Race Info and Course Rules

**subject to change

Rules aren’t fun. But we have to have them. Please be a good human and abide by them so we can all have a fantastic time.

The Crazy Mountain 100 travels through some intensely rugged and extreme terrain. You must be willing and able to navigate changing weather conditions and care for yourself in case of an emergency. This course is only for athletes in excellent physical condition free from injury. All entrants should be familiar with basic first-aid, and know the symptoms and treatment for heat exhaustion, hypothermia, frostbite, and altitude sickness. Some course sections between aid stations are over 13 miles. The course is primarily single track, with some forest road, two track, and there will be times you won’t even see a distinguishable trail and will be following cairns and ridglines. Runners should be well equipped to care for themselves and effect self-rescue if necessary. Because of the rugged and remote nature of this race we have rules we feel add to the underlying safety of this event.

*******NEW FOR 2024******** The 2024 edition will require you to submit your qualifier AT REGISTRATION. There will no longer be a time period to submit after registration. Please plan accordingly if you are planning on running the 2024 edition. It must be an actual race and times listed online. There will be a spot to enter such info at registration.

This cannot be your first ultra. Period. You must submit a qualifying ultra by registration. If you register and do not do so, unfortunately we will have to cancel your entry (no refunds) It must be a trail ultra at least 50 miles (50 miler must be under 16 hours) or more (anything over 50 miles, just needs to be completed within the allotted time for the race with an official finish), with a minimum of 6,500 ft of vertical gain completed within 2 years of the race start date. It can’t be a road race. Fat ass style, short loop courses do not count. DNF’s of 50 miles do not count.

Do NOT underestimate this terrain. It is steep, it has terrible footing at times, you will be exposed to the elements and you reach 10,000+ feet of elevation in extreme backcountry. Downhill often doesn’t mean runnable due to the technical nature of the terrain. This is an extremely difficult, graduate level 100. A 50 mile race may not be sufficient in itself as a good prerequisite to be able to complete this race, and it’s absolutely by no means a good option for your first 100 miler. We have gone back and forth between making the qualifier be a 100 mile race, so please take this seriously. The race is in July for good reason. It’s the best chance of fair weather, but is by no means a guarantee. The Crazies are in fact, crazy… and the weather doesn’t care what day you’re running. It can be 90 degrees and turn to hailing sideways, and then snowing and hour later. You must be prepared for anything. 2023 showed a raging hail/lightning/rainstorm within the first hour of the race, and then greeted our aid stations with golfball sized hail. It later warmed up to a warm 80 degrees at the finish. This is true, rugged, mountain, backcountry.

*****Trail Work. NEW for 2024******

The first two years of the race we tried forgoing the trail work requirement. But we found that, anyone who has time to train for these events also has time to volunteer. On top of that, it is really important that runners take the time to give back to the community of folks that use their time to give to them. You will then, also, feel pride that you were a part of something bigger. It takes a village of volunteers to pull these events off, so let’s all give back! All runners must complete a minimum of 8 hours of volunteer OR trail work for another trail race, our race, or working on a trail work project within a 1 year period from the race year you are participating in. For Example: If you are running our race in 2024, you will need to have volunteer work done from either 2023 or 2024. You will need to get a signature by the governing body of said work. Forms (click here to download) must be sent to megandehaan@crazymountainultra.com by the Sunday before our race. All runners who don’t submit their paperwork will be removed from the event.

Camping Free tent and van camping at the finish line. There is a creek along the site, and you’ll be setup in a hayfield. Please no large campers over 20 ft, There are a few spots for purchase in lennep by the old church, and a couple at this finish line but that’s all the space there is. Large campers can’t make the approach into the field, and they are too heavy to be in the field at the finish line.

Mandatory Gear. Please arrive with everything on this list. It WILL be checked at runner checkin on Thursday, and we may change the list (to require less equipment if weather permits)

-hydration pack

-Headlamp/Waistlight

-Waterproof Rain Jacket

-Emergency blanket (don’t over think this. It’s lite, and it can save your life)

-Provided GPS tracking device You may not use your own for tracking on our tracking system but you are welcome to bring your own for personal use.

-Personal First Aid items specific to your needs, ie (epipen, medications, etc)


Other (this list is not mandatory but highly recommended)

-Phone with course map downloaded

Bear Spray (HIGHLY RECOMENDED! This is bear country. We do have lots of other wildlife. Cougars, black bear, moose, etc. Better safe than sorry.)

  • Water filter (we recommend a Salomon xa filter) There is lots of water on most of the course, take advantage of this!!

  • Gloves

  • Hat

  • Extra layers

  • Pants

  • Extra socks in drop bags

  • More calories than you expect to consume

No muling- Meaning your pacer may not, at any time, carry anything for a runner. Just don’t do it! It’s cheating. Anyone caught muling will be DQ’d.

Medical Conditions- Any medical or physical condition(s) that may affect your ability to safely take part in this event must be disclosed to the race directors upon registration.

Entries are NON-TRANSFERABLE

Shuttle-Please take the shuttle to the start. This will minimize congestion at the start line. Your crew may also give you a ride to the start but please pick up another runner and plan on carpooling. You are not allowed to leave a car at the start line so plan accordingly.

