11:59 P.M. Friday Night July 6th, 2012 - 41st & Riverside Drive
2011 Recap & Results
Wow ! What a year for the Tatur Midnight Madness 50 Mile Race. Temperatures soared to over 100 °. An extremely talented young lady by the name of Katie Kramer not only beat all the other women, she also dominated all of the men. Katie finished in 7:01:54 beating second place finisher Cole Starkey by over 45 minutes. Her splits were amazing. 1:25:07, 1:25:00, 1:26:06, 1:26:12 and 1:20:31. Talk about consistent !!
Women ruled the day as three of the top five finshers and five of the top ten finshers were women !!
161 people signed up for the race, 151 runners toed the start line and 105 tough soles finished the entire 51.5 miles. The race director predicted a 45% finishing percentage and was extremely amazed when the results were examined and saw that 70% of the field were able to overcome the high heat, limited wind, no shade and hard pavement.
To list the over 70 volunteers who helped make this race a huge success would be a difficult task and most likely we would overlook someone. The volunteers were absolutely AMAZING !! We never ran out of water, Gatorade, ice or food. We ran out of electrolyte tablets for about one hour. We went through about 3,500 pounds of ice, 500 gallons of water 300 gallons of gatorade and tons of snacks, cookies, fantastic breakfast casseroles and the best BBQ in Tulsa.
Volunteers started showing up at noon on Friday to help set up and many worked as long as 18 hours straight getting set up, manning the aid stations, timing the laps, keeping everything cleaned up, providing security on the course, cheering, course marshalling etc. We even had one crew who worked for for 16 hours straight doing nothing but filling water & Gatorade jugs with fluids and ice.
Most race organizers' worst nightmare is the following three things.
1) Running out of water (especially on a hot day)
2) Someone getting seriously hurt
3) People turning the wrong way or getting lost.
Besides one girl being taken to the hospital in an ambulance for heat related injuries after the race, everything ran like a well oiled machine and Tatur attributed it all the FANTASTIC volunteer base that we are blessed with.
The third annual TATUR Midnight Madness 50 Mile Road Race is a celebration of health and
fitness that will challenge runners to take their physical and mental fitness to the next level.
We invite you to come to Tulsa Oklahoma and participate in the state's premiere fifty mile race. This unique race starts at 11:59 p.m. in Tulsa's newly revamped River Parks Trail System.
The course is mostly pancake flat and fast, yet even night time temperatures in Oklahoma routinely hit 85° and can feature high humidity. The course consists of five -10.3 mile loops in alternating directions.
If you have done a marathon before, this would be a fantastic "first time" ultramarathon since the generous cut-off time of 15 hours allows an entrant to finish as long as he/she can maintain an 18 min/mile pace.
TULSA, Oklahoma - The gun sounded at midnight as 174 runners pounded the pavement all with the same cause of finishing a 50 mile race. The five loop course started at 41st and Riverside and went north to the 31st bridge then south up Turkey Mtn, and back across 71st to the river trail. Many of these runners had never run a full 26.2 mile marathon. In some cases ignorance is bliss, happy faces gave way to tired blistered feet. The winning runner was Steven Richard who clocked a time of 7 hours 20 minutes.
Pacer/Runner Meet Up Forum
Do you need a pacer for the 50 miler. Do you want to participate but not run the whole 50 miles. Do you want to ask some trail veterans what to eat, drink, when to walk, when to run?
TATUR has an online forum/chatroom dedicated to information regarding the 50 mile race. You can post questions, ask for a pacer, volunteer your pacing services etc.
The finishers medals will be 5.5 inches tall, 3 millimeters thick and are believed to be the largest medal of any running race in the state of Oklahoma. They weigh over a half pound.
They are hand crafted by the Wassco Medal Company here in Tulsa and designed by local ultra runner, Kathy Hoover, who has finished five 100 mile races and will also be competing in the Midnight Madness 50 miler.
Tastefully done in two shades of blue, black and silver, they reflect the colors of a midnight run in the Heartland. We think they will make a fabulous centerpiece in your trophy cabinet. Sign up now to be guaranteed one of these collectors items as you cross the finish line.
We are very proud of these large medals and hope this will convince you to push the limits and walk/run in this amazing race.
At the bottom of each medal in small letters are three simple words. Those words are...."I DID IT"
Quit putting it off and go ahead push the button and sign up. You too will be able to say those words at the bottom of the medal.
Aid Station Update
Any quality event is only as special as the people who are involved in it. This race is no exception. The Midnight Madness 50 will have the most experienced ultra runners in the state staffing the two aid stations. OTRA (Oklahoma Trail Runners Association) members have offered to assist the entrants throughout the night at one of the aid stations. Feel free to ask their advice any time throughout the night. These wonderful men and women definitely know their stuff and will take care of you in your "time of need"
(Tatur members will staff the other aid station.)
The OTRA members boast some of the most knowledgeable ultra runners in the Midwest. OTRA has a strong reputation as being a fun, yet professional group of trail and ultra runners. If you have not run with them before, you are really missing out. They train on some fantastic trails in the Oklahoma City region and often travel elsewhere for their training runs. OTRA puts on several great events throughout the year. For more information check out their web page.
Know No Boundaries
TATUR is proud to announce that a portion of the proceeds for the Midnight Madness race will go towards the Know No Boundaries Foundation. This is a foundation that is managed and created by local ultra runner and TATUR member Ken Saveth.
Ken and his foundation are truly doing some incredible things across the world.
Know No Boundaries is a 501(c)(3) non profit foundation aimed at helping people "break out" of their self set, self limiting boundaries. Be it emotional, spiritual, educational or even physical, a person is often times limited by their own internal self talk. This then leads to them not becoming what God has planned for them by reaching their full potential as a living, breathing, imagining human being.
Through your participation & completion of ultra-endurance running events, they raise awareness of these needs as well as money to provide the necessary help. Through funds raised & donations made, Know No Boundaries will provide prosthetics, wheelchairs, crutches, counseling or just a sympathetic ear to work with individuals so that they do reach their full God given potential. To find out more about this foundation visit the Know No Boundaries website
Event Schedule
ThursdayJuly 5, 2011
10 A.M. - Packet Pick-Up starts at RunnerWorld Tulsa
7:30 P.M. - Packet Pick-Up ends at RunnersWorld Tulsa
Friday July 6th , 2011
10 A.M. - Packet PickUp starts at RunnerWorld Tulsa
6 P.M. - Packet Pick-Up ends at RunnersWorld Tulsa
10:30 P.M. - Race Night Registration begins (additional $10)
11:45 P.M. - Deadline for drop bags to be delivered to Turkey Mtn. aid station.
11:45 P.M. Mandatory pre-race meeting starts.
11:59 P.M. Race Starts
Saturday July 7th, 2011
6:10 A.M. - Official sunrise.
? - Official moonrise
7 - 8 A.M. Elites will cross the finish line.
10:00-12 noon. - Mid-pack runners will finish.
10 A.M. - Celebration lunch begins
Noon - Deadline for runners to finish loop four (41.2 miles).
TATUR is proud to announce that a portion of the proceeds for the Midnight Madness race will go towards the Know No Boundaries Foundation. This is a foundation that is managed and created by local ultra runner and TATUR member Ken Saveth. 
