Date
Fri, 14 May 2027
Start
12:00
Venue
Camp Morganton, Blue Ridge, Georgia
Blue Ridge, Fannin County
Countdown
May
A noon start sends you into a full night and most of a second day on 10,000 m of climbing. This is a serious 100-miler, and you have to qualify to run it.
Key facts
01Entry needs a prior 100-mile finish, or a qualifying Cruel Jewel 50, Georgia Death Race or H9 Phat 50
02Strict cutoffs at the aid stations, inside a 48-hour overall limit
0320 aid stations on the Blue Ridge to Blairsville and back route
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The course
The route
Blue Ridge
Distance167km
Total climb10,058m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate141.6 km
Weather
Mid-May, Blue Ridge
24°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
43%Days with rain
Highs around 24°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 43% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Shannon Wheeler28:22:435.9 km/h
02Lee Conner33:27:105.0 km/h
03Iuliia Maslo34:40:284.8 km/h
24
Women finishers
1d 16:55:50
Median time
4.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserDahlonega Ultra-Marathon Association (DUMAssEvents)
Websitedumassevents.com
Instagram@dumassevents
Running since2013
Training
Training for the Cruel Jewel 100
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.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Cruel Jewel 100 plan targets
Typical sessions
167 km with 10,058 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
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
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