Awards and runner bling will be very memorable. All runners will receive a finisher's medal, with mile finishers earning a large buckle. Both medals and buckles will be appropriately themed think casinos. Not everything stays in Vegas and every runner will be leaving with a unique full of bling.

As demonstrated during the Jackpot Ultra Running Festival, the race directors go all out when it comes to designing unique awards.

First through third place male and female finishers in each race will earn a trophy case quality award, while age group winners will receive the same.

Stay motivated and running strong as you listen to one of Vegas' hottest bands. If you haven't figured out already, this is a great vacation getaway ultra. With cheap Southwest Airline flights and 5 affordably priced hotels located miles from the race venue, invite family and friends and take full advantage of the 3-day Presidents' Weekend.

Enjoy one of Vegas' awarding winning restaurants and catch a show on the strip as you celebrate and recover in style.

Bet Big, Run Long and Hit the JACKPOT at the Jackpot Ultra Running Festival. We'll automatically post your results for you on race day. Just connect your Twitter account. Registration will open February 24, Co-founded 8 years ago by a double organ transplant recipient and her husband, Beyond Limits Running was formed to help all runners, especially average runners, run way past their perceived limits by competing in ultra distance running events.

Known for its over-the-top festive events, Beyond Limits Running produces the Jackpot Ultra Running Festival, the Beyond Limits Ultra Race, and the Happy Hippie Harvest Run.

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The course is designed to allow elite USATF participants, along with those USATF members seeking mile age group records and other runners looking to set Running on a course that is 45% groomed crushed gravel trails, 45% wide asphalt paths, 5% grass and just 5% bridge and concrete surfaces, the course is well Jackpot Ultra Running Festival ; 3, 2, Jonah Backstrom. M · ; 4, 2, Lauren Jones. F · ; 5, 3, Nick Eiben. M · ; 6, 4, Jeremy Brooks. M ·

Jackpots ultra - Discover the Jackpot Ultra Running Festival, in Las Vegas, NV, USA on the Feb, (Fri - Sat). Available races: Miler USTAF, 48 Hour, Miler The course is designed to allow elite USATF participants, along with those USATF members seeking mile age group records and other runners looking to set Running on a course that is 45% groomed crushed gravel trails, 45% wide asphalt paths, 5% grass and just 5% bridge and concrete surfaces, the course is well Jackpot Ultra Running Festival ; 3, 2, Jonah Backstrom. M · ; 4, 2, Lauren Jones. F · ; 5, 3, Nick Eiben. M · ; 6, 4, Jeremy Brooks. M ·

If you are in one of the 2 races starting Friday, you are allowed to set-up your own personal aid spot starting at AM Friday.

If you are starting a race on Saturday, you can set-up your personal spot starting at Noon on Friday. Small pop-up shelters 10 x 10 or smaller are allowed, as are small personal tents.

Please note, the park strictly forbids tent spikes, so no spikes! Sandbags, or several one-gallon jugs of water, make for great tent anchors. This rule is strictly enforced as we could have our permit permanently pulled if someone uses a spike and hits an irrigation line.

Seriously, stress about more important things like remembering to bring blister Band-Aids, chaffing cream, etc. You are welcome to bring and stay in a motorhome.

However, motorhomes are NO LONGER allowed to park in the very first row next to the course. Motorhomes must park at least one row back from the course. This rule has been implemented for safety reasons. Runners routinely go to their cars during the race and having a bunch of motorhomes parked in the first row severely limits visibility as runners cross through the parking lot.

With that said, Motorhomes can park even horizontally in the second row, or anywhere else except the first row. Thanks for understanding and helping us keep all runners safe.

If you plan to rent a motorhome for Jackpot, we suggest El Monte RV. Their Nevada location is 13 miles from the park. We have rented our race official RV from them for the past 8 years. Pricing is very affordable as rental places make the bulk of their money on charging renters based on miles driven.

Suggested Lodging Near Cornerstone Park. Towneplace Suites by Marriott 1 Mile from Race Venue Paseo Verde Parkway Henderson, NV Hilton Garden Inn Las Vegas 2 Miles from Race Venue West Warm springs Road Henderson, LV Green Valley Ranch Casino Hotel 3. The tent will have a few camping chairs, a couple cots and a heater at night.

It is strictly meant to be a short-term resting spot for those running through the night. We kindly ask no runner to spend more than a couple hours inside this tent.

