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Black Mountain Monster 12/24 Hour Relay Race

For anyone who has just gotten to this site, this is NOT our new website. We are working on our new website as we speak and just got access to our old website again, but all of our data was lost. So we are just going to put in some of the Black Mountain Monster Race info here but for full info and sign-up please click here:

Black Mountain Monster Registration

There is also DAY-OF Registration as well. Sign-in starts at 8am and the race starts at 10 am.

Thank you so much for your patience as we work through this issue!

Set up your home base in our beautiful wooded tent city as you prepare to take on this dynamic and exciting course. You’ll be surrounded by live music through out the day and a warm bonfire thru the night as teams and individuals compete over the course of 12 and 24 hours.

‘The course is so dynamic one participant joked that the race director must have entered a This fun event, also known as “The Monster” and part of “Race for Awesomeness” Series rotates to raise fund for different charities both locally and internationally. There will be divisions including: 12 & 24 individual Male; 12 & 24 Individual Female, 12 & 24 Hour Male Team, Female team and Co-ed Team. There is an individual night option as well. The course is a combination of wide grassy trails, simple wooded single track, asphalt (.5 miles), fields and an occasional dirt road. It is a very easy course that is entirely on flat ground or soft rolling hills. There are two aid stations with fruit, vaseline, chicken broth, water, Gatorade both on route. Free pizza will be available that evening for the runners. Camping is free and lodging is available.
Please prepare yourself appropriately. We will have aid stations both at the beginning and in the middle of the course with pot-o-johns, water, gatorade and snacks to help you stay hydrated. We will also be serving pizza around 7pm to everyone Saturday evening so you can just grab it and go. 
Sign-in and late registration will begin at 7:30 am on Saturday and will be open until 9:40am. If you are competing in the night event please check in no later than 9:30pm. In an effort to be more green we do not have runner’s packets, but for those that signed up in time (May 26) we do have a guaranteed long sleeve tech
shirts for you. We grabbed some extras with the expectation of additional teams so hopefully we’ll get everyone covered. We apologize in advance if we fall short. 

As part of the Race of Awesome series we consistently try to give back in as many ways as we can. So as part of your registration please remember to bring food for MANNA. It’s really important to us. We only ask for 2 cans each, but if you can bring 5 or more we would love you forever. . . and ever. 

Massage therapy will be available on site free of charge.
If you are interested in camping the field will officially be open by Friday at 4:00pm for you to set up and even scout out the course. For those of you that were here the course will be the same as last year’s. We liked that one enough to do it thrice.
We also have some really great bands and individual artists who are going to be there that we hope you enjoy. 

If you have any questions you can send us an email at bmmonster24 @gmail.com.   I also wanted to let everyone know that you can use our facebook event page to post for any needs i.e. ride shares, needing or wanting additional runners for your team, talk about how pumped you are to be doing this event, etc. you know – the usual.  Here is a link to the page in case you are interested: http://www.facebook.com/kathrynannehild#!/event.php?eid=223034621044441

Monster 12/24 Relay will once again take place on Montreat College’s beautiful Black Mountain Campus. Teams and individuals will compete for 12 and 24 hours on a mostly flat and soft wooded 3-mile course that winds over and around the Tomahawk Branch River in an area nestled between subtle hills and historic buildings.

Among a half dozen significant structures is the 24,400 square foot “Manor House,” built in 1920 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally the summer home of electrical industrialist F. S. Terry, the Manor House will be the back drop to the event. Camping, 10 hours of live music, yoga, seminars, all night movies (indoors) and a bonfire will compliment the environment as runners compete in a variety of divisions for 12 and 24 hours.

25% of  proceeds will go to the winning teams’ choice of Non-profits and Montreat’s Cross Country Summer Camp Program. The Winning Team Categories are: 

24 Hour Relay Race Individual Winner, 10 Person Team 24 Hour Relay Race Winner,

Food: Pizza will be available along the course for the runners for dinner and additional gels/bars will be available for purchase.

Restrooms: There will be two port-a-Johns on the course. One will be at the second aid station and the other will be along the course at base camp.

Light/Marking
The course will be well marked with flag tape and cones and additionally lit with glow sticks through the night. There will be a 3 quarter moon in the sky. A bonfire will also be at the main site. Head lamps are HIGHLY recommended.

