Very, very short post today because we’re all short on sleep at this point… here are the preliminary results of the two races! Congratulations to all race finishers. Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k Overall: David Riddle, age 30, 3:49:52 (note: this obliterates the old course record of 4:15:00 and race record of 4:01:17) Andy Anderson, age […]
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The history of the Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k trail race
The following history of StumpJump was written by former race director and race creator Matt Sims. The Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k was born from a trail run that I did with John Fellers from Signal Point to Mullens Cove one day in the Fall of 2000. At this point the River Gorge Race had not even […]
#SJ50k: Runners to watch at the 2011 Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k
This is the 10th year for the Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k, and every year the level of competition seems to grow. With 463 runners for the 50k, StumpJump is the second-largest trail 50k in the United States, and easily the most competitive in the southeast. This group has some elite trail runners in it! Who are […]
Registration officially closed for the 10th annual Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k Trail Race
On Friday afternoon, registration for the 2011 Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k was officially closed, and we’re now just 5 short days away from the event. At this time, the race is completely full, and no additional runners can be accommodated. This is StumpJump’s 10th year, and it continues to be the largest race in the Rock/Creek […]
More about Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k featured speaker Diane Van Deren – #SJ50K
By now, you’ve probably seen our notices that this year’s featured speaker for the Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k…
Only one month left ’til the 2011 Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k!
It’s that time of year: there are 30 days left before the 2011 Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k trail race. Summer is almost over, and our biggest race is just around the corner! According to numbers provided by UltraRunner Magazine, StumpJump is the second-largest 50k trail race in the country. Check out this article from Trail Runner […]