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2018 Blood Rock 100 and 50 Mile Trail Race
September 29th and 30th, Oak Mountain State Park, Pelham, Alabama, just south of Birmingham. 5:00 AM Start - 35 Hour Cutoff - 18 Hour Cutoff of the 50 Mile
Blood Rock Race Shirts are included with your Registration. Please note: You must sign up on or before September 16th to be assured of receiving a race shirt.
Nexus Endurance Technical race shirts and cotton hoodies are also available on Ultrasignup for an additional fee through 9/16.
The 2018 Blood Rock 100 or 50 mile trail race will likely be the hardest 50 or 100 you have ever run. The 100 will have well over 40,000 feet of elevation change, the 50 mile, 20,000 ft. However, the elevation gain is not what makes the race so hard. It is the terrain. Our little mountain at Oak Mountain State Park is only 600 feet tall and about 8 miles long but what it lacks in size it makes up for in brutally steep technical climbs and descents, treacherous trails and endless miles of rocks and roots. Then again, there are also some very gentle and very runable trails too.
The course is a 50 mile loop with only one "out/back" section, the Power line, about 3.5 miles long. The Course is almost entirely within the 10,000 acre Oak Mountain State Park. We have permission from the park to use backcountry trails that had never been used in a race until the 2016 Blood Rock 50 mile. Some of those trails get very little use and some, like the abandoned wagon road down the back side of the mountain, had not been used in many years. The Cutoff is 35 Hours for the 100 and the 50 mile cutoff will be 18 Hours. We really do not enforce cutoffs unless they are required by the park such as the 35 Hour cutoff in the 100 and 50 Mile Cutoff of 18 Hours.
The 2018 race will start at the Cabins on Tranquility Lake. We have reserved all 10 cabins for Friday and Saturday night and runners may rent them for the race weekend. You may reserve additional night before and after the race if you wish. We will be able to use the lodge meeting facility at the cabins for the pre-race meeting and as the aid station. If you reserve one of the 10 Cabins, you can use it as your personal aid station. Runners will pass through the Cabins at mile 16 and 50 in the 50 mile. 100 mile runners will come through again at mile 66 and mile 100. Cabins may only be reserved by those running the 100. The cabins rent for $133.00 per night plus taxes and fees. Each cabin has a full kitchen, two bedrooms and sleeps 6. Two cabins are pet friendly. Cabin reservations open April 1st. We had a long wait-list last year so don't wait if you want to reserve a room.
The course is a 50 mile loop with only one "out/back" section, the Power line, about 3.5 miles long. The Course is almost entirely within the 10,000 acre Oak Mountain State Park. We have permission from the park to use backcountry trails that had never been used in a race until the 2016 Blood Rock 50 mile. Some of those trails get very little use and some, like the abandoned wagon road down the back side of the mountain, had not been used in many years. The Cutoff is 35 Hours for the 100 and the 50 mile cutoff will be 18 Hours. We really do not enforce cutoffs unless they are required by the park such as the 35 Hour cutoff in the 100 and 50 Mile Cutoff of 18 Hours.
The 2018 race will start at the Cabins on Tranquility Lake. We have reserved all 10 cabins for Friday and Saturday night and runners may rent them for the race weekend. You may reserve additional night before and after the race if you wish. We will be able to use the lodge meeting facility at the cabins for the pre-race meeting and as the aid station. If you reserve one of the 10 Cabins, you can use it as your personal aid station. Runners will pass through the Cabins at mile 16 and 50 in the 50 mile. 100 mile runners will come through again at mile 66 and mile 100. Cabins may only be reserved by those running the 100. The cabins rent for $133.00 per night plus taxes and fees. Each cabin has a full kitchen, two bedrooms and sleeps 6. Two cabins are pet friendly. Cabin reservations open April 1st. We had a long wait-list last year so don't wait if you want to reserve a room.
Pace Charts and Mandatory Cutoffs for 2018. Click on the Pace Charts below to a open or print a PDF copy.
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Most of you know Southeastern Trail Runs also created and hosts the Lake Martin 100 which takes place in March. In 2017, the Lake Martin 100 was voted by runners, as the "Best 100" and "Best Ultra" in the North America according to a survey by "RunUltra." We were also voted the 6th best ultra world wide. Blood Rock is put on with the same care and attention to detail as Lake Martin. Join us in late September for an awesome trail running experience. I want to offer a very special thanks to our runners for taking time out to vote for Lake Martin.
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Area Lodging:
We have reserved all 10 Cabins on Tranquility Lake for the Blood Rock 100 & 50. You must rent the cabin through Southeastern Trial Runs. They will be rented to runners on a first come first serve basis. They will be available to reserve starting April 1st. We have reserved the Cabins for Friday night, September 28th and Saturday night, Sept 29th. Additional nights, before the 28th and after the 29th may also be reserved as long as the cabin is available. We will only rent cabins to Blood Rock 50 or 100 mile runners. We can only rent one cabin to an individual runner. Please do not ask to reserve more than one cabin. Each cabin has two bedrooms, one with a King and one with 2 double beds. The cabins will sleep 6. The cabins have one bath, a kitchenette with utensils and cookware, central heat and air, porch, grill and picnic table. Dish Network and a flat screen TV are located in the living room of each cabin. The cabins are $129 per night + fees and taxes. We will open registration for the Cabins, April 1st at Noon. Last year, we had a lengthy wait list for cabins. Don't wait too long to reserve a cabin. There is NO Cell Reception at the Cabins.
