Rattlerock Ultra

Rattlerock Ultra is a premier ultra event in Northern West Virginia. The race will include 50k and 25k distances on rocky, technical trails. The ultra distance boasts just under 6,000 feet of elevation gain—“More Gain, More Pain”—making it one of the toughest 50k races in the state. This event is organized by OFF THE GRID RUNNING, and will be held in the beautiful Coopers Rock State Forest. The mission of the event is to grow accessibility to friendly and quality ultramarathons in the area, while promoting businesses that local trail runners value.

CUTOFF: 9 hours (3:30pm)

SWAG: TECH TEE (the coolest) for all registered runners who show up. FINISHER SUNGLASSES (also very rad) must be earned.

MARKINGS: The course will be marked with extreme care, and it will be checked right before the event to ensure that no runner gets lost due to spaced out or missing markings or signs. The fact that the event is a loop race will help runners to feel more confident and familiar with each passing loop.

COURSE: A 7.9+ mile loop repeated 2 times or 4 times. The exact loop is a surprise this first year for locals and out-of-towners alike. This will level the unlevel playing field that’s actually not a field but a bunch of rocks and trails waiting to be run on. Look over the Coopers Rock State Park Map, and you’ll be as ready as anyone could never hope to be…

We won’t be able to support DISTANCE-SWITCHING. I know a lot of you 25kers might be feeling great and just be dying to run twice the distance you signed up for, but…we can’t officially do it.

NUMBER OF AID STATIONS: 8 for the 50k, 4 for the 25k

POST RACE MEAL: Pizza Party!

AWARDS: Awards from our AWESOME SPONSORS will be presented to the top male and female finishers in each distance.