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ROBERT OR& 4J, AR
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SCOTT EPPELMAN 32, TX
JIM MUS$LMAN 3', OA
FEI,D( MOSR 3I, Str\Z
CHRISSYD FERG{ISON 3& AR
BUICE AI'LMAN 44. TX
PHIIIP SANDERSON 31, CA
I.ARRY MINOGI.'E 13, MD
CTIARI-trE DERMODY 2I& NY
KEVIN SAYEPS 40, MD
TYLER CT'RIEL ,I3, TX
BILL ROBRTSON 49, TX
MCHAEL S[E?R 54 CA
GBNE JOSEPI' 4Z AZ
R]{NDY CAL1IERT 46 NV
KEVIN GUEST 3I, MO
JOAE WILKIE 36 KY
NEISoN SIRIIEHOFF 48, MD
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PAIJL SCEMIDT ,'7, CA
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JOHN HARCROVE 55, OK
i'INCENT SI'ENDSEN 37, NC
CRATCADIKER 3Z AR
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MAX ROYCROFI 35, TX
SC'TT HI]NIER 5", NY
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Toughest Maratlon East of the Rocky
Mountai6
8:00AMSHARP,SATITRDAY. JANUARY8, 2000FROM BIGFORXCOMMUNITYCENIER,
ONE MII.E SOUTIIOF BIG FORX, ARI(ANSAS ON STATE IIIGIIWAY 8, NOENTRY FEE,
NO I-SHIRTS. No AwARDs. REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 7:00 AM. coFFEE AVAII-ABLE.
WATER AVAILABLE AT START. 3.6 MILES. 8.5 MILES, 13.1 MiLES, I7,7 MLES, 22-6 MILES,
AND FINISE, WATER BOTTLEA MUST, NOONSNACK GOOD IDEA, AND IF PLANNING
ON W,{LKINGTHE IJPHILII A FI-ASHLIGHTMAY BENEEDED FORTIIERETURN TRIP
OVER MISSOURI MOUNTAIN. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FIRST.TIME MARATHONERSII!
4 26 2.MILE EXTREME ADVENTURE UP ANDOVER 16 MOUNTAINTOPS ON THEIIISTORIC
ATIIENS-BIC FOR( POSTAL SERVICE TRAIL BUILT SOME 125 YEARS AC,O TO CARRY
MATL TrIROUCI,I TEE OUACHITA MOUNTAINS IROM THE COMMUNITY OF ATIIENS TO
TI{E COMMI'MTY OF BIG FORK. THIS TRAIL WAS RESTORED AIOI'T 12 YEARS ACO BY
T}IE U. S. FOREST SERVICE WITII TI]E ASSISTANCE OF THE OZARI( SOCIEry-BAYOU
CHAP'I'ERANDTHESTUDENTCONSERVATIONASSOCIATION. ALMOSTAILOFTI{E
TRAIL IS IN TIIE EXACT LOCATION AS CONSTRUCTED BY'I'IIE IOSTAL SERI'ICE FOR
IIORSEBACKMAIL CARRIERS, NOT FORIIIKERS OR RUNNERS, RATIIERTIIAN RUNNING
EAST TO WEST ALONC CREE( BEDS LII(E OTIIER TRAILS ON TIIE OUACHITA NATIONAL
FOREST. THIS TRAIL RUNS NORTH TO SOIJTH ACROSS THE MOUNTATNS, IR,AIL
FE{TURES INCLUDESPECTACUT"AR VIEWS OF THE OUACIIITA MOUNTAINS FROM SUC}I
I1ICH POINTS AS EAGLE ROC( \'ISTA, SPIRTT ROCK VISTA AI\'D BRUSIIHEA} MOLTNTAIN.
THE START AND FIMSIT OF'I'IIE ATIIENS-BIG FORI' TIAIL MARATHON IS LOCATED IN
FRONT OF T1IE BIG FORK COMMT'NITY CENTER. TITE COUBSE WIUL BE ATONG THE
SOUTH SIIOULDER OF STATE HIGIIWAY 8 FOR 0,8 MILE, TI1EN TI'RNINO RIGET ON
ROAD 38, FOREST SERVTCE WELLGROOMED ORAVEL ROAD, FOR I,6 MILES, TEEN
TURNING LEFT ON ROAD B15, A PRIMII'IVE ACCESS LoCCING ROAD, FOR 0,2 NOLES TO
TEE TRAILEEAD- TITE AAHENS.BIG FORK TRAIL BEGINS TIIERE AT 2,6 MILES FROM TrIE
COMM('M-rY CENTER, TIIE IRAIL IS WELLMARKED w1TH WIITIE RECTANGLES-
TRAIL RUNNERS WILL CROSS MISSOIrRI MOUNTAIN (r{l ), ROAD 25 (3.6 MILES).
TIURNCANE KNOB (#2), MCKINLEY MOUNTAIN (I3), ROAD 5I2 (5,7 MILES), BRIER CREEK
MOUNTAIN (#4), LEADER MOTN.{TAIN (/5), BLAYLOCK CREEK (MAY BE IOIEE DEEP),
ROAD 106 (8,5 MILES), BRUSIIIIEA! MOT,INIAIN ('6 & 2,OOO' ELEVATION), EAST SAIINE
CREEK, BRUStry MOLNTAIN (/7 & EAOLE ROC( V!STA), VII-ES BRANCII, BIO TOM
MOUNTAIN (#8), THEN DOWN TO ROAD 823F, RICHT ON CI'AVEL ROAD FOR 0,4 MIIJS
TO THE 1/2 MARATHON TURNAROUND AND }r'AIER STATION,
NOW FOR TIIE RETURN TRIP., ,CROSS TIIE SAME EiGIIT MOUNTAINS AGAIN AND A
"SUNSET' FIMSII IN BIG FOR(, ARKANSAS III BEST TRAIL RUN OT TIIE CENTI,'RY !!!