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Running Retreat at Oak Mountain State Park

Name: Running Retreat at Oak Mountain State Park
Start: 2025-04-04
End: 2025-04-06
Location: Pelham

Pelham, United States • 4-6 Apr 2025

The Running Retreat at Oak Mountain State Park, scheduled for April 4-6, 2025, offers an immersive experience for runners of all levels amidst Alabama's scenic trails. Participants can choose from five different runs, ranging from 5 miles to 50K, and enjoy a variety of activities including a running expo, expert seminars, and ghost stories by the campfire. Additional highlights include a private whiskey tasting and guided hikes. Attendees can opt for on-site lodging in cozy cabins, commute daily, or purchase a one-day pass. This retreat promises a blend of adventure, education, and community in a beautiful outdoor setting. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Alabama Pelham

Race information

Registration

50 km

50k

5 mi

5 Miles

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Trail runs nearby

Fri - Sun Oct 3-5

Altra x Running Wild Ultra Trail Camp

Pelham

4 mi

Altra x Running Wild Ultra Trail Camp is a weekend running camp October 3–5, 2025 at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham (near Birmingham), Alabama. The event offers three lodging options: cabin included, camp-site included (tent), or guests can provide their own lodging. It combines guided trail runs..

Sunday Oct 12

Alabama RX at Brookside

Graysville - 25 mi from Pelham

3 mi

The Alabama RX at Brookside will take place in Graysville on Sunday 12 October 2025. You can run between 3 and 3 miles.

Sunday Oct 19

Yo Amo Amarillo

Pelham

Backyard Ultra

8 km

Yo Amo Amarillo is an endurance trail event held on Sunday, October 19, 2025. The event uses Oak Mountain’s Yellow Trail and is organized as an 8-hour format where participants complete repeated out-and-back laps within an eight-hour starting window. The event description notes that the effort may..

Thu - Sun Oct 23-26

The Endless Mile

Alabaster - 3 mi from Pelham

Backyard Ultra

...

The Endless Mile is a multi-day ultramarathon at Veteran’s Park in Alabaster, Alabama (7305 Highway 119). It offers 72-, 48-, 24-, 12-, and 6-hour options, plus a Marathon and a 50K, run on a USATF-certified loop of 1.00203 miles. The flat, asphalt, lighted course winds through woods and around lake..

Saturday Oct 25

Halloween Havoc Half Marathon

Pelham

6 mi

13 mi

Halloween Havoc Half Marathon is a Halloween-themed night trail race held at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Alabama. Distance options are 13 miles or 6 miles, run as loop courses through hills, single-track, and jeep roads. The 13-mile course has one full aid station at halfway; the 6-mile has a..

Saturday Nov 1

Kettlebell Kountdown

Pelham

50 km

Kettlebell Kountdown is a unique endurance challenge held at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Alabama. The 50K competition consists of 31 one-mile laps around a loop, with each lap carried out while holding a 20-pound kettlebell. Runners must complete every lap within a decreasing time limit or be..