Karen Reed
I started the year in training for the Georgia Death Race that was supposed to be in March, right about when the world was shutting down due to COVID. One positive thing about having commitment issues and being the type of runner who typically registers for races the week/morning of and letting the lottery decide …
2019 was an epic year! Below are the highlights of my training/racing. 01JAN– first run of the year was in Edinburgh, Scotland (may or may not have been hungover) 13JAN – swam with manatees in Crystal River, Florida before having fun at the Walt Disney World Marathon (4:56:03) 26JAN – celebrated the anniversary of running …
15OCT19 – is when originally signed up for Monadnock 50 miler. I can’t remember what my thought process was for this decision as I was tapering for Uwharrie 100. I think no matter what happens at the outcome of whichever race I prepping for, I had something else to look forward to. Plus I started …
Location: Uwharrie National ForestThe Course: 5 x 20.5 miles, figure 8 loop, 100% single-track Hills – “Sasquatch” Mile 7.4, “Soul Crusher” Mile 8.4, and “Hallucination Hill” – Mile 16Total Elevation: Over 17,000′Events: 100 Mile, 100k, and the inaugural Gold Rush 50k 07JUL18 – The first time I ran one of the monthly Uwharrie training runs, …
02DEC18 – My first time hearing about the Mattamuskeet Death March (MdM) was at the Nutcracker 12 Hour. There, I met the MdM race director Brandon Wilson. We ran the first few miles together while chasing after George in his pink Christmas Story bunny costume. He told me about MdM because I shared with him …
I didn’t write a blog for June because I didn’t have any races, but it was still a good month because I started off June 1st with a 15-mile run which brought my total for 2019 to 1000 miles. Then I had my ICL surgery on the 11th which has been a HUGE blessing and …
May has been such a great month! First, I returned home from two weeks at Fort McCoy as the Army’s newest Master Resiliency Trainer. I got back late Friday night, but it didn’t matter because it was during four day weekend for Mother’s Day. I still got up early Saturday morning to run with the …
Currently in Wisconsin for the Master Resiliency Trainer (MRT) Course. The first week of training was interesting. The only part I struggle with is how the Army takes a cerebral approach to taking care of human emotions, but what else could I really expect? We were given a pass for the weekend, so of course, …
Wow, I can’t believe that it still has not been a full 30 days since Umstead 100. I only needed three days before doing my first shake-out run. I thank my body for being so amazing when it comes to recovery! Helps when I take steps such as doing yoga, eating an anti-inflammatory diet, ice …
I signed up for the Umstead 100 when registration first opened on 08SEP18 at noon. This race sells out very quickly every year. That day, I was coming down from a Uwharrie training run where I receive no cell service. I had to rush to the nearest city in Biscoe while refreshing the Umstead webpage …