In The Heat Of The Night
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In the Heat of the Night
This is a night trail race held near Frog Pond Overlook in Anniston, Alabama, on maintained dirt and gravel forest roads adjacent to the Pinhoti Trail in Talladega Forest. The event is a loop course that emphasizes running through forest roads and trail surroundings and runs from sunset to sunrise.
Distances offered:
- 100K: four loops, ~7920 ft total elevation gain, cutoff 18 hours.
- 50K: two loops, ~3950 ft total elevation gain, cutoff 10 hours.
- 25K: one loop, ~1980 ft total elevation gain, cutoff 6 hours.
- 10K: out-and-back up a 3.1 mile climb and return, ~596 ft total elevation gain, cutoff 4 hours.
Course direction alternates yearly: even years run counter clockwise, odd years run clockwise. Start/finish coordinates are GPS 33.714045 -85.6643037. Aid is provided at the start/finish plus two full on-course aid stations; one aid station may be unmanned but stocked. Drop bags are allowed at the aid stations for 50K and 100K. The event is cupless.
Per-entrant items and awards include a race shirt (order deadline July 13), handmade finisher amulets, handmade awards for top three men and women per distance, and a BOCO Trucker hat included for 100K registrants. Packet pickup occurs on race day at the start. Registration is limited to 200 entrants and is nonrefundable; registrants may be deferred to the next year in the event of a forest fire or natural disaster. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
