Montvale Endurance Challenge

This is an incredibly unique perhaps once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run, scramble, climb, crawl, or do whatever it takes to climb over 1500' of elevation from Camp Montvale up to the Great Smoky Mountains Lock Rock Tower approach, approximately 2.5 miles away. NOTE: This is pending permitting. If not granted, you can choose to be transferred to the 6 hour event or have your registration fee (not processing fee) refunded.

The well marked race course turns around just prior to the immediate approach and ascent up the tower to avoid impacting other Park visitors. So...once you are done grabbing your knees, gasping for breath and/or fainting (hopefully no heart attacks!), try to safely get back down the mountain without falling or attempting to win the best blood award...because there isn't one! The overall course includes a few hundred feet of pavement, mostly double track trails, some traversing across the steep mountainside woods with no trail (lots of leaves to help cushion your falls, rocks to make you wish you hadn't fallen, and trees to grab as you slid down the mountain side!), and some single track trail.

This is NOT a PR course or even close to it. Make no mistake! It will be both very difficult and very rewarding. That is why it is called the Look Rock Challenge. Ten dollars of your race fee will go directly to Friends of the Smokies to help support and protect our incredibly beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park that we will be extremely privileged to run in during this event. Spots are definitely limited, so sign up now and tell all your peeps.

Get a load of this. There may even be a few super "crazy" people that will attempt BOTH the Look Rock Challenge AND either the 6 hour or 12 hour night run. Will it be you??

If you like some quality time in the woods, then you will like this event. You will follow a 2ish mile loop course through Camp Montvale and the surrounding woods at the base of Chilhowee Mountain. It is NOT flat, but with only approximately 225 cumulative feet of elevation gain per loop, much of it is runnable, if you have the legs and the engine.

The trail consists of a mix of double track dirt and somewhat rocky trails wide enough for two abreast. There are some grassy areas and a bit of asphalt through the camp. There will be one Aid Station in front of the main lodge, next to the start/finish and timing area. It is a great course for beginners and veterans alike, walkers and runners. Crawling is even permitted!

To be an official finisher and score a medal, you only have to complete one 2ish mile loop. How easy is that?! But of course the real goal is to complete as many laps as possible within your 6 hour time limit.

Besides getting to enjoy some quality trail time with all your crazy running peeps, this is one event you can really feel doubly good about. A significant portion of your registration fee and all of the camping, cabin, and RV parking fees go directly to the camp owner, Harmony Family Center, to help with their very worthy adoption programs. So your participation in MC48 will not only potentially be awesome for you, it will also help make a very direct, positive, life changing impact in children’s lives that so desperately need it. So...what are you waiting on? Get signed up now. Then get ready for the MC48 party!

Oh, get a load of this. There may even be a few super "crazy" people that will attempt BOTH the 6 hour run AND the Look Rock Challenge. Will it be you??

So you're wanting to run ALL day, non-stop? Well then, you're in the right spot. You will follow a 2ish mile loop course through Camp Montvale and the surrounding woods at the base of Chilhowee Mountain. It is NOT flat, but with only approximately 225 cumulative feet of elevation gain per loop, much of it is runnable, if you have the legs and the engine.

The trail consists of a mix of double track dirt and somewhat rocky trails wide enough for two abreast. There are some grassy areas and a bit of asphalt through the camp. There will be one Aid Station in front of the main lodge, next to the start/finish and timing area. It is a great course for beginners and veterans alike, walkers and runners. Crawling is even permitted!

To be an official finisher and score a medal, you only have to complete one 2ish mile loop. How easy is that?! But of course the goal is to complete as many laps as possible within your 12 hour time limit. If you complete 50 miles or more, you will proudly take home an MC48 mug.

Besides getting to enjoy some quality trail time with all your crazy running peeps, this is one event you can really feel doubly good about. A significant portion of your registration fee and all of the camping, cabin, and RV parking fees go directly to the camp owner, Harmony Family Center, to help with their very worthy adoption programs. So your participation in MC48 will not only potentially be awesome for you, it will also help make a very direct, positive, life changing impact in children’s lives that so desperately need it. So...what are you waiting on? Get signed up now. Then get ready for the MC48 party!

Oh, get a load of this. There may even be a few super "crazy" people that will attempt BOTH the 12 hour day run AND the Look Rock Challenge. Will it be you??

So are you REALLY sure you want to look at this option? You are definitely going to miss out on your beauty rest. But if you insist, then this event will be happy to keep you up all night! You will follow a 2ish mile loop course through Camp Montvale and the surrounding woods at the base of Chilhowee Mountain. It is NOT flat, but with only approximately 225 cumulative feet of elevation gain per loop, much of it is runnable, if you have the legs and the engine.

The trail consists of a mix of double track dirt and somewhat rocky trails wide enough for two abreast. There are some grassy areas and a bit of asphalt through the camp. There will be one Aid Station in front of the main lodge, next to the start/finish and timing area. It is a great course for beginners and veterans alike, walkers and runners. Crawling is even permitted!

This event will start just after sunset Saturday night, go all night long, and finish in the daylight. You will need to have a bright, reliable light source and also an emergency back up.

To be an official finisher and score a medal, you only have to complete one 2ish mile loop. How easy is that?! But of course your goal is to complete as many laps as possible within your 12 hour time limit. If you complete 50 miles or more, you will proudly take home an MC48 mug.