***No Dogs***-While we LOVE dogs, it isn’t safe to have them on course. So please leave them at home. The finish and start line is on a ranch with lots of animals and we do not want them co-mingling, spreading disease, or causing any potential threat to the properties we inhabit. This is basic ranch manners 101. If anyone is caught, crew or runner, with a dog on any private land section, you will automatically DQ your runner, no warnings. This may seem harsh, but 2023 unfortunately showed many people disrespecting this rule, and now, because of that, we will have to enforce this.

Pack it in Pack it out. Absolutely no littering whatsoever. Runners and crews must use approved Forest Service techniques for human waste disposal, and or use the provided facilities.

Bibs- Each runner’s official race number must be worn prominently and visibly on the front area throughout the entire race. You MUST check in AND out of every aid station. Runners must follow the marked trail at all times.

All cut-off times will be strictly enforced. This race has a 36 hour cutoff time. You cannot walk the entire course. This means you will have to be at or faster than 21.6 minute miles including aid station breaks. Do not underestimate this time. There is 23,000 ft of gain. Some miles will take longer than 21 minutes even if you are in fantastic shape.

Runners must be checked OUT of the checkpoints by the cut-off time. Aid stations reserve the right to pull you from the race if they feel you cannot proceed or you have missed the cutoff. You must turn in your bib if you fail to meet the cutoff times.

Dropping- If you drop from the race it is your responsibility to turn in your wristband to the aid station captain. This is your official notice of intent to drop so we can record your absence from our tracking. If you do not tell us you dropped, you will be considered lost. This creates a huge problem and possibly an emergency situation.

The runner is responsible for any "search" costs incurred by themselves, or their pacer, crew, or family. This also includes an activated emergency search procedure for a runner classified as "lost" due to non-compliance with withdrawal procedures.

Pacers-Each pacer must sign a waiver release prior to pacing a runner. These will be available at the pre-race briefing or online.

Each pacer must wear a pacer bib of the entrant he/she is pacing. One pacer bib is provided per entrant at race check-in. Pacers MUST also check in and out at aid stations and stay with their runner at all times. No pacers allowed before Halfmoon Aid Station.

PACER POLICY EXEMPTIONS- If you have a disability that suggests the need for a pacer prior to Halfmoon Aid station, you may submit in writing, to megandehaan@crazymountainultra.com a request for a pacer for the entirety of the course. Runners 60+ may also submit a request for a pacer prior to Halfmoon. All requests must be made 2 weeks prior to race day. All pacers must still abide by the rules set forth and sign the waiver online.

Crews-Crews may only assist runners at Aid stations. You can spread out to avoid congestion but please stay within 100 yards of the aid station and do not cause the runner to leave the course. Once your done providing crew please help by directing your runner towards the check out. THEY MUST CHECK OUT. All crews will receive a crew access pass to hang on their vehicle to access the finish line and Hunting Camp.

Crews are allowed to use only one vehicle per runner at each designated crew access point. Crews must never park in such a way as to block traffic, block access to the trail or checkpoint, or block other parked cars. Absolutely no campers or trailers at aid stations, you will get stuck and block the road. Vehicles who are found to be blocking traffic, access, or other cars will be towed at the owner's expense. Any speeding violations will automatically disqualify your runner. Be mindful this race operates near several very small towns. We will not tolerate unsafe driving! Plan ahead and arrive early.

Runners are responsible for their own behavior and the actions of all crew & family including, but not limited to, reckless driving, parking and access regulations during the race, and general “bad sportsmanship”. All crew must follow race rules mandated by the race organization. Failure to adhere to all rules and regulations risk disqualification. Crew choosing not to follow rules set forth by race organizers will result in having their participant disqualified.

18) Refund Policy is as follows: There are no refunds for any reason. UNLESS

If you need to drop out due to unforeseen circumstances you may only do so if

a) You are a current member of the military, and find yourself deploying. You will receive a full refund minus fees.

b) There is an entrant on the waitlist that will take your spot.

c) Once confirmed, you will receive a 50% refund minus fees.

d) You have until June 30th to request a refund and drop from the race

We hope you understand putting these events on is expensive. We simply cannot afford to offer full refunds after we’ve already spent the money we needed to put on this event. Thankyou for understanding!

  • If you become pregnant or adopt a child under the age of 5 after entering the race and cannot participate you are able to defer you race entry up to 2 years. You must make arrangements 60 days prior to race day. If for any reason the race ceases from happening in those 2 years, you will not receive a refund.

19) Waitlist.

If you are a current member of the military and find yourself pending deployment, you may hold your position in line, in the order you signed up, until you find out whether or not you will be deployed. Up until 2 weeks prior to race day. (assuming there is a spot available)

Waitlist is first come first served. However, the race will maintain the percentage of female entrants at the time of sellout. If a drop occurs, and the percentage of females dips below that which it was at the time of sellout, the next female in line will gain the next option of entry. As long as the initial percentage of female entrants remains as it was, the waitlist will remain in first come first served order. (For example: If there are 150 male entrants and 50 female entrants, and it dips to 49, the next female in line will recieve the option to enter. If there are 149 males and 51 females, it will continue in order. Only when it dips below 50 will a female skip the line.)