THE BAT 5 MILES, ROCKY FORK STATE PARK, FLAG POND, TN
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Directions from Greeneville: Take Erwin Hwy to turn right on Interstate 26 in Erwin. Go South and exit on Clear Branch Rd to turn left on Old Asheville Hwy to Gillis Drive and Rocky Fork.
Two and a half miles up hill, then down hill along the scenic Rocky Fork Creek.
Course Description
Start and finish on Rocky Fork Road at Old Asheville Highway in Rocky Fork. It was named after the elevation profile, which resemble a bat. The truth, however, is that the name is short for "The Bat Out Of Hell".
Course History
This is the newest course on the Running Tour. Inaugural race was 2019. It was designed by Lisa Hazlett, originally as a 6 miler, turning south on a logging dirt road to the North Carolina border.
In 2020 the name was changed to The Bat 5 Miles but the race was canceled. The 2021 race had 32 finishers, a new male course record, sunshine and 55 degrees. 2022 had a new course record by a woman from Boise, Idaho, that will be hard to brake.
Course Records
Jeff King 52 Erwin 36:33 Meg Guy 39 Roan Mountain 42:43 CR
Derek Gibson 29 Greenville 34:41 CR Tammy Shadden 56 Irwing TX 53:35
Charles Tookey 54 Boise ID 37:25 Amber Tookey 36 Boise, ID 36:34 CR
Race Director : Lisa Hazlett, State of Franklin Track Club, Kingsport, TN
GPS 36.0482, -82.5566
Map URL: https://www.runningahead.com/maps/11077d5b41a741a1b79792144c3d1c6e?unit=mi&map=roadmap
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