My Long Lost Younger Brother
A little over two years ago in late September of 2011, at the 17th Annual FlatRock 50K, I met a kid named Zach Adams. I call him a kid because even though, yes, he is my junior by about 12 years, more so because he had this mischievous grin on his face and pure state […]
19th Annual FlatRock 50 & 25K’s / September 28, 2013
I apologize for being about a week behind on getting this short race report out, however, I finally managed to decompress enough and come down from my high of the “epic experience of a lifetime” that I was fortunate enough to be a part of a little over one week ago at FlatRock…that and catching […]
“A Perfect Storm” 2013 FlatRock 50K
Where should I even start!? I absolutely love this race. Stumbling across the original FlatRock 50k website in 2009 is what made me decide to run ultras. Shit, it is why I decided to train for a marathon! I mean, who in the hell would go and try and run 31 miles on this trail […]
FlatRock 50K: Legend of “The Hand”
Legend has it that at the very first FlatRock 50k, a road marathon runner, who had underestimated the trail, collapsed on a large limestone bluff overlooking Elk City Lake with only a few miles until the finish. As the physically exhausted, mentally overwhelmed, and emotionally broken runner lay gasping and sobbing by the trail, a […]
FlatRock 101K Race Report – Part III – “Finish Line Utopia” or “Final Resting Place”
If you are reading this you either read my last two blogs (PART I and PART II)and just couldn’t get enough , or you a glutton for punishment and enjoy torturing yourself with my excessive and nonsensical ramblings. Either way, what you are about to read is a short collection of my final thoughts on […]
