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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Ultramarathon
  • 119 km
  • Blairsville
  • Event weekend starts
  • Ballot entry

The Georgia Death Race Ultramarathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2027 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Data current as of

Decision summary

The Georgia Death Race Ultramarathon at a glance

Cut-off average pace
12:36/km

25:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
83/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
39 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

The Georgia Death Race Ultramarathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for The Georgia Death Race Ultramarathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the The Georgia Death Race Ultramarathon?

The The Georgia Death Race Ultramarathon is described as mountainous. The course listing puts the climb at 5,029 m.

Where does the The Georgia Death Race Ultramarathon route go?

The The Georgia Death Race Ultramarathon route starts at Byron Herbert Reece Heritage Center, near Vogel State Park, Blairsville, GA (start 5:00 AM) and finishes at Amicalola Falls State Park, GA. Underfoot, expect 95% un-paved trail, including the remote Benton MacKaye and Duncan Ridge Trails plus forest roads. It passes Vogel State Park, Coosa Bald, Duncan Ridge Trail, Toccoa Swinging Bridge and Benton MacKaye Trail. Each runner must carry a one-pound railroad spike for the entire course.

Race character

Scenery

  • Mountain
  • Countryside
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Riverside

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Mountainous
Technicality
Very Technical
Source-stated ascent
5,029 m

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
11:26:54 (Andrew Miller)
Women's course record
13:31:29 (Aliza Lapierre)
Field cap
380

Entry requirements

Entry status
Ballot entry: Entry is listed as ballot or lottery based.
Cut-off
25 hours overall, with hard cutoffs at aid stations along the way
Qualification status
Western States Endurance Run qualifier: finishing the 2027 race in under 24 hours earns one ticket for the 2028 Western States lottery. Also a UTMB Index 100K race awarding ~5 UTMB Running Stones to finishers.

Race day logistics

Medal
Engraved railroad 'Death Race Spike' awarded to finishers in place of a medal.

Access and course status

Start
Byron Herbert Reece Heritage Center, near Vogel State Park, Blairsville, GA (start 5:00 AM)
Finish
Amicalola Falls State Park, GA

Course facts

Course type
Point To Point
Surface
95% un Paved trail, including the remote Benton MacKaye and Duncan Ridge Trails plus forest roads
Landmarks
Vogel State Park, Coosa Bald, Duncan Ridge Trail, Toccoa Swinging Bridge, Benton MacKaye Trail, Amicalola Falls
Notable features
  • Each runner must carry a one-pound railroad spike for the entire course
  • at the finish you drop your spike into a coffin and receive an engraved 'Death Race Spike' as your finisher award

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 12°CTypical temperature
  • 18 kphTypical wind
  • 4 mmTypical rainfall
  • 83Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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