Confirmed entries to the 2012 Bimbler’s Bluff 50K. Packet pickup will be available from 6:00 am. Sorry, but registration is now closed and race day registrations not be accepted. [Read more…] about Confirmed Bimbler’s Bluff Entries
Bites of the Bluff
Whether you are already signed up or still on the fence about this year’s Bluff 50k, fear not the Bites are back for your enjoyment and motivation! Each one will cover separate sections of the entire Bluff 50k course so if you run all three you’ll have a pretty good idea of what’s to come on race day. [Read more…] about Bites of the Bluff
Letting the fingers do the talking
After backpacking for 3 days and sleeping in a tent for the 4 nights leading up to the race I was a little nervous about how my energy level and legs would be. My mom and I decided to run the whole race together because how many people can say they ran a 50k with their mom??!! [Read more…] about Letting the fingers do the talking
Road to Vermont. Chapter 3 Pineland Farms 50
On Saturday, May 26, Shelly Girl and I headed up to New Gloucester Maine to run the Pineland Farms 50 mile race. We had run the race once before and knew the course would be a good “kilometer” post in our training for Vermont. For the last six weeks we have been spending lots of time on feet trying to build up our conditioning, both physical and mental, and it was time to toe the line and see where we were. [Read more…] about Road to Vermont. Chapter 3 Pineland Farms 50
Promise Land 50K
After running the Bluff 50k I knew I wanted to keep doing ultras, just didn’t know which one. Loopy recommended Promise Land 50k and I was intrigued. Especially after pacing her at Grindstone, another Dr. David Horton race and part of the Beast Series, so I figured PL would be hard/fun/challenging, all of what I want in an ultra. So, I started training months in advance and signed up as soon as the registration opened. The weekend of the race finally arrived and I finally felt ready. [Read more…] about Promise Land 50K
The optimist and a half filled glass
Well, my second 50k, but my first Race Report, so we’ll see how this goes…. [Read more…] about The optimist and a half filled glass