The FATS 50K is held at the Forks Area Trail System (aka FATS), located in Sumter National Forest near North Augusta, SC. The course is a series of 4 loops – Great Wall, Deep Step, Skinny and Brown Wave with the Great Wall Loop being repeated a second time. The …
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The FATS 50K is held at the Forks Area Trail System (aka FATS), located in Sumter National Forest near North Augusta, SC. The course is a series of 4 loops – Great Wall, Deep Step, Skinny and Brown Wave with the Great Wall Loop being repeated a second time. The trails are single-track, shaded, rolling terrain, a many rocks and roots, but very well maintained and very runnable.
The course will be marked at specific turns with signage, since this race is on 99% single-track trails with almost no side trails.
The half marathon runners will have a delayed start behind the 50K runners and will follow the same two loops as the 50K runners.
The 10K runners will have a delayed start behind the half marathon runners and will run Deep Step trail only plus a modified connector start to get the full 6.2 mi. distance.
Aid Stations
FATS 50K has two primary aid stations. The first aid station will be crossed a total of three (3) times. The second aid station will be crossed once. At each aid station there will be a team of volunteers recording your bib numbers as you enter the aid stations. Please be sure to call out your bib number to them so you can be accounted for. Please make sure your bib is visible somewhere on the front of your body. The FATS 50K is CUP FREE event, so be sure to bring your own handheld hydration bottle. Each aid station will have water, Accelerade by Pacific Health Labs, Coke, Mountain Dew and ginger ale to drink. There will be an assortment of snacks, fruit, chips, salt and potatoes, salt caps and PB&J sandwiches. There will also be two WATER ONLY aid stations at the beginning of the Brown Wave connector (near the bench on Skinny) and at the half way point on the Great Wall trail.
Drop Bags
If you want to make use of a drop bag, you can have a drop bag sent to the main aid station(Aid Station 1, 2, & 4). Please have your name and bib number on the drop bag. This aid station is a half mile from the finish line so you can easily get your bag if it is not back by the time you finish. No drop bags at Aid Station 3.
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