Show Me Your Free State Ultra
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Show Me Your Free State Marathon and Ultra : St. Joseph, Missouri
The Show Me Your Free State Marathon & Ultra offers multiple distances on a 25-mile loop beginning and ending near Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph, Missouri. The course starts and finishes in Missouri while most of the route runs through Kansas, following the Missouri River, traversing the Gladden Bottoms, and skirting the Loess Hills. Elevation gain is about 138 feet per loop.
Distances:
- 100-mile (four laps)
- 50-mile (two laps)
- 50-kilometer (one lap plus a 3-mile out-and-back)
- Marathon (one lap plus a 1.2-mile finish loop)
- Half marathon (out-and-back to mile 6.55)
Surface and safety details include roughly 10 miles paved road, about 1 mile dirt road through a cornfield that may be muddy after rain, and the remainder gravel or crushed limestone levee trail. US Highway 36 in Wathena is a monitored major crossing. Manned aid stations are located roughly every 6 to 7 miles and provide water, sports drink, salty snacks, fruit, sweets, and warm food after sunset; unmanned stations offer water and limited snacks. First aid supplies are available at stations.
Logistics and rules note drop bag limits for longer distances, crew and pacer restrictions, age minimums by distance, no refunds or transfers, and a swag policy that may limit late registrants. Typical late-October conditions are daytime highs in the upper 60s°F and nighttime lows in the lower 40s°F. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
