New champions of the Huntsville Slam will be crowned Saturday afternoon at the end of the Mountain Mist 50K at Monte Sano State Park.
The 2023 winners, two-time champ Tyson Jouglet of Huntsville and Amelia Harrison of Gurley, aren’t in the Slam field this year. Mountain Mist 50K is the finale of the four-event slam, which includes the Dizzy 50s in October, Rocket City Marathon and Recover from the Holidays 50K in December.
Jouglet won the 2022 and 2023 titles, while Harrison claimed the 2023 crown. Runners must compete in all four events, with cumulative times determining the winners.
Dylan Glass leads the men’s division and overall standings with a three-event time of 9:39:21. Brett Franklin is close behind, at 9:53:31.
Perla Nùñez of Huntsville leads the women’s race by about 15 minutes over Cynthia Mitchell of Athens. Both are among the Top 10 in the Slam standings. Nùñez is eighth with a time of 12:15:59, while Mitchell is next at 12:30:38.
One plus for Nùñez? She’s finished Mountain Mist one time before, while Mitchell has not. Could that extra mental boost be enough Saturday afternoon? Experience could pay off in the final stretch through McKay Hollow and climbing the hill to Rest Shelter before the final jaunt to the finish.
Here are the standings going into the final race, as compiled by Huntsville Track Club president Eric Fritz:
