Cohutta Madness

About the event The 18th annual Mystery Mountain Marathon & 12-Miler (aka MMM) features marathon and 12-mile trail races traversing difficult, sometimes technical, but stunningly beautiful trails, with panoramic views of fall foliage displayed on the surrounding mountains. The elevation gain for the marathon is about 5,500 feet runners will enjoy single track, rugged mountain bike, and smooth horse trails while running over and around Fort Mountain, passing the mysterious rock wall built at the top of the mountain over 1,000 years ago. But the highlight of the weekend, as always, will be hanging out by the lake with friends old and new after the race at our fun, low-key celebration. Join us!The event is located at gorgeous Fort Mountain State Park, approximately 90 miles north of Atlanta and 50 miles southeast of Chattanooga. For more race information, visit the MMM race page on our website: MMM Pricing Enter before September 18 for guaranteed shirt size.Join GUTS for just $15 a year and

receive $5 off GUTS races plus other benefits. GUTS Membership is available on Ultrasignup - GetGUTS Cutoffs 12 Miler: 6-hour time limit3.5 hours at Park Entrance (approx 8 miles)Marathon: 8-hour time limitCutoffs along the course are as follows:3.5 hours at Park Entrance (approx 8 miles) 3.5 hours at Power Line Aid Station (approx. 11 miles)6.0 hours at Far Out Aid Station (approx. 18.9 miles)7.0 hours at Last Gasp (approx 22.3 miles)Please do not harass the aid station volunteers to let you continue after the cutoff. The cutoffs are for your safety. We need you and our sweeps off the mountain trails before dark. Furthermore, it will be the discretion of the race director and EMT supervisors to pull a runner from the race if it is determined unsafe for the runner to continue. Awards Women/Men: Top 3 overall1st place masters & grandmasters women/men Event's current local time: 4:52 AM ET

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Hey friends, here at Team Baker, we're like a lot of you and wear multiple hats. Race directing isn't our primary gig and we spend our days at work and adventuring with our kiddos. The administrative work that comes with directing a race for 450 is big...like ginormously big. This year we're doing something new and letting runners change distances until we fill-up. Once we hit our capacity we'll turn that feature off. We know things happen in life and want to be as supportive as possible while also balancing our life.

The Jewel is Georgia's longest-standing 100-mile trail race and runs on the beautiful Pinhoti. With 99% single-track and 1% a ridiculous climb up what we affectionately call "Mt. Baker," all our distances are super fun (at least the finish line is fun). The Pinhoti includes some steller ridgeline sections as well as a rock garden that'll make you hate rocks...well...forever. The 100 mile starts at the Dalton Convention Center, runs out to the Dry Creek Trail system, and comes back, making this a great 100 miler for runners AND crew. The Dry Creek system is maintained by SORBA and has a fast and runnable single-track through a gorgeous pine tree forest. A loop system allows you to see crew at the same spot for over 30 miles. They'll thank you in the end and beg you to run more 100's. We bus 18, 35, and 50-mile runners out to their starting lines and scream like crazy for them as they run back to the finish line and their cars. The bus ride to the start takes you back to your childhood and makes you thankful you're now an adult. And we have toilets at the starting line since pre-race pooping is pretty important. And the finish line...oh the finish line! We try to create an experience that allows you to pull up a chair, eat some food and feel like you're at our kitchen table with family. Everyone deserves to be celebrated for their effort on the trail no matter how the day turns out. The finish line is a place to share stories of failures and success and really good beer. We'd love to meet you and share some sweet trail miles with you! Jenny, Franklin, Luci (15) and Levi (13) BakerP.S. We know things happen in training and in life that might end in not being able to show up on race day...really, we do. And, because of our jobs and all that is involved in managing 450 runners and the logistics, we don't offer refunds, deferrals, or bib transfers.

Event's current local time: 4:29 AM ET

Coyote Ugly 30k and 50k Race Course The Coyote Ugly 30k and 50k is a trail race that take place in the beautiful Cohutta Wilderness March 6,2027. The race starts and finishes at Mulberry Gap Adventure Basecamp in Ellijay, Ga. The route for each distance starts the same way by following gravel road for almost 2 miles before you climb up Pinhoti 2 for 4 miles ending at a gravel forest service road that brings you to your first aid station. You’ll follow the gravel for less than a mile before you’re climbing again on Pinhoti 1. Pinhoti 1 is almost 4 miles long and takes you to the Bear Creek section of trail. A quick .2 mile out and back takes you to your next aid stop before you climb to the top of bear creek crossing several creeks (if you’re careful, your feet can stay dry). Once you’re to the top, you’ll find an aid station before the two distances split. 30k runners will descend gravel back to Mulberry Gap passing by Bear Creek overlook and Barnes Creek Falls with a total distance of

approximately 19 miles and 2900 ft of climbing. 50k runners will descend gravel for .5 miles before hopping back on the Bear Creek trail and looping around the back side of Bear Creek on rolling double track. You’ll come back through the trail head aid station before you head back up Pinhoti 1 and follow gravel forest service road back to Pinhoti 2 through the last aid stop and back to Mulberry Gap for a total of 30 miles and 4400 feet of climbing. Nitty Gritty (Aid Stations, Cutoffs, Volunteers Alright! Let’s talk nitty gritty: Cut Offs and Aid Station Fare. We want this race to be a little hard but we also want the race to be beginner friendly. We hope to have a 100% finish rate. With that in mind, we will have a 10 hr cut off for the 50k and a 7 hour cut off for the 30k. That means you need to maintain a 20 min mile overall to finish in time. Aid Stations:Our aid stations will have typical ultra fare. Water, electrolytes, chips, gummy bears/worms, pb&j, grilled cheese/quesadillas (at the

top of bear creek), avocado tortillas, candy, coke, ginger ale, pickles/juice and maybe a few more surprises. Now, the important stuff, cut offs. Each aid station will have a hard cutoff for runner to make it through. Please don’t argue with the aid station captains enforcing these. We want everyone to finish but don’t want our volunteers out here all day. The cut off matrix is posted on the website. Volunteers :Anyone volunteering to sweep, run an aid station, or help at the finish will be rewarded with free race entry into a future race and swag! We can’t put on the race without volunteers so we want to thank them appropriately. Course Map 30K Course Map 50K Runners Manual https://www.canva.com/design/DAGfMaODE_0/bIdF7nWc5mpFhbzoTEC2xg/edit?utm_content=DAGfMaODE_0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton Refunds, Deferrals, etc. We are happy to refund your registration fee up to one month before the event. We allow women a pregnancy deferral for 2 years. After 30

days out, we will allow 1/2 credit to a future race with us! We don’t allow bib transfers if there is a waiting list! Sorry folks! Please cancel your registration should the need arise so we can account for the appropriate amount of food and swag on race day! Thank you for you help! Event's current local time: 5:06 AM ET