the 2023 Badwater 135-miler.
And wait, there’s further! Totally different contenders embody, and are literally not restricted to, relative newcomer Porter Burgesswho gained the Pinhoti 100-miler remaining fall; and old-timers Nicole Bitter (she gained this race in 2020 and took third in 2022) and Corinne Malcomwho’s accomplished as extreme as ninth at Western States in 2018.
Course Data
Nevertheless: Jon Rea—12:43:10 (2023)
Women: Camille Herron—14:03:23 (2021)
The way in which to Watch
The 2024 Javelina Jundred will seemingly be dwell streamed by the use of the Mountain Outpost Youtube Channelthe manufacturing agency spearheaded by Aravaipa founder Jamil Coury who’s been instrumental in pushing every path racing and path race dwell safety forward. The 30 hours of safety begins at 5:30 A.M. MST on Saturday morning and continues by Sunday morning.
