Tammy along the Appalachian Trail about mile 15
Tammy and Cindy (my sister: the BEST crew ever!). Also the best pacer ever, but this year due to recent foot surgery could only run bits and pieces of the race with me.
Tammy and the mile 46 horse. I think this might have been the horse that bit me last year, thus you will notice I am not that close to the fence or putting my hand too close to the horses mouth
Tammy getting her medal!
Post race...I really think the person who designed this race course is sick, you finish right next to a cemetary!!! I guess it's easier for the race director to just abandon runners who have used every ounce of energy right in the cemetary (by the way this photo nearly killed me...well getting up after it did, but I guess I'll do anything for a humourous photo!)
Saturday I ran my 4th JFK 50 miler. It is my favorite 50 miler! It is a challenging course that starts with about 17 miles on the Appalachian Trail, continues with 26 miles on the C&O canal and finishes with 8 miles along backcountry roads in Western Maryland.
This year, my sister crewed from me and Tristan (my husband) ran the race. I started at the 5 a.m. early start, while Tristan took the normal 7 a.m. start. Tristan beat me by 20 minutes in 11 hours and 20 minutes, while I PR'd with a time of 11 hours and 40 minutes. It was a bitterly cold day (for runners, crew, volunteers and anyone outside), but at least there was no rain and the entire course was dry (although there was a dusting of snow on the Appalachian Trail at points).
I had a great race and am looking forward to sending in my check next year!
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