It’s a challenge. Don’t you want to challenge yourself? I ran with swag on the Frogtown Trail Challenge race course about two months ago and had a great time. I can’t wait to run the Frogtown Trail Challenge Race on October 10th! The race course has been built by a group of trail runners who have put in a lot of hard work on private land to make a fresh, pristine, challenging, trail running course. This is why you need to run the Frogtown Trail Challenge, because it’s like blazing the trail but you don’t have to do any of the blazing. It’s tough to find a trail run that isn’t worn down and is only technical because of exposed roots and rocks. This race is technical because you are running over and through anything in your path. On the race course there is ditch jumping, log hopping, rope swinging, creek crossing, stream running, mountain climbing, branch dodging, hay hurdling, trail trudging, mud meddling, and any other present perfect verb you can think of. Bottom line: “This ain’t your momma’s trail race!” Good, my Mom’s trail races are pretty tame and usually non-existent.
The Frogtown Trail Challenge has a new name, new format, and definitely new challenges. It was previously named the “Trail Race for Camp Grace.” There is a 10 mile and 4 mile course so any type of runner looking for some adventure should run this race. If you are traveling from far, thanks for visiting Cumming, GA just outside of Atlanta, come up the night before and camp out on site for only $5 bucks. There will be porta johns but no running water available so bring your own bottled water. To entertain you there will be a concert and bonfire on Friday night before the race! Don’t worry though, it will be lights out at 10 pm. You have a race to run in the morning!
Register for this great trail running challenge: $15 for the 4-mile, $20 for the 10-mile, and $25 for race day entry. You can register online at Active.com, Big Peach Running Shoe Stores in Atlanta, or by mail in entry form. So convenient. If you don’t register in time, the booth will open at 6:45 on raceday morning for raceday registration and packet pick-up. All participants will receive a long sleeved color technical shirt letting all your friends know that you accepted the Frogtown Challenge; that’s worth like $100 bucks right there! What a great value for the race entry; and you don’t even have to worry about paying for race photos, photos will be free and downloadable! All the proceeds from the race will benefit Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Homes and Christian Runners organizations.
I can’t wait to run this race, I’ll be there for sure and you should run it too. But you don’t have to take my word for it. Check out a couple of quotes from runners that have already run this great course!
“A true test of skills – balance, uneven terrain running, climbing. Get a good taste of what a real adventure race would feel like but without all the orienteering, rappelling, canoeing, etc.” Adventure race without all those non-running activities. Brilliant! Non-running activities are for losers. You want to be a winner don’t you?
“Run for your life. This is not about racing, it’s about survival.” A little extreme of a quote, but I agree. Although there are some very fast sections in this course, just finishing is an great accomplishment. A challenge for all levels of runners!
So take on this trail challenge! Stop messing around and get serious.
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