Baker Trail Ultra Challenge - August 27th

The first annual Baker Trail UltraChallenge will take place on Saturday
August 27, 2005. The UltraChallenge is a 50-mile ultramarathon on the _Baker
Trail_ (http://www.rachelcarsontrails.org/bt) . Unlike the _Rachel Carson Trail
Challenge_ (http://www.rachelcarsontrails.org/rct/challenge) , this is a
footrace; the "challenge" is to win, or at least finish within 14 hours! This year,
the UltraChallenge starts at the northern trailhead in Forest County at 6:30
AM. Runners will follow the Baker Trail south for 40 miles to Summerville,
then turn east over rolling country roads to Brookville and end at the
Brookville YMCA. The deadline for finishing is 8:30 PM.

Registration Advance registration is now open. See the _UltraChallenge 2005_
(http://www.rachelcarsontrails.org/bt/ultrachallenge/uc05) page for details.

Volunteers -We need volunteers on UltraChallenge Day! We will need people throughout the day, from morning registration to checkpoints and sweeps along the trail to the finish. People can volunteer for as few as two hours. If you'd like to
help out, email your name and phone to _volunteer2 at rachelcarsontrails dot
org_ (mailto:volunteer2@rachelcarsontrails.org)