My family is spending a week in Gatlinburg, TN and exploring the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. We were here three years ago and loved it, however I didn’t do any running in the park since I was still recovering from Laurel Highlands. Here’s where I’ve been hiking/running: Day 1, Sunday Middle Prong Trail (Hiking)…
Into The Gauntlet
Here goes nothing. I’ve consistently done six ultras per year since I got into this sport/community/hobby (fine, obsession) a decade ago. Of these, I’ve typically raced three 100s since I graduated to that distance in 2015. The past two years I’ve managed to up that slightly to four races. This has been spread throughout the…
Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour Race Report
First off, thanks to the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team and all their amazing volunteers for putting on a great event. The race is held on a scenic and blazing fast paved path around a lake in Rockland Lake State Park. There were three events with the 24-hour and 12-hour races starting at 8am and the…
Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour Preview
I’m sad to report that the eagerly anticipated Father v Son Throwdown will not happening this weekend at the Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour race. My son jacked up his ankle a couple months back playing basketball and hasn’t been able to run. I’m more bummed that he missed most of his last season of track. Hopefully…