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Big Turtle 50 Miler
Date(s): 2019 DAte TBA - GET NOTIFIED
Location: Morehead, Kentucky
Distances: 50 Miles, 50K, 10 Miles
Why run it?: A deceptively challenging out and back course along Kentucky's Sheltowee Trace with a start/finish line in the heart of the city!
War Hammer 100
Date(s): June 2-3, 2018
Location: Red River Gorge, Stanton, Kentucky to Wildcat Mountain in East Bernstadt, Kentucky
Distances: 100 Miles
Why run it?: This ultimate endurance challenge tests runners who wish to be called "warriors" to battle the weather, the clock, the distance, and themselves. 102 miles along the Sheltowee Trace!
Timber & Trails 5K
Date(s): July 14, 2018
Location: Wallingford, Kentucky
Distances: 5K
Why run it?: This is the perfect summer trail 5k and the ideal preview race for the Hot Hot Hundred. Rolling green trails throughout a gorgeously lush valley!
Hot Hot Hundred Trail Races
Date(s): August 11, 2018
Location: Wallingford, Kentucky
Distances: 10K - 100K - 100K Relay
Why run it?: It is like a huge party, with some running thrown in! It's the toughest 10k in Kentucky and the best time you'll have with friends old and new. The solo 100K is something very few can complete within the allotted 16 hours!
Breaks 40 Miler
Date(s): September 8, 2018
Location: Breaks Interstate Park, Breaks, VA
Distances: 43M
Why run it?: The Breaks is an extreme trail running challenge with amazing mountain views, the deepest gorges east of the Mississippi River, and challenges you will never forget!
The Reaper 30K
Date(s): October 13, 2018
Location: Salt Lick, Kentucky
Distances: 30K
Why run it?: Rolling lake shores, slippery creek beds, and high ridges with breathtaking views of the massive Cave Run Lake. A fun and unique trail race for everyone!
Rough Trail 50K/25K
Date(s): November 10, 2018
Location: Red River Gorge, Pine Ridge, Kentucky
Distances: 50K/25K
Why run it?: The "must run" race of the Bluegrass State. 31 miles of beautifully brutal trails through the famous Red River Gorge.
Redbird Crest 100K
Date(s): December 1-2, 2018
Location: Hyden, Kentucky
Distances: 100K
Why run it?: Rugged ups and downs mixed with rolling ridgelines in the Appalachian foothills on the Redbird Crest Trail. A challenge of terrain and elements.
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