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Runner’s guide

Grayson Highlands 8 Mile

Sunday, May 2, 2027 · Virginia, United States

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From the course file and public race information. Confirm details with the race before race day.

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Race day date, start and cutoff
Race day
May 2, 2027
Sunday
Start
Finish cutoff
4:00h
at
Distance
8.012.9mikm
Climbing
1,359414ftm
High point
5,0721,546ftm

Distances

RacemikmStart
50 mi50.080.5 mikmSat
50 mi50.080.5 mikmSat
50K30.048.3 mikmSat
25K15.024.1 mikmSun
8 mi this guide8.012.9 mikmSun
Aid stations

No aid stations are on file for this course yet. The race’s own guide is the place to check. Race director? Claim the course and send us the list.

Elevation the profile and the big climbs
5,0721,546 ftm4,5051,373 ftm
Start8.012.9 mikm

Numbered ticks are the aid stations above.

The big climbs

ClimbmikmGain ftmGrade
Climb 23.25.2–4.77.6 mikm+459140 ftm5.9%
Climb 35.79.2–6.911.1 mikm+367112 ftm5.9%
Climb 10.91.5–1.62.5 mikm+328100 ftm9.7%
Race almanac the sky on race day

Next race day Sun, May 2, 2027 · 8:30 AM start

First lightsunrise 6:32 am
6:05am
Last lightsunset 8:15 pm
8:43pm
Moonwaning crescent, up from 4:35 am
12% lit

First and last light are civil twilight, the sun 6° below the horizon. The moon is lit as at midnight after the start; headlamp hours count a typical finish from the start while the sun is below civil twilight. Worked out for the start line.

What changed newest first
  1. Jul 22, 2026Added to the catalog

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