2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace Registration Specifics:

It is no secret that every distance at the Broken Arrow Skyrace is in extremely high demand. We are very proud that our small, nimble and independently owned/operated organization has built one of the most popular trail and ultra events in North America.

However, that also presents challenges, and while we would love to welcome every single interested runners, the reality is that we cannot. Because the race is largely held on private land, we could sell thousands of entries per distance, but we have always felt that this would diminish the experience for our runners. We want the Broken Arrow Skyrace to feel "big" but never lose the small-town feel that you've come to love and expect.

Competing interests of satisfying the demand and our desire to preserve the special race day vibes has an invariable impact on the registration process. The reality is our demand far outpaces available space. Every distance will sell out in a matter of hours. And while we're able to welcome over one-thousand runners of the waitlist each year, the reality is that we won't be able to welcome everyone to Palisades Tahoe in June. 

This unprecedented demand is also extremely difficult to manage from a registration process. It is our hope that our rolling design will reduce the chances that the registration system will have issues and will enable us to be more responsive to questions. Since 2016, we've partnered with our friends at Ultrasignup, the industry leading registration platform for trail events. We've grown and learned together along the way and highly value our partnership.

We're confident that Ultrasignup gives us the best possible chance of a seamless registration process. If at any point you find yourself frustrated with our registration, PLEASE take a deep, reflective breath and realize how much Ultrasignup does for our sport - and that there are real humans doing their best for you behind the scenes. 

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Cooperation and understanding are core values of the trail community, and we appreciate you employing them on Broken Arrow registration day! We are politely requesting your cooperation to PLEASE register in a respectable fashion, one that gives everyone a fair chance at getting in. 

We sincerely appreciate your willingness to work with us, play by the rules spelled out below, and help us in facilitating the smoothest registration process possible.

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What to Expect –

2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace Registration: 

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• Please DO NOT use multiple devices, multiple browsers, and/or incognito windows. The more people break this request, the more potential issues might arise that could negatively impact the process for everyone. 

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• Registration is allowed on a first-come, first-served basis but please DO NOT try to register before 9am PST. 

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• You can expect to experience some system slowness during the registration process. Remember, hundreds of eager runners are clicking on the register button right at 9am PST.

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• If you get an error, close your browser window and start over.

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• Once a distance sells out, try to register for your next desired event and/or add yourself to the respective waitlist. 

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• Before you begin the registration process, ensure you have a stable internet connection. Adverse connectivity can negatively impact the registration process.

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• Once a distance sells out, the registration window closes. At this point, a waitlist function will be triggered but your card is NOT charged if you utilize this feature. It is vital to remember that we get nearly 1,000 runners or more into the race off of our waitlists, so we strongly encourage you to join the respective list. 

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• If you were a volunteer and/or partial credit holder from 2024 (or earlier), your credit will still be available for use.

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If you experience any issues, PLEASE contact UltraSignup support immediately. Our teams will be working closely together and will be pulling out all the stops to help everyone as quickly as possible. 

Please be patient with us! We are all just trying to do the best we can and honor your interest in the event. We don't pretend that we can make everyone happy, but we for damn sure are going to try. If we can't get you in this year, we hope to do so in 2026!

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