Story
A similar story to Tristan’s - I’ve been on 9 courses for several weeks now but unable to fit this one in. Completed the Cayuga Trails 50k (Woop!!), then two weeks later got a minor ankle injury and rested up, then a vacation… Etc etc. I’m also very nervous of running solo on trails and usually bully a friend to join me (don’t laugh, I’m a Brit, I’m scared of bears). However, it felt like the right day for this, so I not only completed my FINAL course, but I also ran my FIRST EVER SOLO trail run (sapsucker doesn’t count lol) and am feeling pretty proud.
Decided to also break in my new Topo MTN racers so you can get an idea of the level of mud. Basically the course is dry right now apart from minimal stream crossings and a few somewhat muddy patches: