Georgia jewel 35 miler. Once runners finish 15 miles in the dry creek system theyll head up and over to johns mountain. Karen rd and i went through each bin and made sure contents where there sorted the georgia jewel hoodies into the appropriate sizes by race 35 50 100 and we were ready for the runners to arrive. Created from a passion for the trails and running the jewel surpassed all odds and quickly became a favorite among the ultra community.
The georgia jewel dalton ga 100 miler 50 miler 35 miler 17 miler. I left dalton without accomplishing that. The jewel is georgias longest standing 100 mile trail race and run on the beautiful pinhoti.
Friday arrived and i volunteered to help arrange and double check the aid station bins and sign in the 35 milers. Single track with a few intense climbs and one epic rock garden make for an experience that will leave you dreaming about unicorns for months. Never before had a running event hosted on the ga section of the pinhoti thrived or for that matter lasted.
Georgia jewel 35 mile race report right before the start at dry creek horse park as i stumbled into the aid station at snake creek gap the 175 mile halfway point for the georgia jewel 35 mile run i seriously pondered asking the volunteers if i could just take a nap on the wet gravel. Saturday sep 22 2018. With 99 single track and 1 a ridiculous climb up what we affectionately call mt.
The georgia jewel is georgias longest standing 100 mile endurance race. The climb up to johns mountain is spectacular and rewarded with a fun aid station party at the top and a fun bomb down section on the other side. Georgia jewel 35 miler ish.
I went to dalton georgia to run my first ultra marathon. 100 miler gets 5 points 50 miler gets 3 points 35 miler gets 2 points hey gang. Run 99 on trails the georgia jewel 17 35 50 and 100 mile trail race is a gorgeous experience.
The jewel is only amazing because of our partners and the city of dalton. Since its inception the jewel has worked with the dalton convention center downtown area businesses the georgia pinhoti trail association and the dalton amateur radio group to create an event we hope makes the city proud. Our family has hosted this race the past four years and we cant wait for year 5.