Blood Rock 25 & 50K

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Blood Rock 25K and 50K

  • The Blood Rock 25K and 50K will be tough, but the rewards are worth the effort.

  • you will experience the pristine Belcher Tract - just about everything you see from King’s Chair.

  • YOU WILL NOT SET A PR - Enjoy the challenge.

THE 25K AND 50K info

  • WHERE: Oak Mountain State Park, Near Birmingham, Alabama

  • WHEN: 7:00 AM, Saturday, December 6th

  • START LOCATION: The Meeting Center - Cabins on Tranquility Lake

  • DROPBAGS: 25K and 50K Runners may not send drop bags to any aid station. You may leave dropbags at the Cabin.

  • PACERS: 25K and 50K Runners may not have a pacer. Please do not ask!

  • 50K STATS: 30.18 Miles, 5,345ft. of Elevation GAIN - 18 Hour Cutoff

  • 25K STATS: 16.62 Miles, 2,885ft. of Elevation GAIN - 12 Hour Cutoff

WE HAVE TWO SHIRT CUTOFFS

DON’T MISS THE FIRST CUTOFF - OCTOBER 20TH

Those shirts are AWESOME. They are the same shirts we gave at the Southern States 200, Hotter ‘N Hell and Ridge to Blazing Ridge. These are custom made and must be ordered 6 weeks ahead. We do not order extras.

Second shirt cutoff - SUNDAY, November 16th

THIS CUTOFF IS FOR OUR STANDARD, POLY/COTTON BLEND RACE SHIRT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A BLOOD ROCK RACE SHIRT, YOU MUST REGISTER BY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH.
Please register early to ensure getting one of these really cool shirts.

REGISTRATION CLOSES DECEMBER 1ST - THERE WILL BE NO REGISTRATION AFTER DEC 1ST

This is the cutoff for the AWESOME, custom made, fully sublimated, gender specific, technical wicking shirts.

Sorry, I didn’t have any photos of Blood Rock Shirts

Blood Rock 50K and 25K Pace Chart - tHE ONLY ENFORCED CUTOFF IS AT 6:00 am

We do not enforcer cutoff times for the 50 mile, 50K & 25K shown on the charts. The only enforced cutoff is the end of the race at 6AM Sunday.

Blood Rock 50K and 25K Crew Access

Detailed Information on All Crew Accessible Aid Stations

This link will provide Aid Station Charts for all distances and information on which aid stations are crew accessible and which allow drop-bags. It also has detailed directions to each aid station, Google Maps link to each aid station and GPS Coordinates for each. The Summit Lake and Train Station aid stations can only be reached by leaving the park. Overnight crew members can only go to either aid station through the front gate near I-65 over night. The north gate closes at 5:00 PM and does not reopen until 7:00 AM. (You must also return to the park through the south gate.) To get into the park overnight, you must have reserved lodging in the park or have the Blood Rock Crew Car Pass. Without one or both, you cannot get back into the park at night.

WARNING FOR ALL DISTANCES:

ABOUT 300 YDS PAST “KINGS CHAIR” THERE IS A SPLIT:

  • 25K RUNNERS GO RIGHT.

  • ALL OTHER DISTANCES GO LEFT.

WHEN YOU SEE SIGNS ON THE COURSE, READ THEM. WE DO NOT CARRY THEM MILES UP THE MOUNTAIN FOR FUN.

The Blood Rock 50K

2025 course Map

PLEASE NOTE: SUNSET ON DECEMBER 7TH IS 4:39 PM.

If you expect to need 8 hours or more to finish the 50K, that’s 3:00 PM, be sure to have a flashlight or headlamp stashed at the Cabins or in your car. If you think you will need 9 hours or more, take a flashlight with you at the start.

2025 Blood Rock 25K Course

25K Elevation Profile

Lodging and Camping at Blood Rock

  • There are 10 cabins located around Tranquility Lake at the Meeting Center, the Blood Rock Start. The course passes by all cabins. They are available to Blood Rock Runners to reserve for themselves and their crews.

  • There is a very nice campground 2 miles from the start.

  • There are also several hotels about two miles from the south entrance to Oak Mountain State Park. Here is a Google Maps link to Area Hotels.