Note: This race report is from the last year of the original course and is completely different than what has been run since 2017. I need to start with how absolutely gorgeous the course was. I picked this race because they had some pretty pictures on their website and if anything, they undersold how beautiful…
Eastern States 100: Odds and Ends
You would think I a 3100 word race report would be enough to cover all the details of a race. Normally, it would however there were many things that I ended up leaving out. In no particular order: Race organization. I can’t say enough about how well run this race was. The aid stations were…
Eastern States 100 Mile Race Report
Hard. So hard. I don’t have the eloquence to properly describe the difficulty of this race. Yes, there was a lot of vertical gain/loss over the 102.9 miles. Yes, it was hot (90s) and humid. And yes, the trails were highly technical even for Rocksylvania. The latter is what really took me by surprise. I…
Trail Blazer 5 Mile Race Report
Hi, my name is Brian. OK, that’s not really my name, but that’s the name I raced under yesterday. I know bib swapping is a huge issue for marathons where people get faster runners to use their bibs so they can get qualifying times for certain marque races (i.e. Boston Marathon), but that’s not what…
2016 C&O Canal 100 Mile Race Report
I am an arrogant, foolish, stupid, stupid man. I’ve done two 100 mile races (finishing one) so obviously know everything there is about running them. I can sit in my chair at home, plan out a strategy, and then expect everything to go perfectly come race day. It’s a perfectly flat course so of course…
2016 Naked Bavarian 40 Mile Race Report
What: Naked Bavarian 40 Miler When: Sunday March 6, 2016 8am Where: Leesport, PA Time: 8:11:57 Place: 55 of 99 Well, Sunday didn’t turn out quite how I had planned it. I thought I could easily cut 15-20 minutes off last year’s time and I only ended up 1 minute 14 seconds faster due to…
2015 Oil Creek 100 Mile Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my second 100 Miler went. What: Oil Creek 100 Mile Run When: Saturday October 10, 2015 5:00am Where: Titusville, PA Distance: 100.6 miles Time: 26:25:42.70 Place: 24th of 84 finishers (120ish starters) I’m changing up my standard race report and giving it to you in a FAQ…
2015 Labor Pains 12 Hour Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my first 12 Hour run went. What: Labor Pains 12 Hour Run When: Sunday September 6, 2015 7:30am Where: Reading, PA Distance (Time): 55 miles (11:21:48) Place: 10th of 228 (1st of 48 in AG excludes Overall Winner and 1st Masters) Top of the World I…
2015 MD HEAT 50K Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my third 50k went. What: MD Heat 50k When: Saturday August 8, 2015 7am Where: Elkridge, MD Time: 6:44:21 Place: 17 of 51 (includes 11 DNFs) Pre-Game The race was held in Patapsco State Park about 8 miles southwest of Baltimore. Runners weren’t allowed to park…
2015 C&O Canal 100 Mile Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my first 100 Miler went. What: C&O Canal 100 Mile Endurance Run When: Saturday April 25, 2015 7am Where: Knoxville, MD Time: DNF (Did Not Finish) Distance Covered: 69 miles Epic Fail I had mentally written this race report a couple dozen times leading up…