The Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k was started in 2002 by local trail running enthusiast Matt Sims as a way to get support for the Cumberland Trail Conference and promote local participation in trail running. Today, the race receives some of trail running’s top athletes including Max King, Duncan Callahan, John Stamstad, Josh Beckham, Peter Kazery, Bryan Dayton and David Riddle, who holds the course record of 3 hours 49 min. and 52 seconds, set in 2011.
The Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k was established by Matt Sims to raise support for the Cumberland Trail Conference and encourage participation in trail running within the local community. It has become a race that attracts top-level trail runners like Max King, Duncan Callahan, John Stamstad, Josh Beckham, Peter Kazery, Bryan Dayton, and David Riddle who hold the course record of 3 hours 49 minutes and 52 seconds, set in 2011.