This year’s race is ON
This year’s race is definitely ON. I talked to my USFS Contact and they said they will give me Special Permit to pass thru the Bridge Fire Burn Area which is officially closed until December 31, 2025. And there is a good chance they will rescind the Burn Area Closure Notice before December 31, 2025. […]
Status of 2025 AC100 after the Eaton Fire
INTRODUCTION This year we had to deal with two major fires: the Bridge Fire in the Wrightwood area and the more recent Eaton Fire. Both fires have closed major sections of the racecourse until December 31, 2025. The Bridge Fire started on September 8, 2024 and burned through November 24, 2024. It burned 56,030 acres […]
Status of 2025 AC100
INTRODUCTION The Bridge Fire started on September 8 and burned through November 24, 2024. It burned 56,030 acres in the Wrightwood (WW) area that included both Inspiration Point (IP) and Vincent Gap (VG) and Grassy Hollow and other Campground area. During the peak of the fire, WW residents were required to evacuate their homes in […]
AC100 April 2024 Status Report
INTRODUCTION The basic plan for 2024 AC100 is to finish in Altadena via Kenyon/Devore Trail to the top of Mt Wilson, bypassing Chantry. The race will pass through Shortcut (SC) and go on the Edison Road to Newcomb Saddle East but after Newcomb Saddle East, it will go on the Rincon-Redbox Road through West […]
Status of 2024 AC100
INTRODUCTION The 2024 AC100 course will be the same as the 2023 AC100 Course. Chantry Flats area remains closed due to ongoing major repairs to the Upper Winter Creek Trails and lower Santa Anita Canyon Trails. The problem is the Bobcat Fire severely damaged the vegetation that retained the canyon drainage after a heavy […]
Status of the 2023 AC100
Date: June 5, 2023 Hwy 2 has been closed from Mt Wilson RedBox Road to Grassy Hollow Campground (Grassy Hollow Campground is between Inspiration Point and Vincent Gap) after this year’s big winter storm that dropped record snowfall in the ANF, which closed 40 miles of Hwy 2 from Shortcut to Vincent Gap, that we […]
AC100 for First Timer
By Bob Adjemian It happened in a moment of insanity while I was relaxing after my second run of the Angeles Crest 100. I thought to myself, “that was fun. I’ll do it again next year.” Next year became next week as the race approached. My pre-race jitters demanded to know why I was doing […]
Nutrition for the Endurance Runner
Nutrition is crucial for all athletes, but for endurance events and training, timing is important too. For competitions and training, getting nutrients into your body at the right times can make a huge difference in your performance. Basic Nutrition Rules No athlete can afford to ignore nutrition: the simple fact is, your body needs fuel […]