Those nighttime runners who need more than a brief rest should sleep in their cars, or personal tent. Family, friends and crew are not allowed in this tent. Every year lots of runners ask if there are showers at the course and every year, we sadly say no and suggest folks use the bathroom sinks to rinse their post-race stink off.

We decided to buy an upgraded outdoor shower, along with a privacy tent to surround the shower. The hour race, along with the USATF Mile Race, start at AM Friday, Feb. All runners should be race-ready at the starting line area by AM at the latest for a pre-race talk and photo.

Small favor. If you are in the hour race, which starts Friday with the USATF Mile Championship, please consider letting the elite speedsters line-up towards the front of the starting line. The mile race, along with the regular mile race, which both start on Saturday at AM, both have a hour time limit.

The USATF mile race, which starts on Friday at AM, has a hour time limit. For those of you new to short horseshoe loop ultras, you are in for a treat.

While we certainly love running pointpoint ultras, short horseshoe loop ultras are very special in that you really get to know your fellow runners. Personally, the reason we focus on directing short course ultras is that it gives us the chance to really get to know everyone and develop new friendships.

You will be sharing the little course with world record holders, top elites, newbies, old-timers, etc. Ultra runners are the most welcoming runners you will ever encounter, so make sure you share a few laps with your fellow runners and get to know some new friends.

Soak it in and have fun getting to know your fellow Jackpot runners. Historically, we have allowed partial laps in all the fixed timed races. The logistics for gathering, measuring and inputting this data manual into the timing system has caused long delays in posting final results and distributing awards.

However, if a runner in any of the fixed timed races is on pace to set an age group record, or national record, we will allow that runner to run a partial lap.

They will be given a bean bag to carry on the partial lap and when the ending siren goes off, they will drop the bean bag on the course.

A race official will follow this runner on an electric scooter during this partial lap and officially mark the ending spot. When time permits later in the festival, a race official will wheel-off the exact distance.

If you are in one of the fixed timed races and believe you have a realistic shot at setting a new age group record, or national record, please send Ken an email at least a few days before the race. We will prepare a list for race officials and the timer to keep an eye on folks in this category and if they are indeed on pace to set a record, we will be ready to observe an exact partial lap.

We take great pride in having a large variety of food available at our aid station. While we are obviously hopeful and optimistic the State will not impose the same rules as last year, it is prudent for use to spend the extra money and effort assuming they will.

Better safe than sorry. Steph has the mental focus and deserves all the credit for filling thousands of zip lock bags! We will be serving full meals 4-times a day at the times specified below. For safety reasons, aid station personnel will fill all water bottles, camelbacks, etc.

Lunch: AM — PM. Chicken and Vegan Breaded Chicken Sandwiches, Rice. Dinner: PM — PM. Pasta and meatballs in Marinara, Vegan Wheat Pasta with Veggies and Creamy Red Sauce, Salad, Bread.

Late Dinner: 11PM — Midnight. Chili with Meat and Cheese, Grilled Cheese. Breakfast: AM — AM. Pancakes, Scrambled eggs, Bacon, Coffee And OJ, Oatmeal, Fruit. Lunch: AM — PM Sub Sandwiches Turkey, Ham, Roast-beef, Veggie , Mashed potatoes. Dinner: PM — PM Burgers, Hot Dogs, Vegan and Vegetarian Burgers and fixings Tomato, Pickles Baked Beans, Potato Salad.

French Toast Sticks, Scrambled eggs, Bacon, Coffee And OJ, Oatmeal, Fruit. Chicken Alfredo Pasta and Veggies, Vegan Wheat Pasta with Zucchini and Tomatoes, Salad, Bread.

Breakfast Burritos filled with egg, bacon or sausage and Potato, or Egg, Potato and Cheese, Coffee And OJ, Oatmeal, Fruit. If you have special dietary needs, please plan accordingly by bringing your own special nutrition. We will soon announce what electrolyte beverages will be served. We will also have an extensive array of soda, water and coffee.

Speaking of water, to cut down on extreme cup waste, runners should carry a personal water bottle, or personal hydration system for drinking water.

As a reminder, runners will not fill their own water bottles at the main aid station. A Jackpot team member or volunteer will fill all bottles while wearing gloves.

