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Coast to Coaster 2025

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Race: Coast to Coaster 2025 Date: 4/24/2025 Time: DNF Place: DNF Pre-Race Conditions: If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit. -Banksy Ready for a shit show. My biggest fear for this race has come true. It looks like rain will start Friday and be with us on and off for the next couple days. I have some rain gear with me as back up but was hoping not to use it. I’m going to carry an extra poncho and be ready to be wet for a while. Hopefully I can get some good miles in early before it all starts.  Part of the concern is being cold and wet. The only path is forward. We’ll see how it goes.  The last few weeks have been kind of crazy. One of the amazing things that happened is I was finally able to get the title and pick up Paul’s Mustang. It seems only fitting that I did that last week. I remember years ago when he brought his girlfriend, me and Mitch to cedar point and then after we decided to go to Kings Island the next day. I’ll be thinking of him during this run. That wa...
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Barkley Fall Classic - 50k (aka marathon for me)

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  Race: Barkley Fall Classic 50k Date: 9/21/2024 Time: 9:09:36 Place: DNF (marathon finish) Pre-Race Conditions: “If you’re going to face a real challenge it has to be a real challenge. You can’t accomplish anything without the possibility of failure.” - Lazarus Lake  Well, packet is picked up, dinner has been eaten, prep is done, map has been studied. Time to wind down before bed. 3:45 AM wake up to get prepped and be at the race by 5:30 to avoid too much of a rush.  I’ve looked at the course and it seems a little shorter that 50k. Not complaining. I also saw the Rat Jaw descent too. That is going to be brutal. I’ve climbed this much in a 50k with obstacles with some of these steep climbs. Compared to Killington Ultra this is probably comparable. This is going to involve some crawling and sliding for sure. The obstacle race training and experience is going to be key for me.  It’s been about 8 weeks since Vol State. I’m still probably only about 80% recovered. Still ...
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