I’m pleased to announce that registration for the 2025 In the Woods 30A 50K, presented by Summit Group, is NOW OPEN! We're proud to be the ONLY ultramarathon on 30A. If you're from outside of the local area and/or have never heard of 30A, "30A" is both a road AND an "area," if you will. We're often regarded as having "the world's most beautiful beaches." Well, needless to say, we have some pretty amazing forest as well! The In the Woods 30A 50K will be taking place on Saturday, Jan 25th, starting and finishing at the Point Washington State Forest Eastern Lake Trailhead. The race starts at 6:30a and the finish line closes promptly at 4p - both start and finish will be at the Point Washington State Forest Eastern Lake trailhead. Runners have THREE race options to choose from: the 50K Solo, the 2-person relay, and the 3-person relay. The relay teams can be all gals, all guys, or a mix of both.
Course
From the Point Washington State Forest Eastern Lake Trailhead, runners immediately head into the woods where endless pine forests await! The trail itself is a mix of mostly dirt/sand trail, some sections of sand only, and some sections of gravel road. There are even a handful of creek crossings where runners traverse wood bridges. The 50K course consists of THREE total laps. Lap 1 = 10.40 miles, lap 2 = 10.27 miles, and lap 3 = 10.40 miles, for a total of 31.07 miles.
Restating the obvious here: if tackling the In the Woods solo, runners will obviously complete all three laps. If participating as a 2-person relay, one runner will run one lap, the second runner will run two laps. For the 3-person relay, each runner will run one lap. The changeover point for all relays will be adjacent the trailhead
Awards
The 1st thru 3rd finishers from the men’s and women’s solo races, and the 1st - 3rd finishers from the 2 and 3-person relays will receive awards. Furthermore, the top 3 solo finishers from each age group will also receive awards. All race finishers will receive a nifty finisher’s award.
And VERY SPECIAL to the In the Woods 30A 50K: all solo runners who finish the 50K in UNDER 5 HOURS will receive the coveted In the Woods 30A 50K "U5 Club" Stein. AND starting with the 2025 race, we will also have "U4 Club" steins for those who achieve what I once thought was simply not possible!
