Runner Guide

If you must step off trail when Mother Nature calls, or to allow another runner to pass, be careful where you go! Oils from this plant cause a painful, itchy rash.

Apply dish soap or a specialized product like CoreTex IvyX directly to dry skin to remove oils after exposure. Follow with a shower using cool or lukewarm water. DO NOT take a hot shower as this will open your pores and spread the oils, worsening the rash.

Auburn Running Company will be at Basecamp with CoreTex IvyX for sale. They also have it for sale in their store, just a short walk from Basecamp. All runners will receive a discount on purchases!

A rash from poison oak looks like patches or streaks of red, raised blisters. These photos show what poison oak looks like on the trails this time of year. It can grow as shrub or vine, with rounded edges and a large middle leaf. The plant can appear red, green, or yellow.