Besides getting to enjoy some quality trail time with all your crazy running peeps, this is one event you can really feel doubly good about. A significant portion of your registration fee and all of the camping, cabin, and RV parking fees go directly to the camp owner, Harmony Family Center, to help with their very worthy adoption programs. So your participation in MC48 will not only potentially be awesome for you, it will also help make a very direct, positive, life changing impact in children’s lives that so desperately need it. So...what are you waiting on? Get signed up now. Then get ready for the MC48 party!

Oh ,get a load of this. There may even be a few super "crazy" people that will attempt BOTH the 12 hour day run AND the Look Rock Challenge. Will it be you??

Now if you just love the pain train and lots of it all day AND all night, then we can deliver! You will follow a 2ish mile loop course through Camp Montvale and the surrounding woods at the base of of Chilhowee Mountain. It is NOT flat, but with only approximately 225 cumulative feet of elevation gain per loop, much of it is runnable, if you have the legs and the engine.

The trail consists of a mix of double track dirt and somewhat rocky trails wide enough for two abreast. There are some grassy areas and a bit of asphalt through the camp. There will be one Aid Station in front of the main lodge, next to the start/finish and timing area. It is a great course for beginners and veterans alike, walkers and runners. Crawling is even permitted!

To be an official finisher and score a medal, you only have to complete one 2ish mile loop. How easy is that?! But of course your goal is to complete as many laps as possible within your 24 hour time limit. If you complete 50 miles or more, you will proudly take home an MC48 mug. And you're a really crazy runner and crank out 100 or more miles, you will really step up your bling collection with a super cool custom belt buckle sporting the MC48 logo on it.

Besides getting to enjoy some quality trail time with all your crazy running peeps, this is one event you can really feel doubly good about. A significant portion of your registration fee and all of the camping, cabin, and RV parking fees go directly to the camp owner, Harmony Family Center, to help with their very worthy adoption programs. So your participation in MC48 will not only potentially be awesome for you, it will also help make a very direct, positive, life changing impact in children’s lives that so desperately need it. So...what are you waiting on? Get signed up now. Then get ready for the MC48 party!

OK, seriously, you must not be right to be looking at this option! Thirty six hours is a LONG time! Are you sure you REALLY want to suffer for that long? But you say "Oh yeah baby, bring it on?" OK then, here's what it's going to take.

You will follow a 2ish mile loop course through Camp Montvale and the surrounding woods at the base of Chilhowee Mountain. It is NOT flat, but with only approximately 225 cumulative feet of elevation gain per loop, much of it is runnable, if you have the legs and the engine.

The trail consists of a mix of double track dirt and somewhat rocky trails wide enough for two abreast. There are some grassy areas and a bit of asphalt through the camp. There will be one Aid Station in front of the main lodge, next to the start/finish and timing area. It is a great course for beginners and veterans alike, walkers and runners. Crawling is even permitted!

To be an official finisher and score a medal, you only have to complete one 2ish mile loop. How easy is that?! But of course your goal is to complete as many laps as possible within your 36 hour time limit. If you complete 50 miles or more, you will proudly take home an MC48 mug. And if you're a really crazy runner and crank out 100 or more miles, you will really step up your bling collection with a super cool custom belt buckle sporting the MC48 logo on it. So...how many laps can you deliver?

Besides getting to enjoy some quality trail time with all your crazy running peeps, this is one event you can really feel doubly good about. A significant portion of your registration fee and all of the camping, cabin, and RV parking fees go directly to the camp owner, Harmony Family Center, to help with their very worthy adoption programs. So your participation in MC48 will not only potentially be awesome for you, it will also help make a very direct, positive, life changing impact in children’s lives that so desperately need it. So...what are you waiting on? Get signed up now. Then get ready for the MC48 party!

Now wait a minute, you don't REALLY want to suffer this long do you? You must have totally lost your mind to even be looking at this option. Forty eight hours is just insane! Of course you already knew that. And probably plenty of others have told you too. But if you insist, let's roll up the sleeves and see if you've got it in you. Oh...be certain to bring a brand new pair of big boy/girl pants, 'cause you are going to need them!

OK, so here's the deal. You will follow a 2ish mile loop course through Camp Montvale and the surrounding woods at the base of Chilhowee Mountain. It is NOT flat, but with only approximately 225 cumulative feet of elevation gain per loop, much of it is runnable, if you have the legs and the engine.

The trail consists of a mix of double track dirt and somewhat rocky trails wide enough for two abreast. There are some grassy areas and a bit of asphalt through the camp. There will be one aid station in front of the main lodge, next to the start/finish and timing area. It is a great course for beginners and veterans alike, walkers and runners. Crawling is even permitted!

To be an official finisher and score a medal, you only have to complete one 2ish mile loop. How easy is that?! But of course your goal is to complete as many laps as possible within your 48 hour time limit. If you complete 50 miles or more, you will proudly take home an MC48 mug. And you're a really crazy runner and crank out 100 or more miles, you will really step up your bling collection with a super cool custom belt buckle sporting the MC48 logo on it. So...how many laps can you crank out before you are totally and completely wasted?

Besides getting to enjoy some quality trail time with all your crazy running peeps, this is one event you can really feel doubly good about. A significant portion of your registration fee and all of the camping, cabin, and RV parking fees go directly to the camp owner, Harmony Family Center, to help with their very worthy adoption programs. So your participation in MC48 will not only potentially be awesome for you, it will also help make a very direct, positive, life changing impact in children’s lives that so desperately need it. So...what are you waiting on? Get signed up now. Then get ready for the MC48 party!