Well, back in January I was exited our local recreation center and bumped into a running buddy. He asked if I was running the MCTU 25k and I said no. I had no interest in running a 16 mile race that took 4 hours and I got lost in last year.
He encouraged me saying that he was running it and he would not let me get lost. So, I signed up and found out that he had not.
I found out later that 3 Scalawags were running and several of the Dirtbags from Nashville were running. Some other friends from my hometown were running and an acquaintance from a prior race.
We started right at 8am and took off through a field after the race director provided some instructions.
The majority of the race was trail, but there were some time spent on jeep and logging trail and some time spent off trail just following flags.
Well I finally made it to the third aid station and they asked me if I needed anything. I just asked for directions and they pointed me up a hill. The hill was steep and there was no trail, but only flags. Well five miles to go I spent a fair amount of time walking the hills and even some of the flat trails.
Well, I crossed the finish at 16.55 miles at 2,665 of elevation climb and 3 hours and 11 minutes on the course. This means I accomplished 2 goals. I did not get lost and finished in under 4 hours.
Country Road Runner 