CDT-14K Race

Wulfman's CDT-14K

Saturday, 22 June 2013

2013 regular registration is currently fluxuating between open and sold out at our 240-runner cap, and undoubtedly there will continue to be cancellations, and those openings will be filled on a first come first serve basis for those who monitor registration at IMAthlete. We also still have Golden VIP charity registration slots open. Click the IMAthlete icon (on upper right) to register. In recent years, there have been a large number of cancellations preceeding the final close of registration, which will happen at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, 18 June this year. Race organizers also reserve the right to extend additional entries for elite runners.

Every continent except Antarctica has a continental divide. In North America the divide runs from northwestern Canada along the crest of the Rocky Mountains to Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental, and it is generally the line that divides the flow of water between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.

In 1968 a federal plan for the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) was mandated, and today, construction of the CDT is estimated to be 70% complete.

The 14 Butte-iful kilometers along the CDT between Montana's Homestake and Pipestone passes are completed, and that section offers scenic vistas with majestic rock formations. This race along that route celebrates the trail and the memory of one of its greatest local proponents -- the late John "the Wulfman" Wulf, who was the God Father of Butte's Piss & Moan Runners. The race is run on Summer Solstice Saturday, the anniversary of the Wulfman's last group run.

Race proceeds are used to help build and improve trails in southwest Montana.

We Piss & Moan Runners promise our best in creating a race experience that is challenging, memorable and fun for all ages and abilities!!

Daily Informational Postings:

End of Registration Period, Muddy Buzzard Preview & Award Ceremony

Today (18 June) is the last day to cancel a registration, and it is the final day to secure one of the coveted spots in the starting order. After registration closes tightly at midnight tonight, preparation of the highly anticipated bussing assignments and race seeding chart will begin. Those charts will be posted tomorrow afternoon. Thinking of it raises the neck hair, and it might also make you reconsider the accuracy of your self-predicted finish time. Today is your last chance to fine tune your predicted finish time or any of your other registration data (including purchasing extra picnic passes) by logging into your account or by using your confirmation code at IMAthlete. NO walk-up picnic passes will be sold on race-day. Please email now if you want help with altering any of your registration details.

The Wulfman was slow-of-foot, but that didn't limit his social network. He fraternized equally with hares and porcupines, and that quality was just one of reasons why we all adored him. For a look at the race’s elite side, see the Muddy Buzzard’s in-depth, insightful, and much anticipated race preview.

Preliminary race results will be posted ~11 a.m at the after-race picnic, about the same time that the first runners arrive there. Chris Wareham, the head of our dedicated timing crew, will email those results directly from the finish line, over the mountains, to Homestake Lodge. The awards ceremony will start at noon with awards and random prizes given out as you feast on complimentary picnic fare. You must be present at the awards ceremony to win any prize or award.

Wulfman’s CDT-14K cash prize purse is $600 dollars with great thanks to Dr. Randy Shannon, Michele Bazzanella and Saint James Hospital. Pairing Wulfman’s affair with health promotion seems natural, given the event’s intended contribution to active lifestyles. There will also be many other useful prizes and awards including two Brooks “Run Happy” certificates good for the recipient’s choice of running shoes. In Wulfman’s awards structure you will find awards for open, age-grouped, and age-graded categories. There are also unique prizes for time prediction accuracy , the Six-Timers’ Club and other awards that Wulfman would have chuckled about.

We do allow double or even triple “dipping” for awards. For example, if a 40 year old man won the race outright, he would be awarded the first place prize for men in the overall, 40-50 year age group, and possibly also the age-adjusted category.

For those new to Wulfman's CDT-14K informational postings, please study the highlighted sections (at least) of links below.

Km Markers & Sponsors

Finish, Timing, & SWAG

Please Stay On the Trail

Runner Accountability & On-Course Assistance

Dog Rules & Posse Activities

Post-Race Picnic & 50/50 Raffle

Gear Drop & Starting Procedures

Bussing, Photo ID Required for On-Bus Number Distribution, & SWAG

Wulfman’s Continental Divide Trail

Directions, Parking, & Honey Bucket Port-a-Potties

The Wulfman and the Golden Charity VIPs

Overview, Trail Conditions, & Facebook

Welcome, Cancellation Credits, Fine-Tuning Registration, Extra Picnic Passes, Raffle

Wulfman's Sponsors:

Butte Pathology

Dan Harrington, DDS

We try hard to make sure that participants get more than their money’s worth out of the Wulfman’s race, and that would not be possible without generous sponsors who have virtually lined up to help us honor the memory of our beloved John Wulf, and to benefit the development of trails in southwest Montana. Please consider giving these folks your gratitude and your future business.