The trails of Brown County State Park in southern Indiana are the setting for the Gnaw Bone races, the second in the Running Fit Dances with Dirt series. I ran the first one, DWD Green Swamp, in Florida earlier this year - you can read my recap of that race here. Green Swamp is relatively …
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Over Hill, Over Dale, As We Hit the Poto Trail
Last year, I was working the finish line food tables at the 2013 Trail Marathon Weekend when a runner walked up. Shuffled, really. He looked like crap - tired, stiff, pale, and haggard. I could have killed him with a sneeze. But he was wearing TWO medals. "What's that all about?" I asked, pointing to …
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Down and Dirty: Green Swamp 50K Race Recap
Personal numbers from last Saturday's Dances With Dirt Green Swamp 50K: Time: 5 hours, 28 minutes, 59 seconds Overall finish place: 15 Age group finish place: 2 Snakes nearly stepped on: 1 Face plants: 3 Men's tree relief stops: 2 Creeks waded through: 2 Salted potatoes consumed: too many to count Hell of a good …
Green Swamp, Red Can, Black Goodness
I'm in not-so-sunny Florida today, resting up for my first ultra of the year - Saturday's Dances with Dirt Green Swamp 50K in Dade City. This morning I was out at Withlacoochee Park to help set up. I love volunteering at Running Fit races; the events crew is laid back and the pace is unhurried, …