Blue Heron Hundreds

Mooresville, United States • 11 Apr 2026

Event details

The Blue Heron Hundreds takes place on April 11, 2026, near Mooresville, AL at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. The event offers these distances:

  • 100 Mile
  • 100K
  • 50K

The refuge is noted for birding and wildflower viewing. A donation from the race will be made to the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association.

Course and logistics

The race uses a new course on soft crushed gravel and dirt roads. The course is built around a 15.5 core loop. The 100 mile event repeats the loop six times, with the final loop shortened to about 7 miles. The 100K repeats the core loop four times and the 50K consists of two loops. The overall time cutoff for all events is 31 hours.

Aid stations will provide water, sports drink mixes, cola, Mtn. Dew, Sprite, ginger ale, chips, candy, peanut butter and jelly, cookies, peanut butter pretzels, salt and similar items. The start/finish aid station and one aid station visited twice per loop will also offer soup, potatoes, quesadillas, and coffee. Port-o-johns are located at the start/finish area and at the second aid station in the loop.

Pacers are allowed for 100 mile runners (starting around mile 47 for the last loops) and for 100K runners (starting around mile 47 for the last loop); pacers must check in and sign a waiver. 100 mile and 100K runners may have one drop bag placed at the first and third aid stations of each loop. Crewing is permitted only at the start/finish area. Parking and crewing access differ by distance, with 50K parking about 0.2 miles from the start on Old Hwy 20. Finishers receive a blue heron medal; 100 mile finishers also receive a custom belt buckle. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

100 mi
100 Mile
100 km
100k
50 km
50k
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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