Sasquatch Shuffle
Saturday 100k, 50k, 30k, 10k and 5k
Ruck +5 Man 100k Relay
May 2nd 2026
Mission Tejas State Park
19343 State Hwy 21 E
Grapeland, TX 75844
500 RUNNER MAX CAP
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The trails are a great mix of straw pine laces single track, winding downhills, and fun CCC-built rock stairs. When you are running towards the front of the park you will be climbing and coming back you will be descending so prepare for some vert.
Below for routes, gpx and elevation
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3187352
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3187353
100k Race, 6:00 am start, 10 loops
50K Race, 7:00 am start, 5 loops
30k Race, 7:30 am start, 3 loops
10k Race, 8:00 am start, 2 loops
5k Race, 8:30 am start, 1 loop
SCHEDULE
Friday May 1st
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm Packet Pickup @ (start/finish)
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Race Meeting @ (start/finish)
Saturday May 2nd
5:00 am - 9:00 am Packet Pickup @ Start/Finish
6:00 am 100K starts
7:00 am 50K starts
7:30 am 30k starts
8:00 am 10k starts
8:30 am 5k starts
CUTOFFS
2:00 am is the hard cutoff for all races.
You CANNOT start another loop after 11:45PM NO EXCEPTIONS
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
Aid Station Locations (Main)
After Loop A-3.2
After Loop B-6.1
WHAT'S ON THE TABLE
All aid stations (1) 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. This is the only location for drop bags.
PACERS/CREW
Pacers only allowed in the 100k SOLO race and only after 50k or night has fallen.
There are no pacers for any other distances.
All pacers MUST have signed a waiver and have a pacing bib. You may pick those up on Friday or Saturday at the start.
Crew is ONLY allowed at main aid station.
COURSE MAP
PARKING/CAMPING
There is FREE camping both friday and saturday night in the camp/park areas. There are showers at the start/finish area.
PARK ENTRY
The cost of park entry is $3 per person unless they are under 12 years old. We, Rise Racing, will collect the money for the park when you pick up your bib so that there are no lines at the gate on race morning. You CANNOT use your Texas Parks Pass for the $3 as its for a special event, you may use it that day for the folks with you and or the preceding days.
LODGING
Mission Tejas State Park
19343 State Highway 21 E.Grapeland, TX 75844
936-687-2394
Camping is available at Mission Tejas State Park https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/mission-tejas
Closest Hotels:
Holiday Inn Express Crockett by IHG – Comfortable, business-friendly hotel with breakfast, Wi-Fi, and convenient location off Hwy 287 (~35–40 min from the park).
Knights Inn Crockett – Budget-friendly motel option.
Embers Motor Inn – Economy roadside lodging.
Courtyard Hotel & Event Center – Basic hotel with event space and pool.
Economy Inn Motel – Another budget stay option in Crockett.
Express Inn & Suites – Mid-range motel with essential amenities.
DIRECTIONS TO PARK
The park is located 21 miles northeast of Crockett and 12 miles west of Alto on State Highway 21. The entrance to the park is in Weches, where Park Road 44 intersects State Highway 21.
Park Address:
19343 State Highway 21 E.
Grapeland, TX 75844
The Park HQ is located at:
Latitude: 31.541940
Longitude: -95.233756
AIRPORTS
The closest airports are:
Dallas/Fort Worth
RACE SWAG
Shirts are for all distance except 100k
Hoodies are for the 100k
FINISHER AWARDS
WINNERS AWARDS
100k/50k/30k/10k/5k
Top 3 Each Distance
Top 3 Relay Teams
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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