Frozen Hell Hole

This event meets ATRA's Event Standards.

ATRA race member

20221223
2024-01-11

Jan 11, 2024 at 8:00 AM

Frozen Hell Hole

6369 South Carolina Highway 41

Bethera SC, 29434

USA

Entry Fee $65
(Lowest or Early Registration)

Entry Fee 2 $575
(Highest or Late Registration)

Prize Money: no

Distance(s):

  • 100K
  • 100M
  • 200M
  • 50K
  • 50M
  • 16.3M, 140.6M

Type: Ultra

Participant Limit: 200

Percent of the course on un-paved trails: 100%

First Year of the Event: 2018

Description:

Welcome to Frozen: H3! This event, is identical to the Hell Hole Hundred with the exception of the ridiculous heat and humidity. We operate on the same course and come across some of the same aid stations! Sounds easy…right? All runners are required to check in at the occupied aid stations. If someone is not present, You must check yourself in as passing through the aid station.

Time Frame, Awards and Stuff
212 miles in 78 hours (must meet a cut off of 6 loops, 108 miles in 34 hours to continue running)
140.6 miles in 43 hours
100 miles in 30 hours
100k in 22 hours (both day and night events)
50 Miles in 14 hours
50k in 10 hours (both day and night events)
16 miles in 5 hours (both day and night events)

If you complete your event within the time frame given, you are considered and “official” finisher and will be awarded your time and Finisher Coin. If you are running the 100 Mile event, you will be awarded the Finishers Coin along with a buckle if you complete the event in the given time frame. The top three men and women will be awarded buckles on the spot. The remaining buckles will be ordered and mailed to you. 140.6 and 212 runners will get a custom buckle with their name and time engraved on the buckle. Since this is a custom feature, these buckles will be made to order…and mailed to you.

Aid Stations
• Start/Finish Line – Fully stocked and supported with bathrooms
• Irishtown Road Trail Crossing – Fully stocked and supported
• Yellow Jacket Road at Thomas Road – Fully stocked and supported

Packet Pickup
Thursday before the main event for all 212 runners from 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM Thursday morning.

Friday before the main event from 5:00 – -5:30 PM for all 100k and 140.6 runners
Saturday at the START/FINISH AREA (Jericho Horse Trail/Start/Finish area) from 6:00 – 6:30 AM for all others.
Night 16.3 and 50k is at 5:00 – 5:30 PM Saturday evening before the event.

Cancellation Policy
Running this distance is going to suck. The only reason I will cancel this event is if the forest is on fire, there is a hurricane and zombies are out on the trail. If for any reason the event has to be shut down due to extreme weather, natural disaster or zombies on the course (other than the runners…), you will be pulled from the course or held at an aid station until you can be removed from the course. Please, no arguing if this should happen. It is for your own safety.

The Trail and Use of the FMNF

All events take place within the Hell Hole Swamp located in the heart of the Francis Marion National Forest located outside Charleston, South Carolina.

The trail we run on is called the Jericho Horse Trail, it’s a 16.3 mile loop through the forest consisting of dirt fire roads, single track trail and double track trail. It is a flat trail that is unforgiving. Past participants found it difficult due to the fact that there are zero hills, little elevation change and when they were on the course, they didn’t know when to walk.

Photos

Race event photo

Map

Past Event Dates

Held on Jan 11, 2024

Held on Jan 12, 2023

Held on Jan 15, 2022

Held on Jan 14, 2021

Held on Jan 18, 2020