Name: Endless Summer
Start: 2026-06-20
End: 2026-06-21
Location: Birmingham, Alabama

About the Event

Endless Summer running fest, and lake party!

Description Between June 20, 8AM and June 21, 8PM you get 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, or 36 hours to clock as many 1 mile loops around Catfish Lake as you can. At the start / finish you can expect a non-stop party with good food, good music, and summer vibes. Cool off in the lake, or the misting tent, hit the slip 'n' slide, or hang by the overlook. With a beautiful summit lake on one side, and a beautiful mountain view on the other, this is sure to be the summer days you always hoped for. If you don't want to run, get a Hang Pass to enjoy everything the runners get, but the pain (basically just food). However, you do not have to have one to come support a runner.

Giveaways Each runner will get a sweet tank, a sticker, and whatever other fun things we can scrounge up in the next 5 months!

Awards Top 3 male, and female distance of each duration will receive an award.

Parking will be at the Belcher Tract parking lot off 280. There is a ~mile walk / jog to the start / finish. We plan to rent some golfcarts for shuttling though.

Camping Bring whatever you need to make yourself successful: tents, specific foods, camp stoves, sleeping pad, etc. But let's try to keep it to a 10'x10' maximum. Tent spaces will be limited.

Food There will be a constant aid station at the start / finish with all the regular ultra-grub. We will serve breakfast on day two (7AM-9AM), Lunch both days (11AM-1PM), and dinner both days (6PM-8PM). And if there's something you want / need at anytime, just ask. We will do our best to accommodate. If you don't want to run, but you do want to eat, get a Hang Pass!

Races Offered

12 Hour

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 12 Hour

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08:00

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$80.00

18 Hour

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 18 Hour

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$100.00

24 Hour

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 24 Hour

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$120.00

30 Hour

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 30 Hour

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Type — Running

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$140.00

36 Hour

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 36 Hour

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$160.00

6 Hour

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 6 Hour

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$60.00

Hang Pass

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — Hang Pass

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$20.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Birmingham.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 20.6° / 30.8°

wb_sunny 21.9° / 32.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 8.7 /

water_drop 71.3%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 20.6° / 30.8°

wb_sunny 21.9° / 32.1°

air 8.7 km/h

water_drop 71.3%

About Birmingham

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.