TrailRun1980

Coming off of my 40 miler at Bigfoot, I wanted to get in one more race of the year.  A long day drive away down in Tennessee, we found Natchez Trace Trail 50 Miler, not a lot of info online about the course, but ended up being a great run through the rolling terrain of western TN. Made for a good run, and the fall colors were icing on the cake. A great day and I put down a 11:10 race so did very well! Here's a short cut to  ultrasignup  for race details. Here's the link the my  Flickr Album - Natchez Trace Here is the race recap I wrote up immediately after the run: Last weekend (11/3) I ran the Natchez Trace Trail 50 Mile trail race, put on by Hardwin Adventures out of Nashville, TN area. Going into this, there was not a lot of information, you had to sign up onto the waitlist through ultrasignup where your entry would be reviewed before you were accepted.  The course was vaguely described (distance/elevation), but no other detail was given until a week prior (essent

Destination Trail, Bigfoot 40 (  https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/ ) This was my first attempt at anything larger than a 50K, and my first dip back into the game after having a down season due to a crazy job.  I signed up with around 6 weeks to actually train and get my act together, and the location, remoteness, and limited aid were all huge draws! It was hard, and hot, but one of the best runs of my life.   A very challenging day, and I'm proud of my time of 12:24! (  Ultrasignup  ) Below the photo, is the link to my Flickr album with a bunch of pictures and videos taken around the event. Flickr Album ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edit after the fact, here's a link to the quick breakdown on my gear, to see what I packed  Bigfoot 40 gear ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- So here we go.  I quit an overly stressful job earlier in the year and was finally able to stoke