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Name: The Big 50 - Pine Mountain, GA
Start: 2027-05-02
End: 2027-05-02
Location: Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain, United States • 2 May 2027

The Big 50 - Pine Mountain, GA

The Big 50 is a trail running event set for Sunday, May 2, 2027 at F.D. Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain, Georgia. The event offers multiple distances on single-track trail that climbs and drops alongside the Pine Mountain Trail.

Distances

50K
25K
10K

The event is hosted by Revolution Running Company. Participants who register by April 1 receive a Big 50 shirt. All finishers receive a medal. Overall awards are given to the top three male and top three female finishers in each race. The first overall finisher in each race receives a free entry to a 2028 Bootlegger Trail race of their choice.

A picnic follows the races; a free hotdog cookout is provided for attendees. Registration opens on October 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET. The refund policy offers a 100 percent refund until three months before the race date; after that time no refunds are available. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Georgia Pine Mountain

Race information

Website Registration

50 km

50k

25 km

25k

10 km

10k

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

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