Mountain Masochist Trail Run
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The Mountain Masochist Trail Run (MMTR50) is a 50 mile ultramarathon that winds it way through the Blue Ridge Mountains. The course begins at the James River Visitor Center, runners cover a short out-n-back section on the Blue Ridge Parkway before completing a few short miles of road. The course then meanders northward over various dirt and gravel roads in the National Forest before runners have to negotiate the second half of the course. Leaving Long Mountain aid station, the second half includes dirt & old logging roads as well as several miles of beautiful single track trail. Many say the race is just beginning when you leave Long Mtn. Upon reaching the last aid station at Porters Ridge, runners course downhill for 2.9 miles toward the finish in Montebello. The entire MMTR course traverses some of the most beautiful areas in the Blue Ridge right around peak fall foliage. The elevation climbs 9,200 feet and descends 7,000 feet.
Top ten men performers
- 2009 Geoff RoesGeoff RoesGeoff Roes is an American ultra-marathon runner.-Career:Roes was raised in Cleveland, New York and excelled in track and cross country at Paul V. Moore High School in Central Square, NY. He competed in cross-country at Syracuse University for one year before becoming injured...
6:27:55 - 2003 Dave MackeyDave MackeyDave Mackey, born November 22, 1969, is a professional American ultra runner and adventure racer who lives in Novato, California. Dave has set course records at many significant national ultra-distance trail running races, and spent several years adventure racing nationally and internationally. In...
6:48:31 - 2001 Clark ZealandClark ZealandClark Zealand is a Canadian ultramarathoner and CXO of trail running and event management company eco-x. Zealand currently resides in Forest, Virginia, but is originally from Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. Zealand has been running most of his life. From an early age he began putting in long miles and...
6:52:11 - 2006 Eric Grossman 6:53:18
- 2004 Sean Andrish 6:56:09
- 1997 Josh CoxJosh CoxJosh Cox is an American long-distance runner. He is the American record holder in the 50k.-External links:**...
6:57:10 - 2009 Lon Freeman 6:58:25
- 1996 Courtney Campbell 6:59:26
- 2005 Paul DeWitt 6:59:52
- 2009 Gary Robbins 7:00:28
Top ten women performers
- 2006 Nikki KimballNikki KimballNikki Kimball is an American distance runner specializing in the Ultramarathon. She ran her first 100-mile race at the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run in 2004, and was the female winner. She was the winning female at Western States again in 2005 and 2007, becoming only the third woman to win...
7:47:05 - 2005 Anne Lundblad 7:49:48
- 2005 Annette Bednosky 7:55:52
- 2006 Jenn Shelton 7:58:11
- 2009 Tamsin Anstey 8:09:07
- 2005 Cat Phillips 8:13:15
- 2003 Bethany Hunter 8:14:47
- 2003 Jenny Capel 8:23:35
- 1994 Janice Anderson 8:27:01
- 2004 Anthea Schmid 8:27:30