The nighttime 50 mile race starts at 8 PM Saturday, with a 20 hour cut-off.

The event features a very generous 32 hour cut-off for the 50K, 100K, and hundo. The 50/100 mile loops will be slightly shorter (10 miles exactly), with the 10 milers doing it once, the 50 milers five times, and the hundo runners ten times. The 50kers will do this loop three times the 100kers, six times. The 50K/100K loops will be the same distance (10.35 miles). It is a linear route just over 5 miles long with a lollipop at the southern end of the out-and-back and a short side spur on the return trip back to the Start/Finish. It meanders along the Pistol Creek (hence the name for the event), through Alcoa, by several small bodies of water, and over to Maryville's Bicentennial Greenbelt Park. For those who prefer a softer surface, there is grass alongside some of the trail.

The certified courses are mostly flat (for East Tennessee!), paved, generally eight foot wide greenway that is lit at night time. By registering, you are helping to make a positive difference for these worthy children, young adults, and community enrichment programs.Īll of the races start at the Alcoa Springbrook Pool Center (636 Vose Rd, Alcoa, TN). It also helps support the Knoxville Track Club Youth Athletics Program. It helps raise funds for several noteworthy local non-profits including the Blount County Parks and Rec disadvantaged youth sports scholarships and The Triple Crown of Running Series. This event is produced by Life Wide Open, a Tennessee 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and directed by Will Jorgensen.

This is a great race for first time and seasoned ultra runners alike. Runners get some great swag at check-in and are pampered by some really nice volunteers, spoiled with amazing support at heated aid stations, enjoy camaraderie with plenty of other crazy ultra runners, and can score some really cool finisher's awards. With distances from 13.1 to 150 miles, there's something for everyone!

This is a great urban ultra and half/full marathon to start spring off with a bang! This event near Knoxville, TN (USA), has quickly become very popular, always filling before registration closes. WELCOME TO THE 10th YEAR FOR THE PISTOL PARTY!

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