Winter Wild Thangs Trail Series
Welcome to the Winter Wild Thangs Trail Series! We are excited to introduce a new trail series to the beautiful mountains around Huntsville, AL. This series is designed for both new and experienced trail runners alike. There are 3 races total in the series with both short and long race distances. Starting in December and finishing in January, these 3 races are designed to be competitive, help runners increase their race distances through the winter months, and most of all be a ton of fun. If you are training for HTC's Mountain Mist 50K, this is a great winter buildup to the grand daddy of them all, MOUNTAIN MIST! Get signed up for the Huntsville Track Club's Mountain Mist 50K as it sells out fast! Race info here: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=113582
These courses have several bluff views with beautiful mountain scenery as well as creek crossings, water falls and more.
Several aid stations will be provided on the course with everything from water, Gatorade, coke, GU, pretzels, m&m's, granola bars and more.
We are excited to have Marco's Pizza as a sponsor of the Winter Wild Thangs Trail Series! All participants will have delicious Marco's Pizza waiting for them at the finish line of each race!
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Overview
Where? Monte Sano State Park: 5105 Nolen Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801
Winter Wild Thangs Trail Series:
December 21st, 2024 - Frozen Yeti: 5 Mile, 10 Mile (https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=118316)
January 4th, 2025 - Frozen Trash Panda: 10K, Half Marathon (https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=118353)
January 18th, 2025 - Frozen Goat: 15K, 30K (https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=118347)
Driving distance from:
Florence: 73 miles
Birmingham: 102 miles
Chattanooga: 102 miles
Nashville: 110 miles
Atlanta: 180 miles
Registration
The race series bundle is capped at 250 runners.
Signing up for the Short Series will save you $30 off the early bird registration price (if you register before 11/1) and $40 off the late registration price. Signing up for the Long Series bundle will save you $35 off the early registration prices (if you register before 11/1) for each race in the series and $45 off the late registration price for each race. Everyone who signs up for one of the two series will receive a Wild Thangs series t-shirt, amazing finisher awards AND series plaque.
Please know the default "short series" race for Frozen Goat is the 15K. If you would like to be move down to the 4 Mile you can do so by emailing info@runninglane.com.
Packet Pickup
TBD
Shirts, Awards, Weather & Cutoffs
The race shirt will be a short sleeve tri-blend shirt.
Age groups will be: 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ for ALL races.
In the event of severe weather we will delay the start as necessary to avoid lightening. If severe weather threatens the entire day and does not appear to let up, we may be forced to cancel.
Average Temperatures throughout the winter for Huntsville: Low 25F-35F, High: 45F-55F
There will be very loose cutoffs. Our goal is to get more and more people into this awesome sport that is trail running, no matter what your experience level is. However, we would suggest that if you are not able to maintain 15 minute miles that you please consider doing the Short Series vs the Long Series. There will be a 17 minute/ mile cutoff for Long Series participants.
There are no refunds, deferrals, credits or friend / family transfers on entries. We do not mail shirts or medals to participants unable to make the event as left over shirts are donated.
Event's current local time: 8:30 AM CT
