Hinson Lake 24 Hour Ultra Classic
Rockingham, NC
- 24 hr
- Trail (Unpaved)
- Official race website
The Hinson Lake 24 Hour Ultra Classic will be electronically timed. All participants will be issued a bib/chip which must be worn at all times to guarantee that all completed laps and splits are recorded. There will be a chute for runners only and if you will be taking a … MORE
Local Historical Weather (Sep 26):
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| H (°F) | 86 | 78 | 76 | 85 | 78 |
| L (°F) | 72 | 73 | 66 | 61 | 54 |
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Forgot to mention the mugs/pint glasses
I did a full review two years ago, and all of that still applies. One thing I forgot to mention before is that in addition to a t-shirt, participants could … MORE
I did a full review two years ago, and all of that still applies. One thing I forgot to mention before is that in addition to a t-shirt, participants could choose either a coffee cup or pint glass with the current year on it. I now have two pint glasses and one coffee cup. I plan on adding one or the other every year I’m physically able to run.
One final note: registration opens at 12:01 am on New Year’s Day and sells out usually within a day, two at most. There is a wait list once registration reaches 500. My understanding is that everyone who has been on the waitlist had the opportunity to register due to the number of people who eventually said they would not be able to make the event.
See my review from last year
I pretty much covered everything in my review from last year. I can add that there was a long-time participant named Bill that recently passed away doing what he loved...running. … MORE
I pretty much covered everything in my review from last year. I can add that there was a long-time participant named Bill that recently passed away doing what he loved…running. He had accumulated over 1150 miles at Hinson and was honored on the event shirt this year.
Food, Food and more FOOD!
This was my first 24-hour race and I don't think I could have picked a better one. The course is a 1.5032 mile loop around Hinson Lake. Completing the same … MORE
This was my first 24-hour race and I don’t think I could have picked a better one. The course is a 1.5032 mile loop around Hinson Lake. Completing the same loop 42 times may sound boring but it really wasn’t. With over 300 people running, there was always someone new to see. A fun quirk of the event was the Gnomes. There were different gnomes placed around the course in various locations. Each lap, the gnomes would be in a new spot! It was a kind of game to see where they would show up on the next lap. There were also different amusing signs along the course that got changed out over the course of the 24 hours.
Did I mention food? The aid station had every kind of food you would ever want to help get your through whatever distance/time you were aiming for. They had grilled cheese sandwiches, cheeseburgers, potatoes, candy, cookies, soup, noodles, bananas, oranges, chips, pizza and more pizza. There was also several flavors of gatorade.
The weather this year was pretty much perfect, which my understanding is it’s usually hot, wet and/or mosquito infested. New for the event this year (it was supposed to be new last year but got cancelled), 100k finishers earned a medal. With the weather being so great and the introduction of a 100k medal, I decided to push for my longest distance ever.
Many people chose to pitch tents along the course and I’m glad I did that also. I did have to break after 55 miles and laid down in my tent for a while until I felt able to get up and finish the push to the 100k.
The final fun facet of this event was the banana lap. With somewhere around 30 minutes left in the 24-hour event, those still on course (or coming back to the course), got a banana with their bib number on it. The runners continued around the course until the foghorn signaled the end of the event. Wherever you were on the course, that’s where you dropped your banana. A crew then went around and measured the length of the course completed by each runner on that final lao and added the distance to their overall distance. Since I had completed at least 100k and was still there for the banana lap, I was able to jump around 20 spots in the standings, surpassing those that decided to stop at 100k.
I would highly recommend this event to anyone thinking about doing their first 24-hour event or anyone just wanting to push to see just how far they can go.
Not to be missed yearly race.
This race gives back tot the community in many different ways. A 24 hour running Woodstock party. Create new friends and see old running friends. MORE
This race gives back tot the community in many different ways. A 24 hour running Woodstock party. Create new friends and see old running friends.