Planet Ultra has announced a new ultra cycling race called the Hoodoo 500. It is scheduled for September 15-17, 2007 and will start and finish in St. George, UT. It sounds like a great route with great scenery. It will 512 miles with about 30,000 feet of climbing.
Unfortunately the UMCA has denied their request to be a RAAM qualifier. I don’t know why but I’d guess it may have something to do with it being the same weekend as the Adirondack 540. The two races are on nearly opposite sides of the country so I don’t think there would be that much of a conflict. It would only be a 10 hour drive for me and would be closer than any of the other RAAM qualifiers.
Tags: Planet Ultra, RAAM, Race Across America, ultra cycling, Utah
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The conflict is with the Furnace Creek 508. The timing of the Hoodoo 508 rocks the boat by competing for entrants with the great Death Valley. It’s too tough and expensive to do both. The UMCA made a wise decision in denying it RAAM qualifier status. They need to change their date.
The Hoodoo sounds like fun. I’m not really into RAAM yet so the status doesn’t really matter.