Date
Sat, 26 Dec 2026
Start
07:30
Venue
Camp Roosevelt parking area, Fort Valley
Fort Valley, Peach County
Countdown
December
A 40-mile single loop run counter-clockwise with a map and turnsheet, since the course is barely marked. A small field of 40 and a long day on the trails.
Key facts
01Navigate with a map and turnsheet; the course is minimally marked
02Suggested cutoffs: Veach Gap 13:00, Woodstock Tower 14:30
03Hard cutoffs: Edinburg Gap 17:30, finish 20:00
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The course
The route
Fort Valley
Distance65km
Total climb1,981m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate62.7 km
Weather
Late-December, Fort Valley
16°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-9°CColdest in 20 years
35%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -9°C. Rain on 35% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserVirginia Happy Trails Running Club (VHTRC); race director Carol Cohen
Websitenew.vhtrc.org
Instagram@thevhtrc
Running since2006
Training
Training for the Boyers Furnace
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
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Intervals.icuWhat a Boyers Furnace plan targets
Typical sessions
65 km with 1,981 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
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