Big, long thing #184, country 13 and continent 7 complete at the White Continent 50k. A looped course on rolling hills of rocky jeep road. We flew in for 24 hours to make camp, run our race, and some small excursions on King George Island. Camping overnight was an experience for sure. Glad I went,…
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Spring Hill Marathon Mania 2019
BLT #183 at Spring Hill Marathon Mania in Spring Hill, FL. A Florida-flat out and back course on the Suncoast bicycle trail in Hernando and Pasco Counties. The good: This was a cheap race when I paid for it in 2018. When I was a no-show last year due to injury/depression The race director took…
Wild Azalea Trail 27 Miler 2019
25th State for the 3rd go around done at the Wild Azalea Trail 27 miler today in the Kisatchie National Forest near Alexandria, Louisiana. An up and down trail race through Forest Service land, the course had to be modified due to the shutdown no permits would be granted for common gathering areas. One of…
HUFF 50k 2018
Lifetime Big, Long Thing (Marathon or longer) #181 completed at the Hoosier Ultra Frigid Fifty (50k) in Chain O’Lakes State Park in Albion, Indiana. A chilly but tolerable day for December in Northern Indiana (Overcast with a high of 31) made this two loop course with about 2300 feet of elevation gain a nice workout…
Jacksonville Marathon 2018 and Jungle Bell Jog
Andy’s birthday marathon, Cade’s 250th, a PR for Kevin, and even me—the Grinch—in a Santa suit for a 5k. It was a full weekend at the Jacksonville Marathon and the Jingle Bell Jog 5k with fellow Frontrunners and Amy. The rain held off at Jacksonville and it was its typical flat suburban course on a…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon 2018
Year to date big long thing #25 completed at the Mississippi gulf coast marathon in Biloxi, Mississippi. Chilly and overcast, on a super flat course along the beach. The only hill was an overpass with a wicked camber in the last 2 miles. Last year this race was too short because of a turnaround. Having…
Rehoboth Seashore Marathon 2018
Alicja’s 50th State. She was hit by a car in California, threatened with a missile strike in Hawaii, and nearly drown in Vermont. So glad I could be here for it at the Rehoboth Seashore Marathon in Delaware. The course is a flat but interesting mix of road, dirt, some boardwalk in the park and…
Palm Beaches Marathon 2018
30th Florida marathon done at the Palm Beaches Marathon. A flat, road marathon along the intercoastal waterway. They somehow managed to make the course even more dull than last year by removing the portion in Palm Beach. So rightly this is the West Palm Beach Marathon. Support folks were great but the sun was relentless…
Maratón Internacional de Panamá 2018
Marathon country #12 done at the Maratón Internacional de Panamá in Ciudad de Panamá. Warm towards the end, but mostly flat with a view of the Casco Viejo, turning around at the Maracana (soccer stadium) headed back through the central business district, Panama Viejo (the original 1519 settlement of Panama) and some condo developments in…