save the date for lighthouse 2021:
June 12th, 2021!!!
A Few Announcements regarding 2021:
1) We will not be offering a Race Shuttle for Uncrewed Runners: In years past, we have offered a race day shuttle for our uncrewed runners to park at the finish line and be shuttled to the starting line - this service is being suspended for 2021 but should hopefully return for 2022. We will still offer full on-course support for uncrewed runners including full aid stations and water stations, but uncrewed runners will need to find their own transportation to the starting line for 2021. I apologize for this inconvenience.
2) Capacity Limits for 2021: We will be implementing capacity limits for 2021. (Subject to Change)
Lighthouse 100: 100 runners total
Lighthouse 50: 50 runners total
3) Rollovers from the cancelled 2020 Lighthouse 100 will now be honored for either 2021 OR 2022: If you were registered to run the Lighthouse 100 or Lighthouse 50 in 2020, you have the option to defer your entry into EITHER the 2021 race or 2022. Please check your email for additional details.
Please note that all of this information is subject to change at any time. While we have already put a great deal of time and effort into having a race in 2021, nobody knows what things will look like in June. As soon as we have additional updates or need to announce any changes, we will make sure those updates are added here.
Can't wait to see you in June!
Ethan
1) We will not be offering a Race Shuttle for Uncrewed Runners: In years past, we have offered a race day shuttle for our uncrewed runners to park at the finish line and be shuttled to the starting line - this service is being suspended for 2021 but should hopefully return for 2022. We will still offer full on-course support for uncrewed runners including full aid stations and water stations, but uncrewed runners will need to find their own transportation to the starting line for 2021. I apologize for this inconvenience.
2) Capacity Limits for 2021: We will be implementing capacity limits for 2021. (Subject to Change)
Lighthouse 100: 100 runners total
Lighthouse 50: 50 runners total
3) Rollovers from the cancelled 2020 Lighthouse 100 will now be honored for either 2021 OR 2022: If you were registered to run the Lighthouse 100 or Lighthouse 50 in 2020, you have the option to defer your entry into EITHER the 2021 race or 2022. Please check your email for additional details.
Please note that all of this information is subject to change at any time. While we have already put a great deal of time and effort into having a race in 2021, nobody knows what things will look like in June. As soon as we have additional updates or need to announce any changes, we will make sure those updates are added here.
Can't wait to see you in June!
Ethan
welcome to the
june 12th, 2021
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Welcome to America's most-beautiful road ultramarathons . . . the LIGHTHOUSE 100-mile and LIGHTHOUSE 50-mile ultras!!
In Northern Michigan, at sunrise (6:00 am) on Saturday, June 12th, 2021, 100-mile runners will depart from the Old Mission Lighthouse, on the peninsula north of Traverse City, and head south to Traverse City, along the bay, and then make their way north, through Elk Rapids, Torch Lake, Norwood, Charlevoix . . . all the way to the Petoskey Lighthouse!!! The LIGHTHOUSE 100 is a point-to-point course that travels through some of the most scenic areas our country has to offer. You will be running almost exclusively on bicycle paths along the bay, paved trails, little-used country roads, and through some of the most exclusive areas in Michigan. All along the way, you will enjoy countless unobstructed views of the water. 
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Run mainly on quiet seaside bike paths and streets with little to no traffic (only 3-5 of the 100 miles are on the main road through the area (US31), and those few miles have a very wide shoulder), the LIGHTHOUSE 100 is a gorgeous course with terrain that ranges from flat to rolling hills. And with the moderate-to-cool North Michigan temperatures in early-June, this course is absolutely perfect for anyone looking to run a first 100-miler, or to notch a "PR" in the distance. Additionally, with the race so near the summer equinox, runners will enjoy 16 full hours of daylight (6:00 am until 10:00 pm), and when the sun sets, a full moon will illuminate their way throughout the night!
