Temptation 200 Ultras

• Camping at the start/finish is included with your race fee.
• There are NO showers or electric hookups anywhere in the park.
• Oak Campground (the start/finish) has pit toilets and a hand-powered water pump.

The course is hard but the race directors are magnanimous.

• 200K starts 4AM SATURDAY. Runners have until 8PM SUNDAY to finish, which gives 40 hours for the full 200K.
• 50K starts 6AM SUNDAY.
• 10K starts 8AM SUNDAY.

Flexible cut-offs

• 200K runners must start Loop 7 by 10AM SUNDAY.
• 150K runners must start Loop 5 by 6AM SUNDAY.
• 100K runners have no set cut-off, but must keep moving consistently.
• 50K runners who start on Sunday must be out of the start/finish aid station on their second loop by 11AM Sunday (5 hours). If you need more time, you can request an earlier start time. Early starters are not eligible for 50K overall awards.

Do not complete a 50K, sleep for 8 hours, run another 50K and call it a 100K finish. That is two 50Ks. Small naps are fine, but hours of napping take away from the intent of ultra running. Ask the RDs if you are unsure or need a break.

RDs reserve the right to cut runners from their final loops if they believe completion in 40 hours is not mathematically possible. Even a back-of-the-pack runner can reach 150K in the time allotted, unless they quit because they aren't comfortable.

Friday, 9/3/27

• 12PM: camping setup begins
• 1-8PM: packet pickup at the start/finish

Saturday, 9/4/27

• 3:30AM: late packet pickup begins
• 3:45AM: pre-race check-in and meeting for 200K runners
• 4AM: 200K starts
• 8AM until 7:45AM Sunday: packet pickup for 50K and 10K continues

Sunday, 9/5/27

• 6AM: 50K begins
• 6AM: 150K runners MUST start Loop 5
• 8AM: 10K begins
• 10AM: 200K runners MUST start Loop 7
• 11AM: 50K runners MUST start Loop 2
• 4PM: 50K final cut-off
• 8PM: FINAL CUT-OFF, all 200K starters must be done and off the course

Monday, 9/6/26

• 10AM: all campers must be gone

• 50K (2 loops) and stopping there: high-end custom Challenge Coin, recorded as an official 50K finish.
• 100K (2 loops beyond 50K): first buckle of the race, showing 100K, with full credit for a 100K finish.
• 150K: buckle showing 150K.
• 200K: the beautiful 200K buckle, the apex of accomplishment for the weekend, for runners who overcame the temptations of the lower distances or who did more than they believed possible.

Warning: runners who forgo a finish at a certain distance in an attempt to go further and fail (for example, passing 50K and failing to reach 100K) will be counted as a DNF.

The winners of all distances receive a beautifully framed map of the course in the style of Tolkien. There is also an award for the last-place runner who survived cut-offs and exhaustion to finish the 200K.

All 100K, 150K and 200K runners register for 200K and see what you can do on race day.

• 50K only option: start time 6AM SUNDAY. This helps with parking and adds people to the trail as the 200K runners finish their remaining miles.
• 50K early start: you must complete your first loop in 5 hours or less to proceed to your second loop. This has not been an issue in the past. If you may need more time, you can start the 50K at 8AM SATURDAY, but you will NOT be eligible for overall awards.
• Not At All Tempted 10K: starts 8AM SUNDAY. Runners go to the first aid station and back.

• Online: you can upgrade before race day to 100K, 150K or 200K.
• Race day: you can upgrade for the cash difference, but you may have to receive your buckle by mail if we run out.