Arabia Mountain Path (GA)

[EJH]

Howdy Southerners,


I will be going out to the Arabia Mountain Path during April to try and set a mark going from the Mall at Stonecrest Trailhead, down to Monastery of the Holy Spirit (18.6 miles) with a return back to my truck at the Mall (round trip should be around 37 miles). It will be completely paved (not ideal), but is it's own mixed-use path for cyclists/runners/walkers.  If anyone wants to join you are more than welcome. I'm not planning on going for the fastest time possible. I just need a nice long run on the calendar and, as far as this site is concerned, I haven't heard of anyone setting a standard. The date is tentative for me, but will probably be in the second half of the month. I will document by my Garmin watch(es)...they are old pieces of machinery so I'll try and double up that way it is semi-legit. If you feel like coming along, or helping out, just lemme know. I plan on going unsupported, but the more the merrier.


-Erich

[mcac]

Hey Erich, I live not too far from there and if im off work ill come out there to help you out.

[EJH]

Hey MCAC,

Thanks for the offer! So this is kind of last minute but I'll be going out there tomorrow, April 24th, to go for it.

[EJH]

Hey y'all,

Things didn't quite pan on 4/24/17 for me. I got a late start and got turned around for a little while so I just turned it into a nice 24 miler. It took me awhile to get back out there to try again, but I finally got the time and completed the route yesterday, June 28th. It was a bit of a doozy, with some dumb fueling decisions and the heat that lead me to take a few longer breaks on some choice benches.

All-in-all I finished the (what turned out to be 38 mile) route in 9:52:46. We'll call it self-supported due to the fact I stopped at a convenience store about 22 miles in that is located right off the route. There should be a GPX file uploaded along with this post, if it doesn't work you should be able to see the run at this link: connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1824508619

Definitely a soft record, but it's a cool spot to run and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone that wants to try. I can dole out any info you would want about water sources, etc.