Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my first trip to Blue Marsh Lake went. What: Blues Cruise 50K When: Sunday October 5, 2014 8:30am Where: Blue Marsh Lake, Reading, PA Time: 5:46:15 Pace: 11:14 min/mile Place: 122/275 AG (Masters) Place: 47/102 Westward Ho Sunday morning I drove 75 minutes west to…
2014 Ironmasters Challenge 50K Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my first ultra went. What: Ironmasters Challenge 50K (31 miles for the metric challenged) When: Sunday April 27, 2014 7:30am Where: Pine Grove Furnace State Park, PA Time: 6:23:41 Pace: 12:21 min/mile Place: 26/123 AG Place: 9/31 Pre-Race Activities My wife and I stayed at…
Phunt 50K Race Report
What: Phunt 50K When: January 16, 2016 9:00am Where: Elkton, MD Distance: 50k (31 miles) Time: 6:19:42 (12:15 pace) Place: 53rd of ??? overall What a thoroughly enjoyable race. A lot of that is attributable to the great weather (mid-40s, sunny), but the race organization and course also made it a lot of fun. The…
Phunt 50K Preview
This is gonna leave a mark. I’m not really sure what I was thinking when I signed up for a mid-January 50K. It may have been that a nice long run would be a good way to kick off C&O Canal 100 training. Or maybe that a 50K in the middle of winter would be…