Race Report – Jon Penland

2024 Georgia Jewel 100 Race Report

October 10, 2024

At noon on Friday, September 21, 2024, I started the Georgia Jewel 100. I felt a mix of excitement and trepidation as I set out …

June 3, 2024

I’ve run the Rabun Half Marathon four years in a row. It’s a great laid-back no-frills race that’s run the first Sunday of June every …

May 30, 2024May 28, 2024

Cruel Jewel 50 (CJ 50) is officially a 57.4 mile trail ultra with 17,435 feet of vert that climbs up and down the north Georgia …

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024

The trail up Table Rock is brutal, rocky, and steep. The trail up Pinnacle Mountain is relentless and deceptive. Combine both trails into a loop, …

December 14, 2023

I’ve had a string of injuries going back to the Georgia Death Race in March. Those injuries have kept me from participating in anything longer …

April 4, 2023April 2, 2023

The Georgia Death Race (GDR) has been on my radar for several years. I first heard of the race several years ago before I had …

October 13, 2022October 10, 2022

The Yeti Snakebite 50k (“Snakebite”) is a trail race put on by the Yeti Trail Runners at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs, GA …

March 10, 2022

Last Friday afternoon I loaded up my Ford Transit and along with my three oldest sons made the 90 minute drive over to Table Rock …

November 14, 2021

Sky to Summit proved to be as hard and as beautiful as advertised. The climbs and descents were long and steep. The single-track trails were …

November 14, 2021October 3, 2021

I started the Lady of the Lake 8 hour race with high hopes. I came to race day with a ton of base mileage under …