Lead The Way 50K

November 23, 2010: At this time we are not planning a 2011 edition of the LTW50k.

March 8, 2010: The LTW50k has been postponed for one year. All registered runners will be issued a full refund on 3/9/2010.

Questions should be directed to race director Tony Berwald – leadtheway50k@gmail.com.

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The Lead the Way 50K will be in the Chattahoochee National Forest on Saturday July 10, 2010. The beneficiary for the races is the Lead the Way Fund.

Location

The race will be  held in the Chattahoochee National Forest near Camp Merrill, GA.

Course Description

The course is beautiful – on all double track USFS roads or single track USFS trails in the Bull Mountain and Jake Mountain area. It will pass by waterfalls and gorgeous mountain streams and foliage. Most of the course is runnable – some of it is on rugged trails and since it is in the mountains expect hills. It will be well marked and have plenty of aid stations available.

Course map and details coming soon.

Race Schedule

All of the following activities will take place at the Flickerball Field. Directions are below.

Friday July 9, 2010

3:00pm – 8:00pm: Race registration and packet pickup

6:30pm: Pre-race brief

Saturday July 10, 2010

4:30am – 5:30am: Race registration and packet pickup

6:00am: 50K start

2:00pm: Course closes

Time Limit

There will be an 8 hour time limit on the course. We will have cutoff times posted soon for the aid stations.

Awards

Awards will go to Top 3 Women and Men overall, plus first place Masters winner

Lodging

There is plenty of lodging in Dahlonega if you want creature comforts. If you want to camp, you are welcome to set up a tent in the Flickerball Field where you will park. There is no charge for camping, we only ask that you clean up after yourselves and  leave absolutely no trace.

Parking

Parking will be at the Flickerball Field.

Fees

Our goal is to have an affordable, safe, enjoyable race. Because of this, we’ve kept the race fee as low as possible to meet those goals. Race registration is limited to the first 250 participants.

Until May 31: Race registration is $53

June 1 and after: Race registration is $78 with no guarantee of  t-shirt

Refunds: Until April 30, 2010 we will give a full refund. After April 30, there will be no refunds issued.

Volunteer

The LTW 50K are looking for volunteers to do everything from pre-race activities to manning aid stations to serving as sweeps. All volunteers receive a race t-shirt and a comped entry into the 2011 LTW 50K.

Directions

The Flickerball Field is located on USFS property right behind Hightower Church. The start, parking, race brief, and pre-race activities will take place here. See the map below for it’s exact location.
View LTW 25K and 50K in a larger map

Post Race

We’ll have some post race goodies available – most likely will be pizza. We may have some baked goodies available too.