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Bad Beard Events

RACES

The calendar and the archive

Every Bad Beard race, upcoming and archived. Trail running in the Cumberlands and beyond.

6 upcoming · 39 archived · 10 series

ON THE CALENDAR

6 races

EVERY SERIES

10 series

STUMPJUMP

On the calendarMarch 6, 2027

Signal Mountain single-track with jaw-dropping Tennessee River Gorge views.

10 mi · 50K

RIVER GORGE

On the calendarNovember 21, 2026

Bluff views, single track, and the Tennessee River.

6.5 mi · 10.2 mi · 20 mi

RABID RACCOON

On the calendarJanuary 9, 2027

Mid-winter mountain miles on Raccoon Mountain.

25K

STILLHOUSE 100K

On the calendarApril 17, 2027

The big one.

100K

OLI KAI

Just ran

Run the loop. Stack the laps.

3 hr · 6 hr · 9 hr

THE CANNONBALL RUN

Just ran

The friendliest little Last Man Standing suffer-fest you'll ever sign up for.

4.3 mi loop · every hour

HOLIDAY HUSTLE

On the calendarDecember 13, 2026

5K'ish & 10K'ish. Show up. Run.

5K'ish · 10K'ish

TAILS, TRAILS, & ALES

On the calendarNovember 7, 2026

Bring the dog. Stay for the beer.

1 mi · 5K · 10K

THE NATURALIST

Just ran

Climb the Bartram. Earn Wayah Bald.

25K & 50K

OTHER EVENTS

Next date TBA

One-off races and special runs from the Bad Beard archive.

Varies

PAST RACES

39 races

2026

  1. Oct 3The Naturalist 2026
  2. Sep 5Oli Kai 2026
  3. Jun 13The Cannonball Run
  4. Mar 7Stump Jump 2026
  5. Jan 17Rabid Raccoon 2026

2025

  1. Dec 21Holiday Hustle 2025
  2. Nov 15River Gorge 2025
  3. Oct 4The Naturalist 25K & 50K
  4. Sep 6Oli Kai 2025
  5. Apr 19Stillhouse 100K 2025
  6. Mar 8Stump Jump 2025
  7. Jan 11Rabid Raccoon 2025

2024

  1. Dec 22Holiday Hustle 2024
  2. Nov 16River Gorge 2024
  3. Sep 7Oli Kai 2024
  4. Apr 20Stillhouse 100K 2024
  5. Mar 9Stump Jump 2024
  6. Jan 13Rabid Raccoon 2024

2023

  1. Oct 7Stump Jump 2023
  2. Sep 9Oli Kai 2023
  3. Mar 25Stillhouse 100K 2023
  4. Mar 18River Gorge 2023
  5. Jan 21Rabid Raccoon 2023

2022

  1. Oct 1Stump Jump 2022
  2. Sep 3Oli Kai 2022
  3. Mar 26Stillhouse 100K 2022
  4. Mar 19River Gorge 2022
  5. Jan 15Rabid Raccoon 2022

2021

  1. Oct 2Stump Jump 2021
  2. Mar 27Stillhouse 2021
  3. Mar 24Running with Sasquatch 2021
  4. Mar 20River Gorge 2021
  5. Jan 16Rabid Raccoon 2021

2020

  1. Dec 5Stillhouse 2020
  2. Oct 18Rabid Raccoon 2020
  3. Sep 26Six Shooter 2020
  4. Jun 27Moonshine 15K 2020
  5. Mar 21River Gorge 2020

2019

  1. Oct 12Stump Jump 2019

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