Holy Hilly Batman! ⛰️
I knew we were in the mountains, but wow. Even with the hills I managed to place in my age group & got a lovely beer glass.
The weekend was a lot of fun & I was much happier to be driving and walking around downtown than running those hills.
Flight of the Vampire 5K October 2019 – Brevard Transylvania County was a fun one. We were there for their Halloween weekend. Some serious costumes out for the 5K. I think many people were more intent on winning the costume contest than running. We lucked out, the start line was right in front of the…
Power For Purple 5K June 2023 – West End Nice race through a park and residential area. We really enjoyed the Sandhills region in general both for the 5k and jut playing tourist.
Remembrance Run 10K October 2016 – Camp Lejeune Rememberance Run was on the base, which was an extra level of logistics, but not to bad. Form ahead of time & IDs to get on base.There was one mile, Hero’s Mile, that was tough. The mile was lined with photos and names of those who have…
Tuna Run 200 – leg #1 October 2015 – Bentonville Raleigh to the ocean. Two days, with a team of 12 other runners & 2 van drivers My first leg was near Bentonville through the countryside.
Tuna Run 200 – leg #3 October 2015 – Peletier Leg 3 was out & over the Emerald Drive bridge onto the OBX. I volunteered for this one, and it was as good as I expected. The views out over the estuary & to the island were beautiful from the bridge. Added bonus, there was…
Tar Heel Ten Miler April 2016 – Chapel Hill This one was closer to home, right in Chapel Hill.During training I ran lots of hills because of the Laurel Hill challenge. I was nervous, there was so much talk about how hard it was and what an awful hill it was – it would ruin…