2018 - Land Between the Lakes - The Great American Trail Race
2018 distances
Trail running
50 mile
The 50 milers start alongside runners from the other distances, beginning along the shoreline of the wondrous Kentucky Lake, and proceed about 2 miles on roads into Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, to the trailhead of the 11.3 mile Canal Loop. This Loop offers spectacular views of both Lake Barkley (Cumberland River), and Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River). Runners run this loop 4 times, and then a 1.25 mile (total distance) out-and-back, before running to the finish line at the Grand Rivers Tourism Office. Runners are afforded 12 hours to finish. If not on pace to finish in 12 hours, runners are instructed to return to the finish line after their third loop to receive an official 60km time and award.
60km
60KM runners start alongside runners from the other distances, beginning along the shoreline of the wondrous Kentucky Lake, and proceed about 2 miles on roads into Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, to the trailhead of the 11.3 mile Canal Loop. This Loop offers spectacular views of both Lake Barkley (Cumberland River), and Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River). Runners run this loop 3 times before running to the finish line at the Grand Rivers Tourism Office. Runners are afforded 12 hours to finish. If not on pace to finish in 12 hours, runners are instructed to return to the finish line after their second loop to receive an official Marathon time and award.
Marathon
Marathoners start alongside runners from the other distances, beginning along the shoreline of the wondrous Kentucky Lake, and proceed about 2 miles on roads into Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, to the trailhead of the 11.3 mile Canal Loop. This Loop offers spectacular views of both Lake Barkley (Cumberland River), and Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River). Runners run this loop 2 times before running to the finish line at the Grand Rivers Tourism Office. This beautiful course is a favorite of Marathon Maniacs, and 50 staters, especially considering the 12 hour time limit.
23km
23KM runners start alongside runners from the other distances, beginning along the shoreline of the wondrous Kentucky Lake, and proceed about 2 miles on roads into Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, to the trailhead of the 11.3 mile Canal Loop. This Loop offers spectacular views of both Lake Barkley (Cumberland River), and Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River). Runners run the loop, and then head to the finish line at the Grand Rivers Tourism Office. Runners are afforded 12 hours to finish, so even if you walk every step of this stunning course, you have plenty of time.
Race-day weather
Conditions on March 10, 2018 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:10 AM and sets at 5:55 PM local time (CST) in Grand Rivers on March 10, 2018 — 11h 44m of daylight.
Course
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2018 results — Land Between the Lakes - The Great American Trail Race
574 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the 50 mile
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Mitchell | 6:26:32 | 7:44 /mi |
| 2 | Alexander Bleiweiss | 7:18:54 | 8:47 /mi |
| 3 | Paul Brantley | 7:22:00 | 8:50 /mi |
| 4 | Chris Ulrich | 7:54:32 | 9:29 /mi |
| 5 | Jennifer Coverdell | 7:56:18 | 9:32 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
Other races near Grand Rivers
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Lions Club Light The Way 5 K
LBL Bridge to Bridge Trail Run
Over the Bridge Fun Run
West KY Fca & Edward Jones Turkey Trot 5K/10K
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Grand Rivers event
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