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I’m not sure what possessed me to sign up for the Bluff. It could have been working the aid station at Renee’s Way last year and seeing how happy the runners were as they arrived, some were delusional, bloody, or their face caked in salt, but everyone looked like they were enjoying it. More likely, it was the encouragement from the Bimblers on our regular 3-5 mile runs (Iggy, Twink, Lost, Where’s Margot, and others). On our occasional longer runs of 8-10 miles, I felt pretty good. So in my mind, if I could run a third of the distance, I could handle a full 50k. I should say that previous to this year’s bluff, my longest run was 14 miles at Pisgah.

I outfitted myself with the plushest Hokas I could find to combat a bad hip and bunch of other aches and pains. I wish I could have trimmed down a bit – but a long Columbus Day weekend on the Cape (Sour Cream Doughnuts, salt water taffy) nixed that idea. I planned on taking it easy and just enjoying the entire day out in the woods. [Read more…] about First 50k from a non-runner’s perspective

Report from “Twinkles”:

A post script synopsis of the Table Rock 10k from Twinkles.  It is now Day 3 post race and my thighs are now simply whimpering going up and down stairs instead of screaming!  It was a great race but the first 2.3 miles straight up was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.  I really realized how I’ve grown [Read more…] about Twinkles from High up in Cali…