You can run the LIGHTHOUSE 100 either crewed or uncrewed, that's up to you. We will have fully-stocked aid stations approximately every 10 miles, and unmanned water stations every 5 miles between those stations. Whether you run crewed or uncrewed, rest-assured, you are in for a treat . . . this course is insanely-beautiful. Dave Krupski, the Lighthouse 100 founder, has run road ultras all over the world, from the California desert (Badwater) to the coast of Italy (UMS 175), to the iconic Spartathlon in Greece . . . and while Lighthouse cannot claim to be as difficult as those races, it is every bit as beautiful (and perhaps more so)! |
In conjunction with the LIGHTHOUSE 100, we will also be hosting the LIGHTHOUSE 50 mile race (which will follow the second-half of the 100-mile course)!
You will pass through gorgeous seaside towns such as Petoskey, Bay Harbor, Charlevoix, Torch Lake, Elk Rapids, Acme, and right through downtown Traverse City, America's "cherry capital"!
Regardless of which race you choose, both races will be electronically-timed, so your friends and family who are at home will be able to follow your progress online!
You will pass through gorgeous seaside towns such as Petoskey, Bay Harbor, Charlevoix, Torch Lake, Elk Rapids, Acme, and right through downtown Traverse City, America's "cherry capital"!
Regardless of which race you choose, both races will be electronically-timed, so your friends and family who are at home will be able to follow your progress online!
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Additionally, the LIGHTHOUSE 100 will feature fully-custom and personalized race bibs! For all runners who sign up by May 1st -- one month before the race date -- we guarantee their name and country will be on the bib! Also, we offer the option to request your favorite race number!!!
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Schedule of Events
Friday, June 11th, 2021
Packet Pickup: TBD
Time: TBD
Saturday, June 12th, 2021
6:00am EST - 100-Mile Start: Old Mission Lighthouse Park. 20500 Center Rd, Old Mission, MI 49686
12:00pm EST - 50-Mile Start: Final Location TBD. The 50 Mile race will follow the 2nd half of the 100-mile course
Sunday, June 13th, 2021
12:00pm EST - Race Ends for both 100-Mile and 50-Mile Runners. Bayfront Park - 101 E Lake St, Petoskey MI 49770
100-Mile Runners will have 30 hours to complete the race
50-Mile Runners will have 24 to finish
Packet Pickup: TBD
Time: TBD
Saturday, June 12th, 2021
6:00am EST - 100-Mile Start: Old Mission Lighthouse Park. 20500 Center Rd, Old Mission, MI 49686
12:00pm EST - 50-Mile Start: Final Location TBD. The 50 Mile race will follow the 2nd half of the 100-mile course
Sunday, June 13th, 2021
12:00pm EST - Race Ends for both 100-Mile and 50-Mile Runners. Bayfront Park - 101 E Lake St, Petoskey MI 49770
100-Mile Runners will have 30 hours to complete the race
50-Mile Runners will have 24 to finish
entry to The Lighthouse 100/50
(June 12th, 2021)
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Registration for the LIGHTHOUSE 100 and LIGHTHOUSE 50 will open on January 4th, 2021 at 8:00am EST.
Pricing will be as follows for 2021: -LIGHTHOUSE 100: limit 100 runners -LIGHTHOUSE 50: limit 50 runners - January 4th, 2021 - May 2021: -LIGHTHOUSE 100: $250 -LIGHTHOUSE 50: $200 |
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Cancellations and Deferrals
Because the LIGHTHOUSE 100 and LIGHTHOUSE 50 have many upfront costs, we have a strict and uniform policy of no refunds or exchanges and no person-to-person bib transfers.
However, we do offer runners the option to defer their entry to the following year.
We do understand that plans change, injuries happen, and various situations arise, but we feel it is most fair to apply a uniform policy to all, instead of a subjective line of who should receive a refund and who shouldn’t. All purchases and sales are 100% final, no exceptions. Refunds will not be issued based on weather conditions. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.
However, we do offer runners the option to defer their entry to the following year.
We do understand that plans change, injuries happen, and various situations arise, but we feel it is most fair to apply a uniform policy to all, instead of a subjective line of who should receive a refund and who shouldn’t. All purchases and sales are 100% final, no exceptions. Refunds will not be issued based on weather conditions. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.
