Race Day Schedule

Please arrive early to park, check in and warm up prior to your run. Restroom facilities are located along the course just west of the start/finish area.

Timeline
4:53 AM - Begin civil twilight
5:22 AM - Sunrise
6:00 AM - Packet pickup/race day registration begin
7:00 AM - 24/12/6 Hour Morning Starts 
1:00 PM - 6 Hour Start/End
7:00 PM - 12 Hour Start/End & 6 Hour Start/End
7:35 PM - Sunset
8:03 PM - Twilight
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent 30% Illumination 
1:00 AM - 6 Hour Start/End (Last Option to Start)
4:53 AM - Begin civil twilight
5:21 AM - Sunrise
6:30 AM - Breakfast Banquet Served Under Large Tent
7:00 AM - All races end
7:30 AM - Awards for all races & Breakfast ends

Location

Nardini Manor is a century-old country estate situated on five and a half acres of land that includes a maze and a custom-built running path. The property is located in an area of farmland, just South of I-10 in Buckeye, Arizona.

Nardini Manor's owner Rodger Wrublik, a local ultrarunner and instrumental in Aravaipa Running's history, custom built the running path in 2003 for use around the perimeter of the property.

The Aid Station tent will be easily accessible right on the course. The timing tent will be just West of the Aid Station with timing mats that you must cross each loop. You can setup your own tent in front of the manor for no charge.

Awards

Top three performances will be awarded in the 24 hr, 12hr, & 6hr races.
Masters awards will also be given to the top performers in the 24hr, 12hr, and 6hr races (No double dipping)!

Parking

Parking will be free and available onsite. Runners will enter the property from Jackrabbit Road through the main gates.  (Please do not drive on the canal service road). Drive slow coming into the main entrance as vehicles cross the race course. The east side of the parking lot will be accessible from the race course to crew out of your vehicle. Please remember to return to the course where you left it to continue on your loop.

Drop Bags

We will have an area specified for your personal drop bag, tables, chairs and tents along the course in the forested area directly West of the timing line that will allow for easy and quick access.

Course Marking / Lighting

The course will be easy to follow with cones and flagging to ensure you stay on the correct path. Although the course has lighting at night that most runners find adequate, you may want to bring a headlamp or flashlight just in case.

Camping

We are excited to offer several camping and tent rental options at the 2024 Hotfoot Hamster.

The camping area opens Saturday morning for camping setup. Tent and cot rentals will be available easily accessible from the course. You may reserve a tent and/or cot when you register for the race or by visiting the store on Ultrasignup.

All rentals will be setup when you arrive. You may check in to receive your tent Saturday morning. Tents will reserved on a first come, first served basis.

Large Tent – $65 – These are 8 feet by 12 feet and are large enough to stand up in (for most people) and may also fit two cot rentals.

Large Tent + 1 Cot – $85

Large Tent + 2 Cots – $105

Rules and Etiquette

A pre-race meeting will take place 10 minutes before each event. At the start, you will begin circling the trail counter-clockwise. Thereafter, you will change direction every three hours (at 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM etc).

You may leave the course at any time. If and when you decide to continue, you must return to the course at the exact same place you left it, and complete the lap you were on when you stepped off the track, in the same direction as you were going, regardless of the direction other runners are moving when you return. This ensures that you are credited with the correct number of laps.

There are no DNFs in any of the multi-day runs and no drop-downs allowed. The objective in the multi-day runs is only to go as far as you can (or desire) in the allotted time. Of course, the more time you spend moving forward, the more distance you will accumulate.

If you wish to stop completely before the official end of your race, inform the race director or timing personnel, that you are quitting or leaving early and remember to turn in your chip!

An awards ceremony will follow after the conclusion of the 24, 12 hour and 6 hour events at 7:30 AM Sunday morning. We will have a breakfast banquet from 6:30am-7:30am for all runners and crew.

NO CUTTING THE CURVES. You must STAY OUTSIDE the cones or markers on the curves. The layout of the course at Nardini Manor is such that you would have to be pretty devious to cheat. Nonetheless, if you cut the curves you will be disqualified.

It is your responsibility to know the rules. They exist to provide a good experience for all runners. If you are caught cheating you will be asked to leave and will not be allowed at future Aravaipa Running events.

Course etiquette does not require lone runners to yield the inside lane to runners wanting to pass, regardless of whether the one being passed is running or walking at the time. It is assumed that each participant is there to do his or her best, and has an equal right to pursue personal goals. In a race of this type, it is to be expected that even the best will walk for periods of time, particularly those in the longer races. Always pass others on the outside if they are on the inside lane.

An exception to this policy is the case of two or more persons running or walking together. Persons traveling around the trail in groups should always leave an inside channel open so faster runners do not have to travel far to the outside to get around them.

In all cases, remember to show common courtesy, and that most of us run for the enjoyment and thrill of the experience.

Pets
We love our furry friends, but please leave pets at home.

Trash

Please respect Nardini Manor and the Wrublik family by disposing of any trash at our aid station or designated receptacles in the recreation area.