Bad Jack's Trail Fest

01/27/2024

Woah! 20% off early registration for Spirit of Syllamo - that's pretty rad.

10/26/2023

More photos? Yes please!
This link will take you to finish line photos from ACPics Photography.
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This link will take you to our Flickr albums, which includes another album from Far Horizons Unlimited.
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There's also photos from Joe Jacobs with Arkansas Outside.
https://www.facebook.com/AROutside

All of these should be free to share and download!

10/24/2023

The first photo album is ready! Special thanks for photos to Dale White, owner of Far Horizons Unlimited. This link will take you to our Flickr page. Photos should be free to download.

10/23/2023

First installment of some images captured by our talented friends at Arkansas Outside, thanks a million Joe.

Overnight, colors changed. The annual Bad Jack’s Trail Festival was held this past weekend at Blanchard Springs Recreation Area in the Syllamo Ranger District, just outside of Mountain View, Arkansas. […]

10/22/2023

That's a wrap for Bad Jacks! Thank you to all the athletes who came out. Amazing performances, some new course records and memories we'll get to take with us. Results will be loaded Monday. More photos to come.

10/21/2023

Some hard earned awards today! It was warm but so much fun today. Half marathon and marathon in the books. Live music, taco soup, and mini bike races as we close the night!

10/21/2023

What a beautiful day to kick off Bad Jacks!

10/18/2023

Mel working some magic with these cool, hand-painted "Stage Awards" (those tackling all three days, Overall & Masters). We've also partnered with the Norfork High School art class for our individual day finisher's awards. Really excited for you all to see them in person.

*REMINDER- Online registration closes down tonight at 11:59PM. Race day registration is allowed but is CASH ONLY. Final pre-race email going out tomorrow morning.

10/16/2023

Melony and our friend Clint will be serving up some tasty meals over the weekend. Here is the current plan:

Friday Evening (5:30ish)- Pasta Marinara, Garlic Toast, Salad and Dessert.
Saturday Lunch (Noonish)- Taco Soup, Bread/Crackers and all the fixings, Dessert
Sunday (11ish)- Grilled Brats, Taco Soup, Pasta Casserole, Dessert.

RUMOR HAS IT THERE WILL BE MONSTER COOKIES!!!

*Meals are provided for all registered participants. Please bring your own dinnerware and help us minimize our single-use trash items.

10/14/2023

Calling all Mountain Bikers! We'd love to see more wheels on the Syllamo Trails. Trail work has begun (map of covered trails coming soon) and we are getting the course ready for some un-obstructed riding, clearing 20+ deadfall after the Summer storms, trimming and working the corridor. Hit me up if you would like some FREE entries for your Cycling Club/Group.
FAST Group - Friends of Arkansas Singletrack
Syllamo trail cleaners

10/11/2023

Shirt order is going in tomorrow bright and early, so register now to get your preferred size. Also, check your inbox this afternoon for your first round of pre-race updates. Getting EXCITED ya'll 😁
https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=99947

10/10/2023

We are very excited to announce our partnership with First Endurance. They continue to push the limits of sports nutrition science so you can redefine your athletic potential. Aid stations on course will be offering EFS Hydration (Lemon Lime) & Liquid Shot Gels (Wild Berry & Kona Mocha). We will also have their most advanced recovery formula "Optygen" (Chocolate) at the Start/Finish...a great idea for our multi-day athletes. Starting today and running till December 19th, 2023; you can save 20% on your First Endurance purchase. Offer is valid online at https://firstendurance.com/ and at Norfork Adventure Supply.