17th Mill Mountain (Reverse) Mayhem 10k

Voted as one of the most loved Mountain Junkies races (it was voted most hated too).  This is a great race on a tough mountain and perfect training for the Blue Ridge Marathon race weekend.

Mill Mountain is Roanoke’s most visible landmark and any activity on the mountain will require some climbing.  You’ve got to get up to the top to enjoy the scenery and the blazing fast downhill to the finish.

The Backwards Course (just under 1100ft of climbing): We are planning to run the race as we did in 2021, backwards, providing our permit and the police department allows it.  This route would start as a time trail start at the pedestrian crossing of the Fishburn Parkway (normal starting line) and then head straight up the Star Trail, with runners starting at 5 second intervals.

From here runners will head down the pedestrian path to, Ridgeline, right onto Riser, straight onto Big Sunny, down the old road to a right onto Monument Trail, then heading down the bike lane to where you started, crossing the pedestrian crossing and finishing by running down lower Woodthrush.  Here is the Strava segment info for this route – https://www.strava.com/segments/27881236

Due to parking limitations this race will Be capped at 200 runners.