Hotfoot Hamster
See how far you can run in 6, 12, or 24 hours on a flat, fast, USATF-certified gravel loop.
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Where & when
USATF Certified Course500 m loop · Certificate AZ19003JOEValid through Dec 31, 2029Certificate mapPhotos
About this event
Hotfoot Hamster is a classic fixed-time ultra on a USATF-certified 500-meter crushed-gravel loop at the historic Nardini Manor in Buckeye, Arizona. Pick your distance, 6, 12, or 24 hours, and rack up all the miles you can handle on the hamster-wheel loop around the century-old manor grounds. It is ideal for your first ultra or a new personal best.
Expect authentic desert summer conditions: daytime averages over 100 degrees, cooling into the 80s in the evening. A fully stocked aid station sits right on course, and you can set up trackside for ultimate convenience.
What's included
- USATF-certified flat 500-meter gravel loop, built for distance attempts
- Pick 6, 12, or 24 hours, with multiple start-time options
- Fully stocked aid station on course, with dietary options
- Free crew setup: camp trackside with tables, tents, and drop bags
- Live chip timing with on-course results
- Gender-specific finisher shirt, plus awards for the top three and Masters (40+)
- Solo format, no pacers
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- Withdraw
- 75% race credit through Apr 29, then 50% race credit (injury, illness or family emergency) through May 24, then nothing back. Credit is good for 12 months. Credit you used on this entry isn't re-issued.
- Pregnancy
- Withdraw any time before race day for 100% race credit, good for 24 months.
- Transfer
- Not allowed.
- Defer
- Not offered.
- Change distance
- Yourself, from your registration. Moving up pays the difference.
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