Author Archives: TheCountryRoadRunner

The Natchez Trace trail run had a 50 miler, marathon, half-marathon and half-marathon ruck. I signed up for the half-marathon to run with a buddy doing his longest trail race. The race is done by Hardwin Adventures who puts on several great races here in middle Tennessee. I have to admit, I was hesitant asContinue reading “Natchez Trace Trail Run”

The Run Nash Half was October 25, 2025 and was another great race sponsored by First Horizon Bank. We did packet pick up the day before and had some fun. It was an early morning. Waking up at 5:00 to make sure I had plenty of time to find parking and get to the startContinue reading “Run Nash Half”

The race director for the Mad Mallard is also a member of the scal-a-wag trail run club. As a long time member of the group, I had to sign up to support him and the Henry Horton state park where the event was held. The money also goes to the Fallen Warrior Foundation in honorContinue reading “The Mad Mallard 3, 6, 12 & 24 HR Night Time Trail Race”

My employer had tickets to the #rocknrollnashville marathon and offered them four weeks out. Not the normal amount of time needed to train for a race of this distance, but was curious to see what my base training would get me. Took my youngest with me to the race expo and we had a lotContinue reading “Rock n Roll Marathon – Music City”

Faster for Foster Trail Race 5k and 10k is a great event to raise funds for foster care in middle Tennessee. The race is sponsored by New to You and if you have an opportunity to support them or participate in an event, you should. The race is held at Preservation Park in Thompson’s StationContinue reading “Faster for Foster 10k”

This was my first time running the #Moosiccitydairydash 15k, but it was my second corporate challenge race of the year. We ended up with second place. Saw some trail and road running buddies from various groups I run with from time to time. The course was an out and back along the Cumberland River. ThisContinue reading “Moosic City Dairydash 15k”

Was not planning on running the Tom King Classic. Initially thought this year was going to be a little different coaching a girls HS soccer team from mid-February through the beginning of May. However, my training seems to be enough to participate in some shorter distance races. The company I work for participates in theContinue reading “Tom King Classic 30th Anniversary”

From different running groups to new accomplishments, 2024 was a year to remember! As my grandmother would say, “This was the best year yet.” And there have been 53 of those so far!!! 2024 The Word The word for 2024 transformed over the first few months. What started out as Quiet quickly became Rest. BeforeContinue reading “2024 Recap”

The Bell Ringer Trail Run at Montgomery Bell State Park just finished its 10th run this past weekend (December 14, 2024). I have managed to run it the last five years. The race has a 15k, 25k, and a 50k. I have run the 15k once, 25k twice and 50k twice. The race has givenContinue reading “Bell Ringer Trail Run 2024”