Here is a link to the Cabins at OMSP: http://www.alapark.com/oak-mountain-state-park-cabins.
We have reserved all 10 Cabins on Tranquility Lake for the Blood Rock 100 & 50. You must rent the cabin through Southeastern Trial Runs. They will be rented to runners on a first come first serve basis. They will be available to reserve starting April 1st. We have reserved the Cabins for Friday night, September 28th and Saturday night, Sept 29th. Additional nights, before the 28th and after the 29th may also be reserved as long as the cabin is available. We will only rent cabins to Blood Rock 50 or 100 mile runners. We can only rent one cabin to an individual runner. Please do not ask to reserve more than one cabin. Each cabin has two bedrooms, one with a King and one with 2 double beds. The cabins will sleep 6. The cabins have one bath, a kitchenette with utensils and cookware, central heat and air, porch, grill and picnic table. Dish Network and a flat screen TV are located in the living room of each cabin. The cabins are $129 per night + fees and taxes. We will open registration for the Cabins, April 1st at Noon. Last year, we had a lengthy wait list for cabins. Don't wait too long to reserve a cabin. There is NO Cell Reception at the Cabins.
Here is a link to the Cabins at OMSP: http://www.alapark.com/oak-mountain-state-park-cabins.
Lodging outside the park:
Our partner hotel is the Holiday Inn Express just off Hwy 119, Cahaba Valley Rd just 3 miles from the park entrance. Address: 260 Cahaba Valley Rd, Pelham, AL 35124. Our discount is listed under Blood Rock Races . If you stay outside the park you will need to be close to the Southwest entrance. ALL Blood Rock runners must enter the park through the south gate race morning.
Several other hotels are located within 3 miles of the South (actually southwest) entrance to Oak Mountain State Park.
Here is a Google Maps link to all Hotels close to the south entrance to OMSP.
Our partner hotel is the Holiday Inn Express just off Hwy 119, Cahaba Valley Rd just 3 miles from the park entrance. Address: 260 Cahaba Valley Rd, Pelham, AL 35124. Our discount is listed under Blood Rock Races . If you stay outside the park you will need to be close to the Southwest entrance. ALL Blood Rock runners must enter the park through the south gate race morning.
Several other hotels are located within 3 miles of the South (actually southwest) entrance to Oak Mountain State Park.
Here is a Google Maps link to all Hotels close to the south entrance to OMSP.
Camping:
Oak Mountain State Park has a large with 150 campsites for tents and RV's. The campground entrance is 1.2 miles form the start. There are also backcountry primitive campsites available.
http://www.alapark.com/oak-mountain-state-park-camping
Oak Mountain State Park has a large with 150 campsites for tents and RV's. The campground entrance is 1.2 miles form the start. There are also backcountry primitive campsites available.
http://www.alapark.com/oak-mountain-state-park-camping
Weekend Schedule:
Friday, September 28th - 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Packet Pickup will be in the "Meeting Center" on your left as you enter the cabin area. There will be no Late Registration.
Friday - 4:30 PM: Prerace briefing at the Gazebo or Meeting Center. Packet pickup will close down during the prerace briefing and reopen again after the meeting. Leave drop bags at the Meeting Center for all aid stations.
Saturday, September 29th - 4:00 to 4:45AM: Packet Pickup at the Meeting Center by the Cabins. All 50 and 100 mile runners must check in Saturday morning.
Saturday - 5:00 AM: Race Start for the 100 and 50 Mile Races. (Sunrise is at 6:20AM. Bring a headlamp or flashlight to the start)
Saturday - 5:30 to 6:15AM: Packet Pickup for at Meeting Center for 50K and 25K Runners.
Saturday - 6:30 AM: Start of the Blood Rock 25K and 50K Races.
Saturday - 11:00 PM: Cutoff for Blood Rock 50 Mile Trail Race. (Sunset is 7:15PM. If you will need more than 14 hours bring a headlamp)
Sunday, September 30th - 4:00 PM: Cutoff for the Blood Rock 100 Mile Trail Race.
Friday, September 28th - 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Packet Pickup will be in the "Meeting Center" on your left as you enter the cabin area. There will be no Late Registration.
Friday - 4:30 PM: Prerace briefing at the Gazebo or Meeting Center. Packet pickup will close down during the prerace briefing and reopen again after the meeting. Leave drop bags at the Meeting Center for all aid stations.
Saturday, September 29th - 4:00 to 4:45AM: Packet Pickup at the Meeting Center by the Cabins. All 50 and 100 mile runners must check in Saturday morning.
Saturday - 5:00 AM: Race Start for the 100 and 50 Mile Races. (Sunrise is at 6:20AM. Bring a headlamp or flashlight to the start)
Saturday - 5:30 to 6:15AM: Packet Pickup for at Meeting Center for 50K and 25K Runners.
Saturday - 6:30 AM: Start of the Blood Rock 25K and 50K Races.
Saturday - 11:00 PM: Cutoff for Blood Rock 50 Mile Trail Race. (Sunset is 7:15PM. If you will need more than 14 hours bring a headlamp)
Sunday, September 30th - 4:00 PM: Cutoff for the Blood Rock 100 Mile Trail Race.
Click the image above to watch the July 29, 2017 Blood Rock Preview Run Video by Marathon Runs. (MRuns.com)
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Click on this image to see the 2017 Preview Run video by STR
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