2025 Cohutta Cat
Since the last long race that I had jumped into was back in February, I had been itching for a big adventure. I had created my own 400 mile mixed surface loop out of Tellico Plains, TN and was thinking about doing it the weekend after Halloween. However, once I realized that the Cohutta Cat was the same weekend, and I had quite a few friends going, it was an easy decision to throw my hat in the ring and save my loop for a later date. The route is a figure-8 loop that starts/ends at Mulberry Gap - Adventure Base Camp in Elijay, GA; the figure-8 crossing occurs in the town of Blue Ridge, GA. It's 266 miles of single track, double track, gravel, service roads, pavement, and everything in between and boasts about 30,000 feet of elevation gain. And it was taking place during peak leaf season with cooler temps, everything my dreams are made of! The route was created by Daniel Jesse and the race director is now Matt Schweiker. Going against my DNA, I started prep...