Early, First Year Sign-Up

The Woodbooger sees everything… including who’s brave enough to sign up early. Trust in the myth before you know the exact course. What you can expect is scenic views, great aid stations, the amazing support the area is known for, and A LOT of elevation gain.

Early-bird registration opens Thanksgiving and runs until 12/31/2025 at midnight.

If you feel called by the forest, the creeks, and the legend, this is your sign. We believe. Do you?

Basic Information

100 Mile and 100k Distances

START: Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
START/FINISH LOCATION: Norton Expo Center, Norton, Virginia
CUT-OFF: 40 Hours (12:00 AM midnight on Sunday June 14, 2026)

For those who are like the Woodbooger and not acclimated to how time works: This means you will need to be stepping over the finish line at 11:59:59 PM on Sunday June 14, 2026.

50k and 25k Distances

START: SUNDAY, June 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
START/FINISH: Norton Expo Center — Norton, Virginia
CUT-OFF: 16 hours (midnight, Sunday June 14, 2026)

And for anyone who relates a little too closely to the Woodbooger and its… questionable relationship with time: You must cross the finish line no later than 11:59:59 PM on Sunday, June 14, 2026. After that, even the Woodbooger goes home. ??

Yes, you get a buckle...

All 100K and 100-mile finishers will receive an official Woodbooger finisher’s buckle specific for their distance. A symbol of grit, determination, and surviving whatever the legend throws your way.

Runners in the 50K and 25K distances will earn a custom finisher’s medal designed specifically for each race.

Buckles are proudly reserved for our ultra-distance finishers (100K and 100M only), because those miles deserve something legendary.

Transfers & Rollovers Allowed

Runners can transfer distances up to the day before the race, no refund for dropping down distances, runners increasing distances will have to pay the difference in price. Runners can transfer their entry to another runner, to be used the same year as originally registered. Rollovers are allowed for medical conditions including pregnancy and post-partum.

Awards

Awards will be given out for each distance for the following:
1st Overall Male, Female, and Nonbinary/Open
2nd Overall Male, Female, and Nonbinary/Open
3rd Overall Male, Female, and Nonbinary/Open

Event's current local time: 4:56 AM ET