The Athens-Big Fork Marathon – heretofore to be referred to as “ABF” – has been on my radar for a number of years. Last year I was all set to go, but it got flooded out. The two years before that it was in conflict with a local race that I love. This year, I decided, come hell or high water, my fat ass was gonna be tromping over the significant(at least to a flatlander) mountains of the Ouachita National Forest. First off – don’t let the name fool you – this race may measure like a marathon – but it runs like a pissed off 50K. This year it got written up in Trail Runner Magazine as, “The Hardest Trail Marathon You Have Never Heard Of” or something similar. After running it – I would definitely agree to that statement. Click Here to Read the Full Article