What is the biggest ultramarathon in the south east region of the U.S.?

Dude, come on. Barkley Marathons.

Define biggest. Most runners? Most famous?

Hobby trail jogger wrote:

Define biggest. Most runners? Most famous?

Three categories I care about: most prestigious, most prize money,and famous.

I dont think most ultras have prize money but the following are fairly well known: Georgia death race, umstead, grindstone, barkleys, cruel jewel

Robert E. Lee's Runtacular Color Run and Poachfest

Gravy wrote:

Robert E. Lee's Runtacular Color Run and Poachfest

So you are capable of a witty comment!

Gravy wrote:

Robert E. Lee's Runtacular Color Run and Poachfest

Pretty sure color run means something different in the South.

StumpJump in Chattanooga?

any limits in how long the race can be? 100 mile? 200 mile? etc

ric flair woo wrote:

any limits in how long the race can be? 100 mile? 200 mile? etc

No limits

You should DNF the race across America!

Hans down in 2018 the 74 mile long Georgia Death Race... It was a Western States golden ticket race.

Other 2019 WS qualifying races in the area of 100k and 100 milers are Arkansas traveler, Hellgage, Grindstone, Massanunten, Pinhoti, Yeti, Umstead.

Sand Dunes wrote:

When I say south east I mean Kentucky,Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, south Carolina etc, basically the states that made up the confedercy during the civil war. What is the biggest ultramarathon in this region of the U.S.?

The only one that is even slightly competitive is the Georgia Death Race because it gets you a golden ticket if you go top 3 i think. But other than that theres nothing else competitive.

Barkley is famous but no competition. Westerners make fun of it. It makes people from the south think theyre tough but when they go out west and run a race they get like 200 th place.

Georgia Death Race (because of Golden Ticket), Pinhoti, Cruel Jewel, Hellgate, Grindstone, UROC. I'd say Barkley but that's it's own breed (same goes for VolState)

Easy - Georgia Death Race

Only race on the east coast that awards a golden ticket to WS

You know me wrote:

Other 2019 WS qualifying races in the area of 100k and 100 milers are Arkansas traveler, Hellgage, Grindstone, Massanunten, Pinhoti, Yeti, Umstead.

Laurel Highlands 70M as well (western PA - near Pittsburgh)

Cantforget wrote:

You know me wrote:

Other 2019 WS qualifying races in the area of 100k and 100 milers are Arkansas traveler, Hellgage, Grindstone, Massanunten, Pinhoti, Yeti, Umstead.

Laurel Highlands 70M as well (western PA - near Pittsburgh)

You can when making a list of Confederate state Ultras like the original poster asked about.

I saw this movie once where Paul Newman went on an ultra-marathon through the state of Mississippi, but the guy in 2nd place had a dog, and I seem to remember you have to eat a lot of boiled eggs to qualify so I'm not sure if that counts.

cheers.