Pacing is allowed from sunset to sunrise beginning on day one of your race and allowed thereafter. No more than one pacer may run at any given time with a runner and pacing by bike, scooter, etc.

is NOT allowed. Exceptions are made for certain circumstances and must be approved by Ken, Stephanie, or Lee Co-Race Directors. Please Note: If you are in the USATF division of the mile race, you are not allowed to have a pacer at ANY time per USATF rules.

We no longer allow mid-race dropping. This is not because we are cruel. With 8 races simultaneously taking place, including the USATF Mile Road Championship, moving runners around in the timing system once the starting horn goes off can cause system issues.

You can email Ken up until Monday, February 7th at Midnight if you want to change the race you are currently registered for. Something to consider. Ultras are hard and you will inevitably encounter a couple dark periods where you will be tempted to quit the race.

Rather than quit, find another runner to help you through your dark periods. We will have a small USATF Mile Award Distribution Ceremony at AM on Saturday for USATF runners.

Podium awards for all other races will be distributed as runners finish. We are VERY excited to announce the regular 2. The new course is now 2.

We were the first group to use the park after it opened and had designed the course to cross 3 bridges. A week before the inaugural Jackpot Ultra, we saw that one of the bridges was completely under water.

The engineers had obviously made a mistake which they discovered when initially filling the lake. We frantically worked under the cover of darkness for several nights to hand cut the single-track dirt trails along the river just in time for the 1st Jackpot.

After our Happy Hippie Harvest Run this past November, we visited Cornerstone Park and discovered that after 10 years, the City of Henderson decided to rebuild the underwater bridge.

With this bridge now in place, which is low to the water and absolutely beautiful, there is no longer a need to run on the deteriorating dirt single track sections of the course.

In reality, with this new bridge, no one is running on the single-track trail next to the river and the trail is now over-grown and essentially gone. In our opinion, the course will be dramatically faster, as well as safer. If you have dreams of PR-ing this year, you now have a much greater chance, so keep training hard!

The only other significant change is we no longer run on the inner edge of the grass where many runners set up tents and personal aid stations. Instead, we now run up and down the sidewalk right next to the grass area.

Not to worry, there is still plenty of room for tents and personal aid stations. We hired Paul Frtiz, a top-rated civil engineer with an extensive course certification resume, to certify this new and improved course.

Paul certified our courses in the past and is a rock star. Because math becomes incredibly difficult after running a zillion miles, we will have a large banner listing increasing mileage total per lap. Deep in a race, runners tend to get hypnotized staring at the timing monitor for minutes on end and to help avoid this hypnosis, this mileage banner is being created.

I would suggest wearing running gaiters around your shoes. It always sucks to get even a small pebble in your shoe. com , or elsewhere on the Internet. Below is a birds-eye view of the course.

The USATF mile race will be run on a 1. It is VERY different than the normal 2. It is a quick loop around the lake and does not incorporate the varying terrain of the regular Jackpot course. The course is specifically designed to give USATF members a chance to set records, achieve optimal results, etc.

This course, which does share many paths with the regular Jackpot course, is ONLY being used for the USATF Mile race. By the way, all runners in the USATF race are required to be USATF members.

If you are not yet a member, please visit USATF. CLICK HERE to become a member. The courses are extremely well lite at night and with the elimination of the dark single-track section from the regular course, some folks may opt to run without a headlamp. Both courses share an unlit yard section of the courses which will be illuminated with 8 powerful solar lights.

Bring a headlamp and extra batteries. Unfortunately, course cutting has occurred in many ultra races and it has affected the outcome of some podium finishes.

In fact, Jackpot fell victim to course cutting several years ago. With that said, we have zero tolerance for course cutting. If you are caught, you will immediately be disqualified and asked to leave the venue. To protect the integrity of our race, we have incurred significant expense through the deployment of a timing systems that include extensive photo capture, along with course-side cameras.

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The RFID chip timed race starts at the entertainment plaza and makes a horseshoe type loop around the lake with lots of social runner interactions. There is a short out and back portion of the course, but importantly, the turn is a wide looping turn, as opposed to a speed-reducing degree turn.

Runners will be treated to two small picturesque bridge crossings every loop. The 80 feet of ascend during each two-mile loop occurs gently, without any steep climbs. The Jackpot course is destined to become one of the fastest looped courses in the Southwest.

As with other Beyond Limits Running races, the aide station will be heavily stocked to take care of runners' nutritional needs and will serve a variety of hot meals, prepared with an on-site warming kitchen.

Awards and runner bling will be very memorable.

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