Shawnee Hills 50K Trail Race

This past month, I did the Shawnee Hills 50K trail race,

I ran a total of 32.5 miles in a little over 12 hours. I placed in the 80s of about 100 runners.

The goal was to finish and that’s what I did.

The first 17 miles was fast. I ran most of them. Then I got blisters on both feet and run/hiked/limped the rest of the way.

As a result, I’ve bought better trail running shoes and better running-specific socks.

For my first ever 50K, it wasn’t bad, but it was very hard.

I’m an ultra runner now and now I’m hooked!