 Then it's on foot down to Union City, Martin, Dresden, down Highway 22 to Lexington and across Tennessee until reaching Sand Mountain in northwest Georgia. Racers have to use their common sense to take care of basic needs such as finding food and sleeping shelter for the night. The course takes four to ten days to complete. Chris Barnado from South Carolina was first to finish the race. People from all over the world have come to participate in the race and make it to what they call the Rock.