2013 Results- 50k
5 brave souls set off to conquer the inaugural Sheltowee Challenge 50k. Abnormally high temperatures in the mid-80s, scenic routes (aka getting lost), or both, ended up getting the best of all the runners and no one ended up running 50k... at least on the official course! Results in order of who got furthest fastest below:
1. Dewey: Dewey drove all the way down from Michigan for this race. It's already the middle of winter in Michigan so he was a little thrown up, I mean thrown off, by the heat. He called it a day around mile 26 (we're giving him a marathon) at 6:33 and got a ride back to the starting line with my wife. Dewey, I am sending you an invoice for the 4 cans of Febreeze I had to buy...
The Sheltowee Trace wiped that smile right off his face.
The Sheltowee Trace wiped that smile right off his face.
2. Hands Down & Seeds (tie): These two didn't think the course would be challenging enough, so they added about 3 miles onto the southern half of the course and then, after running out of water, took several scenic routes on the northern half as well. They limped into the half-way point at 5:01 and wisely listened to Seeds' wife when she told them to get in the car.
"I thought that when the directions said 'turn right' you meant turn left."
"I thought that when the directions said 'turn right' you meant turn left."
4. Sophie Southerland: Sophie decided that
this 50k would be a good training run for her first ever marathon. I
don't know whether to laugh or cry. Either way she is a stud. She
called it a day with Hands Down & Seeds at the half-way point at
5:20.
"I love my Vibrams!!!"
this 50k would be a good training run for her first ever marathon. I
don't know whether to laugh or cry. Either way she is a stud. She
called it a day with Hands Down & Seeds at the half-way point at
5:20.
"I love my Vibrams!!!"
Buff: Ol' Buff didn't realize he was lost until he saw a sign that said "Welcome to Tennessee." He arrived at the half-way point in the back of a pick-up truck with a bunch of dudes in overalls at
5:29 and then hitched a ride back with the race crew.
"Miguel's Pizza is way better than the possum meat those guys fed me!"
5:29 and then hitched a ride back with the race crew.
"Miguel's Pizza is way better than the possum meat those guys fed me!"