Arbuckle AnkleBiter

ARBUCKLE ANKLEBITER IS BACK!
100k and 20k options this time and COOLER weather!
Discounts for everyone that ran the 2024 event and FREE entry for the 100k finishers!
Arbuckle Tract at Lake Wales Ridge State Forest is a 13,530 acre property in Frostproof offering opportunities for long hiking excursions, equestrian trails and camping.

Arbuckle Tract occupies a high ridge of ancient sand dunes and contains fast-disappearing pine and oak scrub, a habitat that is home to Florida scrub-jays and gopher tortoises. Lake Arbuckle adjoins the area, and fishing and canoeing may be enjoyed on the lake year-round. This Tract is a Great Florida Birding Trail site. Short-tailed hawks may be observed on the Paula Dockery Trail, and at Lake Arbuckle visitors will see wading birds, bald eagles, limpkins and ospreys.

You will be fully aided and supported, fed, and will have a course that's overmarked— "Flags on the right!!!!!"—and nearly impossible to get lost on if your eyes are open. Come down to Frostproof and enjoy The Arbuckle AnkleBiter at Lake Wales Ridge State Forest's Arbuckle Tract.

Details:
- 100k: 5 x 20k loops
- 20k: 1 x 20k loop

Terrain you will encounter:
- Sand: There's some single-track packed sand; some soft but very runnable.
- Soft sand: There's some, but it's not long stretches. It comes and goes; it's a good time to relax and eat.
- Grass: There's some grass trail; it's lumpy and annoying, to be honest. The sections that have rough, lumpy grass are my least favorite. I'd rather have more sand and less lumpy grass, just like the soft sand. There's not a ton of it, but it's out there. There are also spots where there are just bike grooves, and it's not called the ankle biter for no reason—this is a tough course even though it's flat.
- Clay & limestone roads: There are a few sections of clay roads and a few sections of limestone roads.
- Cypress City: You run along Lake Arbuckle, and it it is just a forest of little streams and cypress trees. This section has some soft sand as well. It’s a mile and a half, and it is treacherous. You need to take your time through this section. There are little tiny roots everywhere. There are bridges over streams; it gets narrow. This is the fun part, but be very aware and careful.

Aid stations every 4 to 5 miles; runners’ camp/start/finish for canopies and crewing, and where the good food will be.

At the aid stations, you will find:

• DrinkLMNT mix, water only, and a fuel mix (TBD)
• Ice, the usual ultra snacks and junk food, along with good food, bananas, oranges, pickles, and protein bars.
• Salt pills, Sports legs GU gels!