How it all started, 2011 Last June, the Flipped Truck Fat Ass was born. To read the account of that run, see the blog entry from June 8, 2011. I said then that you could mark your calendars for the…
Re:New Years Resolution Rendevous Run!
Some impressions of our rendezvous…
CAT Road Trip November 19, 2011
CATs, Clark Zealand’s Aid Station running store is opening on November 19th with a 5K, and we’re going on a road trip! What: The Aid Station 5K (link)Start Time: 10:00 AMWhere: The Aid Station (1035 Avalon Drive, Forest, VA 24551…
Recap of Beautiful Training Weekend: SMUT and 3 Ridges/Priest
Fall mountain splendor. Courtesy Jenny Nichols Last weekend saw several great training opportunities and for many of us it was the last long-run weekend before the upcoming Mountain Masochist 50 miler. It was also a spectacularly beautiful fall weekend to…
Bryom Park – First Impressions
Past Sunday a couple of us made it out to the newly constructed, and on Friday officially opened, Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park (Byrom Park). If you follow our blog and local news you probably already heard of it.…
Byrom Park Inaugural Run Sunday, August 21st
I’ve gotten final word that Byrom Park will officially open Friday, August 19th! If you are interested, I’ll be “hosting” an inaugural run out there Sunday, August 21st at 7a. There will be a map posted in the kiosk and…
Sophie’s Summer Death March (SSDM)
This past Saturday Sophie Speidel hosted a group run at White Oak Canyon in the Shenandoah National Park. The course was a slightly changed version of the popular VHTRC event Vicki’s Death March that takes places in the winter. Of…
Flipped Truck Fat Ass 50k++
A few months ago I decided I wanted to do a long 30-40 mile run on June 5th. I would be going on vacation a few days after that date to an extremely secluded area where the surface area of…
Sunday Training Run This Week (May 8th)
In addition to Sophie’s mountain run — meant only for runners with extensive mountain mileage and races under their belts — Christian and David will be back at the Park for a more “traditional” RT run that starts at 8…
Rip Rap/Wildcat Loop 1.5 times
Yesterday, Rebecca and I got to enjoy the extremely nice weather on a tour of the Riprap/Wildcat trail loop that branches off the AT inside the Shenandoah National Park. The loop was Rebecca’s idea. I had never done it before…