Take a look at our Entrants and join them on the start line.

It's about that time to start amassing Volunteers. We need help with course marking, course stripping, aid stations, status updating/computing, and entering to run. Head to the Contact Us page and let us know how we can use you!

Virgil Crest has gone mobile. We have created a mobile site that can be viewed from your mobile device, http://mobile.virgilcrestultras.com/. Just like the regular site it will have live updates during the race. We are hoping this will be helpful to the crew memebers as the directions to each aid station are also on the site under "Race", then "Crew". We are very excited to help friends and family to keep tabs on their runners throughout the race. If you experience any issues on either the regular or mobile site, please let us know using the Contact Us page.

Welcome to our third year. Under our new name, Virgil Crest Ultras, we're hoping to provide more goodness, kind of like an organic free-range rBGH-free double-stuffed Oreo cookie.

• Belt Buckles for all 100 mile finishers so get those registrations in and hop to that weight loss program you've been eyeing up.
• Instead of 8,700/17,400 feet (50/100-mile) of elevation gain or loss we're going to give you 9,990/19,980, an additional 26 feet per mile offered for just showing up. Look at it this way...had you reached the finish line of the old course and happened to be at the foot of the Empire State Building you could have just stopped there and been satisfied. Now, for the 100, you'd not only get the chance to run up it once, but two more times...all thrown in for the same low price. Everybody wins, really.
• Improved Course: A revised course provides 94% trail (up from 75%), 3.5% gravel road (down from 19%), and 2% paved road (down from 6%). An out-back format and increased duration on the Finger Lakes Trail main should make things more straight-forward and easier on navigation.
• A revised course cut-off time for the 50-mile from 13 to 16 1/2 hours. We've gotta be open that long regardless so you might as well take your time and enjoy the scenery, and for those who are considering their first 50...we've got you supported and are providing the time to get it done if you have it in you.
• More community. This year with a staging location at Hope Lake Park, sitting next to Greek Peak's new Hope Lake Lodge and overlooking the alpine facility, we’re looking forward to more involvement with the Virgil Community. We were lucky in ’09 to have great volunteer support from fire companies and EMTs from throughout the county. This year meals will be used as direct fundraisers to benefit not only the local fire departments but also other entities within the Virgil community. So bring a friend and eat more.

Welcome to upstate New York, it's a beautiful part of the world and it will be great to have you.

We hope that these changes will improve the experience for both entrants and the community.
Course Details have been updated with course chnages for this year.
Results have also been updated to include splits from 2008 & 2009.
Race Reports have been updated to include 2009 reports.

Registration is now open.

Virgil Crest Ultras are 50 and 100 mile ultramarathons located in Virgil, N.Y. and are intended to provide endurance trail athletes an additional opportunity in the northeast. The event uses The Finger Lakes Trail sections spanning the Tuller Hill and Kennedy State Forests, paired with the mountainous terrain of Greek Peak Mountain Resort.

This year's races will begin at 6 a.m. on Saturday, September 25, 2010, and will include a 50-mile race, a 100-mile race, and a 100-mile relay. Entry will open on February 4th, 2010, and be limited to the first 150 qualified entrants in both of the solo events. The 100 Mile Relay will be open to only the first 30 teams.

A not-for-profit venture, the event is being funded by the Finger Lakes Running Company and secondary sponsors in support of the Ithaca Enclave and trails maintenance organizations.