Aid Station Food, Medical, Drop Bags, Mandatory Kit

SFER is 100% CUPLESS!!! You must provide your own cup for aid stations.

Food & Drinks:

We will provide ALL aid stations (except AS4) with water, an electrolyte beverage (DripDrop ORS) and traditional aid station fare (fresh fruit, PB&J, candy, nuts, pretzels, chips, crackers, cookies, boiled potatoes, salt, etc). We provide some hot foods such as bone broth/ramen/coffee/hot cocoa for the overnight stations.

We ask our aid station volunteers to consider bringing a specialty food or drink item to make their aid station special. This often means bacon, quesadillas, pineapple skewers, nachos, bean & cheese burritos, pina coladas & margaritas at certain stations. (They tell me the drinks are virgin!) We’ve even had kiddie pools & karaoke at several aid stations.

In the end, you are expected to be responsible for your physical well-being. If you need specialty food for a specialty diet please pack it in your drop bags. (Allergies, vegan, dairy free, keto, etc…we can’t cater to everyone.)

***Due to changing road conditions, starting in 2019, Aid Station 4 may or may not be staffed. At the GPS location where AS4 has always been located we will place a water jug with a pump, a port-a-loo (bucket style) potty & a sealed box of “grab & go” items for your nourishment & electrolyte needs. Please take what you need & close the box before you head out so the next runners behind you can enjoy the items too. HAM may be present at this aid station but they are only for tracking your times in & out, not for any other purpose unless it is an absolute emergency. There still WILL NOT be drop bags at AS4.

Medical:

  • If you are visibly tweaking at an aid station, we reserve the right to hold you for medical evaluation or even pull you from the race. Please take care of yourself! There has been much discussion over the past few years on the level of medical evaluation that should be a part of a race like this. This event is NOT the Boston Marathon... it has no "medical director" and no on-staff physicians.

  • We do have a medical coordinator who looks over your medical info & coordinates with our RD’s & HAM.

  • Our Race Directors as well as lots of our HAM are emergency personnel (EMT’s, LEO’s, Military, Firefighters, Nurses, etc) in their day jobs who have extensive medical training & off-road capability.

  • You will encounter multiple levels of medically trained volunteers throughout the course including the RD's, AS Captains, etc.

  • If you have any doubt about your ability to maintain your own health, don't register.

Drop Bags:

  • Please limit what you pack.

  • Drop bags will be available at all Aid Stations except #1, #2 & #4.

  • DO NOT bring drop bags to the pre-race mtg.

  • Drop bags must be in sealed “ziplock” style plastic bags. We prefer they not be any larger than the ones that hold up to 3 gallons. They even sell boxes of “off brand” at the Dollar Store. Please label them with a large piece of paper on the INSIDE (facing out) & make sure they close so that we can sanitize if necessary. Also label them well since they’re most likely going to blend into everyones bags this year. If you pack in something other than a sealed ziplock we cannot guarantee your items will be safe from sanitizer or from the crazy random weather we often have. Drop bags may be made of another material but not any larger. However we due use a lot of bleach on our gear so don’t be pissed when its spotty next time you see it.

  • We'll have labeled tarps or large buckets for drop bags at the start, but please make sure they're placed in or on their appropriate Aid Station tarp/bucket no later than 1/2 hr before the start. The salt desert is a unique environment, and wind is generally a constant. As a result, if the winds are high, the aid stations may not have shade canopies as you’ll find in many of the other 100’s. Plan accordingly with your aid station bags and/or crew support.

Mandatory Kit Items:

The RACE DIRECTORS & COMMITTEE are currently in discussions about what items are absolutely mandatory at all times. This is not a race to win huge prizes or money. A few extra ounces won’t make any difference in your finish time.