Date
Sat, 15 May 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Start: Byron Herbert Reece Heritage Farm, 8552 Gainesville Hwy, Blairsville, GA 30512
Blairsville, Union County
Countdown
May
A runner's point-to-point from Blairsville to Blue Ridge, a long 92 km day with 4,572 m of climbing. A small field of about 90, so you'll be on your own a lot.
Key facts
01No pacers allowed, so you run it solo
0210 aid stations along the route
03Point-to-point: you finish at Camp Morganton, not where you start
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The course
The route
Blairsville
Distance93km
Total climb4,572m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate84.8 km
Weather
Mid-May, Blairsville
23°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain
Highs around 23°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 44% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Holly Adams14:03:256.6 km/h
02Ashlie Ithurburn14:10:486.5 km/h
03Haley Seward14:18:446.5 km/h
28
Women finishers
20:28:50
Median time
4.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserDahlonega Ultra-Marathon Association (DUMAss Events)
Websitedumassevents.com
Instagram@dumassevents
Running since2013
Training
Training for the Cruel Jewel 50
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 50 plan targets
Typical sessions
93 km with 4,572 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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