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| Scene from Rockcliff Lake Trail, early September |
I'm dipping my toe into the waters of race directing this Fall, bringing back an excellent 50K that has been on hiatus for the past few years. I'm not going it alone, thankfully, I have a veritable team of co-RDs standing behind me.
I've been lucky enough to visit the course three times over the summer. Each trip gave me the opportunity to observe the subtle changes in the forest and to appreciate the beauty of these trails.
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| Chimney Rock Trail in early September |
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| Long Mountain Trail, early September |
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| Misty Day on the Bucktail Cutoff Trail, late June |
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| Pond Run Trail in late June |
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| Mill Mountain Trail, late June |
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| View from The Big Schloss, late June |
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| Misty Morning on Tibbet Knob, late August |
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| Tibbet Knob Trail, late August |
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| Orange Hawkweed (aka Devil's Paintbrush), one of my favorite wildflowers. |
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| Joe Schramka and Betsy Nickle approaching Aid Station #4, mile 19.7 |
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| Drew Watson borrows my sock after a blowout near mile 19 |
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| Beautiful scene near Aid Station #8 |
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| Goldendoodle, with West Virginia mud |
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| Section of trail near aid station #8 (but not on the race course) |
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| The woods are lovely, dark and deep |
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| Meg Mosier and Marti Kovener strolling on the course |
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| Naya gets a bath |
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| David Frazier volunteering at Aid Station #8 (mile 36.7) |
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| Another West Virginia scene |
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| Seth Mosier with four miles to go |
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| Davis, WV has the best recovery food |
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| Seth relaxes after finishing |
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| Dan Mackeben and Karen Donahue celebrate their finishes |
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| Drew Watson finishes his first 40 Miler with Gaynor Bourgeouis |
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| Alan Gowen and Beth Weisenborn linger at the finish |
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| Tip Top Coffee in Thomas, WV |
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| The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, WV |
It's quite the social event. All my friends will be there, running, volunteering, crewing or pacing someone. Runners have 36 hours to finish this tough, rocky ultramarathon with 16,200 feet of ascent over 100 miles.
If you're running, I'll see you at Veach Gap. Good luck out there!
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| Looks like a fun way to spend a weekend, right? |
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| Helping a runner change shoes late in the race. Photo by Bobby Gill |
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| Of course I'll have to get some apple cider donuts from the Apple House |
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| Jen Jacobs will be running her 4th MMT100 |
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| Spring came early. Which wildflowers will be in bloom in the mountains this year? |
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| Hubz helps Keith Knipling at an aid station. He finished 4th in 2009. |
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| Part of the MMT100 trail at Gap Creek. |
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| Crews and volunteers at Gap Creek aid station. Note the rocks on the trail. That's typical at MMT. |
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The irrepressible Gary Knipling will be running his 15th MMT100!
Will he carry the mango bikini bottoms again? |
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| MMT100 always brings back memories of Mike Broderick. We miss you, friend. |
