Congratulations to everyone who raced & volunteered at this weekends events! A quick update from some of the races this past weekend and photos from Julian Vicente taken during the Mount Tammany 10.

Back in August I noticed a few spots opened up for the Oil Creek 100. Since it was within driving distance, I decided to give the race a go. This was my 3rd 100 mile race, and training plan had been consistent throughout the summer.  However, two weeks prior I raced a local 50k and caught a cold which turned into bronchitis.  During my two week taper I knew how important rest was, especially now.

For those who are unfamiliar with ultra trail races, a 50k covers the distance of just over 31 miles. Now add in a forest full of roots, rocks, boulders, stumps, downed trees, streams and terrain which will bring you up and down a total of 13,650'.  Mountain Madness 2012 is held in Ringwood, New Jersey.

I woke up @ 2:30am in the campground at Elizabeth Furnace on May 12th, 2012.  The Massanutten Mountain 100 is held in Fort Valley, Virginia, a rural town tucked between two mountain ranges.  When driving to the start of the race I entered the area in which I would be racing the Massanutten Trail & Edinburg Gap  I couldn’t resist...

I headed down to Florida on January 21st to run an 80 degree 100k and get a good dose of vitamin D, how could I refuse? I was familiar with the Long Haul as I placed 1st in last year’s 50 mile event.