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| 31.69 miles on November 18, 2017 |
2017 DIZZY FIFTIES 50K
Warm. Cloudy. Breezy.
Those were the conditions on Monte Sano Mountain at the 14th Annual Dizzy Fifties 50K: the first race of The Fleet Feet/ HTC Grand Slam of Huntsville (GSoH).
I published a race report three years ago introducing the series found here.
This year's Dizzy Fifties 50K (only) no longer offered the sparsely entered 40 and 50 mile distances of past years, and it introduced a new course.
My GARMIN Forerunner 910XT Dizzy Fifties 50K Data
The new course used many of the same trails used in past races, but this year they were run in different directions and instead of returning to the start-finish pavilion 6 times during the race, we returned only twice before finishing.
The three 10.5 miles loops
retained the hilly northern loop and flat southern loop and had one aid station at the halfway point. Owen Bradley from Birmingham, AL won the race
with at time of 4:33:57 followed by Alex Clark, Timothy Pitt, and Will
Crisp.
2017 Dizzy Fifties 50K Race Results
Dizzy is a guaranteed sell-out nowadays. You gotta be ready at the end of July to sign up August 1st or you'll be on the wait list. The race is better than ever with new RD Ryan Chaffin. The leaves are beautiful on the mountain and everyone is ready for the fall racing season to get under way, especially the Grand Slammers.
I published a report two years ago with pictures of the trails and leaves on a sunny day found here.
Those were the conditions on Monte Sano Mountain at the 14th Annual Dizzy Fifties 50K: the first race of The Fleet Feet/ HTC Grand Slam of Huntsville (GSoH).
I published a race report three years ago introducing the series found here.
This year's Dizzy Fifties 50K (only) no longer offered the sparsely entered 40 and 50 mile distances of past years, and it introduced a new course.
My GARMIN Forerunner 910XT Dizzy Fifties 50K Data
The new course used many of the same trails used in past races, but this year they were run in different directions and instead of returning to the start-finish pavilion 6 times during the race, we returned only twice before finishing.
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| 2017-18 Finisher Awards |
2017 Dizzy Fifties 50K Race Results
Dizzy is a guaranteed sell-out nowadays. You gotta be ready at the end of July to sign up August 1st or you'll be on the wait list. The race is better than ever with new RD Ryan Chaffin. The leaves are beautiful on the mountain and everyone is ready for the fall racing season to get under way, especially the Grand Slammers.
I published a report two years ago with pictures of the trails and leaves on a sunny day found here.
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| Huntsville Grand Slammers @ Dizzy Fifties |
I have finished 3 Grand Slams (2013-14, 2016-17, 2017-18).
When we sign up for the Grand Slam and each individual race, and after finishing them all, we receive our Grand Slam finishers jacket at Mountain Mist.
This year, YoungSu Hoy made a very special gift for each finisher (pic at bottom).
The second race of the GSoH is the Rocket City Marathon.
