Isle du Bois Trail Run – Saturday December 10, 2011 – Pilot Point, Texas
The Isle du Bois Trail Run occurs on the sweet DORBA trail system within the beautiful Isle du Bois (“Island of the Trees”) Unit of Ray Roberts Lake State Park located 55 miles north of downtown Dallas. This park resides within the North Texas Horse Country which is one of the largest concentrations of horse ranches in the United States. As you drive towards the park you will encounter some of these amazing ranches and often see horses galloping about.
The course itself contains a short segment of wooded double-wide paved trail before you get dirty on some muscle varied single-track within the mostly wooded terrain. You will experience sections of trail that allow you to kick it up a notch as you flow along some well groomed trail, and others that will required focused concentration as you work a short yet fun leg-awakening climb, or dance over and around sections of scattered rocks that will bite if you aren’t careful.
Midway through the clock-wise loop, you will enjoy some great views of Ray Roberts Lake and you may even see some white-tailed deer that often scamper throughout the park.
The Isle du Bois Unit also has some great amenities besides the great trail such as camping, great beach and swim area, nice playgrounds, horse trails, fishing pier, and boat ramp.
RACE INFORMATION
DATE: Saturday December 10, 2011
DISTANCE: 50 km, 10 mile
LOCATION: Pilot Point, Texas ( Isle du Bois Unit of Ray Roberts Lake State Park)
Pilot Point is located 55 miles north of downtown Dallas.
Park entrance is off of FM 455 on the southern shores of Ray Roberts Lake.
STARTING TIME: 50 km – 8:00 AM, 10 mile – 8:30 AM, Free Trail Tikes Fun Run (12 and under) – 7:30 AM
TIME LIMIT: 8 hour 30 min time limit! This is based on the 50 km start time. The entire course will be officially closed at 4:30 PM. See cutoff times in the Course section below.
CUP-FREE AID STATIONS: We are very excited to be a cup-free racing event! In an effort to reduce our environmental impact (garbage creation, volunteer garbage pickup, etc), all aid stations will be cup-free. Please bring your own water bottle or hydration system. Yeah Earth! 
See Cup-Free Racing Support for a list of hydrous options to support this transition.
PACKET PICK-UP / CHECK-IN: Race morning! We will be excitedly waiting.
ACCOMODATIONS: The Isle du Bois Unit has nice campsites that include showers, bathrooms, electric, and water hookups.
Dear Ridge camping area would be within walking distance to race start and has nice facilities (bathroom, shower, etc) in the area.
Neighboring cities with hotels include Gainesville (~35 miles) and Sherman (~35 miles) to the north, and Denton (~21 miles), Frisco (~31 miles), and McKinney (~36 miles) to the south.
NON-PROFIT SUPPORT: We are fired-up to have a portion of the race proceeds help support the local run related non-profit Back on My Feet Dallas-Fort Worth.
What is BoMF DFW?
Back on My Feet Dallas-Fort Worth does not provide food nor does it provide shelter, but instead provides a community that embraces quality, respect, discipline, teamwork and leadership. There are no labels, stigmas and no stereotypes. At Back on My Feet, all members – regardless of race, education or socioeconomic status – join together to move their own lives forward as well as the lives of their teammates. Back on My Feet is much more than just running – it is a comprehensive program that offers connections to job training, educational scholarships and housing assistance. The benefits of Back on My Feet are earned through the currency of attitude, commitment, teamwork, respect, dedication and leadership.
Check out this powerful video about Back on My Feet Dallas-Fort Worth here.
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Sign up to run with Back on My Feet Dallas-Fort Worth here.
REGISTER: Reserve your ticket to this trail running party at Ultra Signup.
Keepin’ it cozy! Each race distance has a 125 entrant limit!
Registration closes on Tuesday, December 6th. No race day registration.
Included in your entry fee – State Park entrance fee on race day*, event shirt**, race course fluid and nutrition, edible finisher’s gift, complimentary post-race sports massage by Francis Batac, plus tasty post-race food***.
* Entrance fee covers race participant only. Non-race participants will follow standard Texas State park entry guidelines: Children 12-and-under – free. Texas state park pass – All in car in free. If you are not a race participant and don’t fall into one of the above criteria – $5 per person.
** 11/28 Update: True story – Last day to register and receive an event shirt is today 11/28. The final shirt order is about to go in! Giddy-up!
*** Post-race tummy goodies covers runner only.
Other boring but necessary details:
- All refunds will deduct a $10 processing fee.
- Entry fees are non-refundable after November 12.
- Entry fees are non-refundable, including the event of inclement weather.
- If something occurs that threatens the safety of the event, the event will be altered if reasonable possible, or the event may be delayed or canceled.
- Entries cannot be rolled to another year.
- Entries cannot be transferred to another person.
- Event shirts not picked up on race day will not be mailed.
THE TRIBE: – Here are a few of those getting dirty on December 10th!
Registered List:
AWARDS and GIVEAWAYS:
All finishers will receive an edible finisher’s gift.
Fast Feet gift awards for both 10 mile and 50 km race:
- Top 3 male and female finishers
- Top male and female in age group 40-49
- Top male and female in age group 50-59
- Top male and female in age group 60+
*No stacking of awards. The gift award would roll down to the next person.
Happy Feet Giveaway – For those that didn’t receive one of the above Fast Feet awards, there will be a random drawing for 15+ run related items!
A total of 40-ish gifts/awards will be given out to you from Endurance Buzz Adventures and our race partners! Sounds like better odds than the Western States 100 lottery!
MORE INFO: Register | Course Info and Map | Course Profile | Aid Stations | Media | Course Records | Volunteer | Race Doc
POST RACE
Be sure to enjoy some post-adventure food from our friends at Ernesto’s Mexican Restaurant. Then hang out, cheer on fellow runners, and share trail stories!
And don’t forget to bring your rubber ducky, the ice bath is waiting.