Prizes:
Prizes will be given to the winners of all categories.

DIRECTIONS:
The Black Mountain Campus is located just off Interstate 40 approximately 15 miles east of the center of Asheville.

From the East:
· On I-40 West, take Exit 64 (Black Mountain/Montreat).
· Turn right onto NC-9/Broadway Street.
· At the first traffic light, turn left onto Vance Avenue.
· At the four-way stop, continue through. The entrance will be on the right at 510 Vance Avenue. Follow the signs to the parking area. To access the soccer and softball fields, continue past the entrance to the next right.

From the West:
· On I-40 East, take Exit 64 (Black Mountain/Montreat).
· At the traffic light, turn left onto NC-9/Broadway Street.
· At the first traffic light, turn left onto Vance Avenue.
· At the four-way stop, continue through. The entrance will be on the right at 191 Vance Avenue. Follow the signs to the parking area. To access the soccer and softball fields, continue past the entrance to the next right.

From the Montreat campus:
· Take Assembly Drive toward Black Mountain.
· At the stone Montreat gate, the street changes to Montreat Road (continue through).
· At the traffic light, the street changes to Broadway Street (continue through).
· Turn right at the second traffic light onto Vance Avenue.
· Continue through the four-way stop. The entrance will be on the right at 191 Vance Avenue. To access the soccer and softball fields, continue past the entrance to the next right.

Co-ed teams can have one more than half of one gender.For example 6 out of 10, 5 out of 9, 5 out of 8, etc. can be Male or Female. Participants can run in any order they want, but every team member must complete at least one lap in their designated race.

Lodging:

Camping: There is a beautiful field behind the Manor House and next to the starting line that everyonewill be able to camp out on beginning Friday evening. The campground is right next to everything: the bathrooms, event headquarters, a beautiful fire ring, the seminar building, the bunk house, the performance space and the aid station.

If you prefer to stay at a Bed and Breakfast here is a list of location in Black Mountain. Bella Luna is across the street from the site.

http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/black-mountain-north-carolina.html

The Course:

Is awesome! We’re not sure what else you could possibly want to know, but if you need additional information just click Here!

Rules and Regulations:

1. All coed teams must have at least 40% of one gender on their team.( ex: 4 guys/6 girls)
2. You do not have to run in any particular set order and anyone can run as many consecutive laps as they want.
3. Everyone on each team must run at least one lap, but only one is necessary.
4. The team with the most completed laps following the 12 and 24 hour time period will officially be awesome (and win stuff).
5. Teams do have the option to run the 12 hour night slot (it’s amazing!), but at this time we do not have additional awards for those participants.
6. Smaller teams of 5 can also compete
7. You can sign up the day of the event or download a team application form here:  we recommend signing before the event so you can get a guaranteed t-shirt!)
8. You have to know how to have fun. Just sayin’.

Registration:

Please download and complete the following form, you can submit it on the registration page or email it to registration@example.com

Back Mountain Monster

Cost:

Individuals:

12-hour Early Registration race: $40
24-hour Early Registration race: $60
12-hour Late Registration race: $50
24-hour Late Registration race: $70

Teams:

12-hour Early Registration race: $400 per team (maximum of 6-10 people) or $150 per team for 5 or less runners, but they will be competing in the same division.

24-hour  Early Registration race: $600 per team (maximum of 6-10 people) or $300 per team for 5 or less runners, but they will be competing in the same division.

12-hour Late Registration race: $600 per team (max. of 6-10 ppl) or $200 per team for 5 or less runners, but they will be competing in the same division.

24-hour Late Registration race: $700 per team (max. of 6-10 ppl) or $400 per team for 5 or less runners, but they will be competing in the same division.

In the spirit of all of the events in the Race of Awesome Series we also ask that everyone bring two cans of food as part of their registration fee. These will be donated to local food banks to help provide food for the needy and homeless.

You can pay on-line here at IMAthlete or by downloading an registration form and mailing a check to:

Race of Awesome
2002 Riverside Drive
Studio 42-0
Asheville, NC 28804

Team and Individual Registration Forms:

BBM24_Team_Registration_Form (1) 

Any questions please send them to:

bmmonster24@gmail.com