Sadlers Creek Stumble

Sadlers Creek State Park - Lake Hartwell

Camping, Bon Fires, Pancakes, Music, Running, Cycling, Beautiful Lakes, Single Track Trails

Welcome to our Annual Sadlers Creek Stumble! This event is sure to bring out speed in our experienced runners as well as the best in our first timers! Sadlers Creek State Park sits on 395 acres on a peninsula that extends into Lake Hartwell, one of the Savannah River reservoirs. Campsites available on Lake Hartwell at one of lakefront sites, observing wildlife and recreational water sports are only a small sampling of activities to be enjoyed in the park. The event will be run on a 6 Mile loop that encompasses the entire park. The course will run right pass each campground during each loop. This is great for those runners in the longer distances that want to make a quick pit stop at their personal tent or aid station and crew!

Referral Program

Invite your running buddies! When you register you will be assigned a link/code that you can share with your friends & family. The link will appear in your confirmation message, your email, and in your RunSignUp profile! Use your unique referral code to share with your running buddies! For every every 2 participants that use your referral code/link to register you will receive a $5 refund to your registration! Refer enough runners and RUN FOR FREE! 

• Share Your Referral Codes - HERE

Race Details

• What: A series of races across two days that include a 36 Hour, 26.2, 13.1, 10k

• When: October 26th

• Where: Sadlers Creek State Park

• Address: 940 Sadlers Creek Rd, Anderson, SC 29626

• Packet Pickup: Will begin 60 minutes prior to your event at Activity Center (Start/Finish Line)

• Event Shirts - Our local apparel vendor (Graphic Cow) will be processing all shirt orders. Please follow the link below to pre-order a shirt from the list of races. All race specific shirts will be mailed directly to your home address after the event to commemorate your race experience! The store link will be open until the Monday after each race.

  • SHIRT ORDER FORM HERE

Event Start Times

• Fire at Sweet Gum Beach

  • October 25th Friday Night @ 7pm 

• Sadlers Creek 36 Hour Run 8:00am on Saturday Oct. 26th

  • Buckles for 100 Mile Finishers

  • 16 Laps for 100 (2 Mile Short Loops Starting at 6pm Sunday

• Sadlers Creek Marathon 8:00am on Saturday Oct. 26th

• Sadlers Creek Half Marathon 8:00am on Sunday Oct. 27th

• Sadlers Creek 10k 8:00am on Sunday Oct. 27th

Participants Receive

Join our race for an unforgettable running experience! All participants will receive a handcrafted finisher medal to show off an unforgettable course and race experience. At packet pickup your swag bag will be complete with custom stickers, race bib, and crew socks. There will be music at both the start and finish of your event to energize your experience. Make sure to smile because all of our runners will receive complementary race photos along the course. 

Finisher Medal - Complimentary Race Photos - Post Race Pancakes - Custom Bib - Race Specific Crew Socks - Event & Upstate Race Series Stickers - Sponsored Giveaways - Raffled Items during the awards ceremony for both Age Group Awards and Overall Winners - Music and Post Race Pancakes while you hangout and cheer on other runners! 

Sadlers Creek Course Description - Course Map HERE

The course is a 6.40 mile loop with only a half mile section where runners will be double backing. The course climbs 400 Feet per 6.40 mile loop. (Relatively flat with a few mole hills) From the course you will expect to see Lake Hartwell on several occasions, deer roaming the peninsula, and tall pines towering over the lake! Simply enjoy the frolicking in the woods for a fun jaunt with friends and camping. If you are a beginner or love the shorter distances we have a 10k and half marathon option. The course will have a series of directional arrows that will be placed at all intersections. Please follow all directional arrows to stay on course. In the event that you make a wrong turn please backtrack to your original spot of confusion. 

• 380 Feet Per Loop - 80% Trail - 10% Gravel - 8% Pavement - 2% Sand with Covered Shade, No Water Crossings, Roots - Elevation Per 6.40 Mile Loop - 387 Feet 

Personal Tent Set Up & Drop Bags

*Note to 36 Hour Participants: limited support between 10pm and 6am as our volunteers and staff will be catching up on some sleep. Our timing system will be operating collecting laps from all of our runners. In the event of a medical emergency please contact 911 directly. In the event you are finished and do not wish to continue through the night please leave your timing chip at the timing table and please grab your finisher medal that will be available at the finish line. You do not need to report in if you plan on take some rest between laps even if that nap turns into a 6 hour coma! It happens to the best of us!

Athletes who are not camping are permitted to have a drop bag or personal tent near the aid station. Please be mindful to place your personal belongings off the course as to not impede the runners, the flow of traffic, or other race participants. The start and finish line loop will serve as the official drop bag area designation. When you are finished with your race please "pack in and pack out" making the host facility look better than you found it. 

Address / Parking

Sadlers Creek State Park is located at 940 Sadlers Creek RD Anderson SC 29626. When entering the park please make sure to have cash to purchase your day pass into the park. If you have a SC State Park pass you will not need to pay. After entering the park please make your first left towards the ball fields and available parking will be designated in the open field. The day use shelter that we will be using for our start/finish line will be another 400 meters down that road on the left hand side. Follow signs. 

Aid Stations

Basic aid stations supplies will be available at the start and finish line only. Items may include: pickles, cookies, chips, Little Debbie snacks, assorted candy, chicken/veggie broth, fig newtons, & pretzels. Liquids will include water, Tailwind Nutrition, coke, and ginger ale. If you would like to donate an aid station supply of something that we do not offer or that is homemade feel free! Cup-less Event: Please provide your own hydration vessel for use at our aid stations 

Camping Reservations & Admissions - RESERVATIONS HERE

Please contact the park directly for a reservation online or by phone. Sadlers Creek State Park sits on 395 acres on a peninsula that extends into Lake Hartwell, one of the Savannah River reservoirs. Camping and Day Use rentals can be found within the park. Observing wildlife and recreational watersports are only a small sampling of activities to be enjoyed in the park. - $6 adults - $1.50 SC seniors - $1.00 children age 6-15 - age 5 & younger are free

Race Awards, Age Group Point Series, Chip Timing

• Top 3 Male and Female Overall

• Top 3 Male & Female Age Group

• Age Group Categories

  • 0-9

  • 10-12

  • 13-16

  • 17-19

  • 20-29

  • 30-34

  • 35-39

  • 40-44

  • 45-49

  • 50-54

  • 55-59

  • 60-64

  • 65-69

  • 70-79

  • 80+

• Upstate Trail / Ultra Series - Age Group Point Series Standings - HERE