Schedule of Events
Race Weekend
Saturday, May 16th, 2026
Location: TBA
- Packet pickup and drop bag drop off starting at 4:00 PM EST - 6:30 PM EST
- Q & A with Race Directors 4:30 PM, 5:30 PM, & 6:00 PM
Race Day - Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Race morning packet pick-up at Start Lines in Montgomery (50M) & Hawks Nest (50K):
- 3:30 - 4:30 am - 14 hour 50M athletes
- 4:45 - 5:45 am - 12.75 hour 50M athletes
- 5:45 - 6:45 am - 50K athletes
- 5:30 am - 50K Shuttle (for those who purchased a ticket) leaves Montgomery for Hawks Nest State Park
- 50 Mile Race Start Time - 14 hour limit: 4:45 am (not eligible for awards)
- 50 Mile Race Start Time - 12.75 hour limit: 6:00 am (eligible for awards)
- We have two start times for the 50 mile race because we want everyone to have the opportunity to "beat the train" but do not want everyone to have to start at 4:45 am. We also do not want earlier finishers to have to wait hours for the train.
- 50 Kilometer Race Start Time: 7:00 am
- Last Finisher: 6:45 PM
- Train leaves the station: 6:59 PM
- We do not control the trains. This is a reliable schedule and is rarely late. But if Amtrak is delayed, athletes' departure will be delayed as well.
- Post Race Party in Montgomery: ~ 8 PM when the train arrives!
- Awards will be presented as overall and age group winners cross the finish line
