Ultra Adventures Inc.

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Whether you are a seasoned runner, or looking to join your first long distance run, you have come to the right place. Ultra Adventures, Inc. provides an engaging and fun event, geared towards people of all ages and skill levels. We believe that stepping outside of your comfort zone equals happiness, and encourage participants to challenge their bodies while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Join us for the annual Lake Norman State Park Trail Race! This race offers two options, a 30K and 50K length event. Both events will offer a 10 hour cut off time with three aid stations. This race consists of smooth rolling single track trails with no repeat loops! Whether this is your first trail race, or your looking to set a PR, you will love this course!

All participants who complete the entire duration of their selected event will receive a special finishers metal when they cross the finish line. There will be handmade awards for 1st place overall male and female for both events as well as an overall Masters award.

This event is for both beginner and experienced runners. Run as few or as many hours as you would like or run as few or as many laps as you would like within the 6 hour time frame. This is your perfect opportunity to either use this event as a tune up for an upcoming 50 or 100 mile race, or just to log some good single track trail miles and not worry about a DNF.

There will be handmade awards for 1st place overall male and female (most miles completed in six hours), as well as male and female Masters awards. 

The Black Mountain Ultra Traverse is as tough as it gets. This will be one of the toughest, yet most gratifying races you have ever completed. From the time you start you will be immediately challenged with a long grueling climb to the summit of Mt. Mitchell, the tallest peak East of the Mississippi. From there you will continue to climb multiple 6,000′ mountains in some of the toughest terrain the Beast Coast has to offer, all this with no aid or support for the entire event. In order to register, runners will have to complete a trail race of at least 50K in distance within the last three years. Please note that this race was inspired of the mentality of winter ultra-races, a low key, no frills race that requires you to be 100% comfortable being alone and self-sufficient. You will be required to filter your water from only a few reliable streams that are along the course. You will have a total of 19 hours to complete this race. This event has both a 48 Mile event and a 24 Mile event. 

Chris Moroch

Co-Director

“BE BETTER THAN YOU WERE YESTERDAY”

Chris has competed in a variety of ultra marathons ranging from extreme warm temperatures to extreme cold temperatures and everything in between. He is passionate about giving back to the ultra community in means of either volunteering or running at other local races to support other race directors. 

Outside of race directing, Chris enjoys hiking and backpacking with his wife, Jennifer, and their two children. 

Jennifer Moroch

Co-Director

Chris and I love spending time outdoors whether we are running, mountain biking or hiking and exploring new trails with our two children, James and Emma. We all enjoy participating in local running events and meeting great friends in the process has been such a bonus. The running community provides such a wonderful outlet and I like being able to give back by directing a run at the State Park that everyone can enjoy.