Rise in the Pines
200K,100M,100k,50k,30k,10k
100M,100k Relay
“Rise isn’t just a race. It’s a resurrection.”
July 18th, 2026
Rocky Hill Ranch
578 FM 153
Smithville, TX 78957
500 RUNNER MAX CAP
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a 10k loop through the pines. Expect some small hills, single track trails
and a little bit of shade.
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3143060
200k Race, 6am, 20 loops
100M race, 6am, 16 loops
100k Race, 6:30am 10 loops
50k Race, 7:00am 5 loops
30k Race, 7:30am start, 3 loops
10K Race, 8:00 am start, 1 loop
SCHEDULE
Friday July 17th
Packet Pick Up
Start/Finish Area 12-7pm
Saturday July 18th
5:00am - 9:00 am Packet Pickup @ Start/Finish Area
6:00 am 200k/100M starts
6:30 am 100k starts
7:00 am 50k starts
7:30 am 30K starts
8:00 am 10K starts
CUTOFFS
36 hours is the cutoff for the event
DROP DOWNS AND DISTANCE CHANGES
Once your race begins that is the distance you must finish to receive a medal for that distance. There is no dropping of distances during the race and you will be listed as a DNF no matter what the reason.
Online Distance Changes Until Wednesday of Race Week. All other changes must be in person and may not be changed due to sold out distances.
Go to UltraSignup.
Log into your account.
Under your name and “Account Into” towards the upper right of the screen select “Registration History”
On the "name of this race" , to the right of the date select “Edit”
Under “Switch Event?” select distance to change
Select “Checkout” to go through the process of paying the additional $ or changing lower. There will be a small UltraSignup fee if moving up in distance. During this process you will be dropping from the old distance, so you will need to immediately finish the checkout process to be added back into the the new distance.
AID STATIONS
There will be aid at mile 3 and start/finish
WHAT'S ON THE TABLE
All aid stations (2) are FULL AID STATIONS and will be full stocked with Texas Style goodies.
Drinks - Gatorade, Water, and Electrolyte Mix
Sodas - Coke, Ginger ale, and maybe some orange as well.
Sweets - Cookies, Candy, Peanut Butter, Nutella
Salty - Pringles, Trail Mix, Chips
PB&Js, Bean burrito rolls, fruit (bananas, oranges, seasonal fruits)
Medical - bandages, vasoline, band aids, etc. ( NO NSAIDS e.g. ibuprofen) , Feminine Care Products
PM Foods- Quesadillas, Soups, Ramen, Potatoes, and fun concoctions
We will have everything you need at our aid stations and we usually throw in something to make it fun.
We have had sheet cake, pies, watermelon, etc… You never know what the surprise will be!
CUPLESS RACING
We DO NOT have cups at the aid stations for water. We do our best to limit the footprint we leave at races and on the trails, so we will not have any cups for you. We encourage all of our runners to have reusable cups, bottles, and hydration packs to carry water in.
DROP BAGS
There will be a large area with a tarp at the main aid station for drop bags. We will take drop bags to mile 3 when the race starts.
PACERS/CREW
Pacers for the 200M,100M,100k after you have completed half of
the race or at dark.
PARKING/CAMPING/RV
Park entry is $10 per day which you pay when you pickup your bib.
For RV SPOTS
https://www.rockyhillranch.com/day-use-and-camping
AIRPORTS
The closest airports is
RACE SWAG
Shirts for 50k,30k,10k
Hoodies for 200K,100M,100K
FINISHER AWARDS
200k/100M/100km buckle
50k,30k,10k,Relay medals
WINNERS AWARDS
All distances
Top 3 Each Distance
Top 2 Masters 50+ Each Distance
All Awards are Male, Female and Non Binary
VOLUNTEERING
With any race comes a small army that works behind the scenes to make it all happen. We think volunteers are the MOST important part of any race and we do our best to provide them with the best as well. If you have never been on the other side of the table, give it a shot!
Volunteer Shifts Range from 4-8 hours depending on the event.
All of our volunteers will receive:
Free park entry, an area to camp, race merchandise, and a provided meal on race day.
In Addition to this:
*If you volunteer for (1) Shift at any race you will get 50% off registration for any of our events in the future.
** If you volunteer for (2) Shifts at one race you will receive A FREE 100% comped entry into any one of our races in the future.
If you would like to volunteer please visit https://signup.com/Group/333678346050/ if you have any issues
please email me at rob@riseracingco.com
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