UPDATE 8:30PM MAR 4th

I REGRET TO REPORT THAT
THE MARATHON CRASH RACE IS CANCELLED.

Today. the Chief of Investigation and Enforcement of the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services made contact with Wolfpack Hustle and demanded that this event be cancelled or we may face criminal charges and bear liability for the costs of enforcement. This comes as a shock and disappointment.

We have requested an expedited permit be granted but have been told initially that it is not possible at this point for one to be granted. Therefore we have no choice but to fully comply with the city's demands and we strongly urge that everyone obey the city's request not to engage in this event or any like it.

Though unpermitted, this event has enjoyed the support of the LAPD and city going into it's fifth year now, Wolfpack Hustle has been cooperative, and had sought to partner with LAPD and all agencies. We've met with and cooperated with city officials on several occasions. For 2014, we've taken further measures to ensure that the participants are safe and to prevent any claims being made on the City of Los Angeles and other cities and agencies, via waivers, participant / competitor separation, and by purchasing event insurance.

This event has been in the planning for at least one year, and builds on a community tradition referred to above. To threaten criminal prosecution 5 days prior to the event taking place comes as a shock and disappointment: The city is now demanding permits and payments where it has never done so in the past.

THE MARATHON CRASH RACE IS CANCELLED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

-Roadblock

Saturday, March 8, 7:30 A.M.
94 Miles with 8,940 Feet of Climbing without the Palomar Observatory option
104 Miles with 10,200 Feet of Climbing with the Palomar Observatory option
Rain Cancels

Let’s ride the Oceanside to Palomar Century which includes the famous climb up Palomar, also known as the Alpe d’Huez of Southern California, and Cole Grade Road. It’s an easy 1 hour drive to the start in Oceanside. This is one of the finest routes in Southern California!! The Century is a tough but epic one with 10,200 Feet in 104 Miles if you include the climb up to the Observatory.

The weather looks like it should be good with a forecast for Palomar showing a high of about 62 with a 10% chance of rain on Friday, March 7 at

https://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...in+CA+USCA0833

Valley Center is showing a forecasted high of 72 on the way back at https://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...er+CA+USCA1185

Which brings me to the “Palomar Mountain Wapner Weather Correction Factor”. Named after Mike Wapner who has tackled Palomar a couple of times, Mike noticed early on that whatever the forecasted temperature was, it was always A LOT hotter down there than the forecast. On 11/24/12, the forecast was for a high of 68 degrees at Palomar Mountain but we actually saw 86. So from now on, we’ll take the forecasted high and add 20 degrees to it for the Wapner Weather Correction Factor. Thanks Mike.

So the forecast high on Palomar will be 82 or so on the climb up Highway 76 and on the climb up Palomar’s South Grade Road. I’ll be bringing two big water bottles and my Camelbak.