Doubling Up

This week Aimee and I signed up for the Post Oak Lodge Challenge in Tulsa, OK. This trail run is held over the course of 2 days and gives participants several options.

Saturday runs are: 50k, 25k and 10k; Sunday runs are: Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 1/4 Marathon. Participants can choose any single event or register as a "Doubler" and run an event each day, choosing any combination. I will be running the 50k and Full while Aimee will be running the 10k and 1/4.

I ran the 50k two years ago as my first Ultra Marathon. Don't be fooled by Oklahoma. You might want to envision Oklahoma = Plains = Flat, but this course is far from it and features "The Hill From Hell". Below is the awesome description from their website.

The POSTOAK Challenge Trail 50K, 25K, 10K is not a walk in the park, these are trails in the woods and it is not for the faint at heart. This is the TRC POSTOAK Challenge. The trails are a combination of less than a mile of existing gravel roads, old farm roads, a couple of chat trails, and miles and miles of single track trail winding through meadows and deep woods. As hard as we have tried there is no avoiding the hills of Osage County. It is a beautiful course with a little bit of everything. There are rocky areas, creek crossings, and a good chance of mud on the trail, but for the most part it is the hills that will give you the best workout. For this reason we have raised the difficulty rating to a seven (out of ten). If you plan to run this one fast then you need to train for hills, lots of hills.

The POSTOAK Challenge Trail-Road Marathon, Half Marathon, and Quarter Marathon will be run on part road and the remainder is run on trail surfaces. The road sections will be either logging road, gravel, or paved road. The trail section will be single track trails for the most part. There will be plenty of hills for everyone to enjoy, and you will all finish by running up the world famous "HILL FROM HELL". Welcome to the TRC POSTOAK Challenge!

This will be my first trail since 2012 and Aimee's first overall. So, in anticipation, we have been getting in some trail miles at our local St. Joe State Park. The pictures are from my run there this weekend. Live in the Tulsa area? You have through February 1st to guarantee a Doubler spot and medal.

Time Away

I have not blogged in almost 6 months. During that time we were busy. Here's a quick rundown.

• Basil turned 1 and is now 18 months. 
• I remodeled a house. Want to buy it? 
• Aimee and I have competed in a combined: 3 marathons, 3 half marathons, 25k, 15k, and a turkey trot with my mom for her first ever 5k. 
  
• We had so many snow days that I only taught 8.5 days from Thanksgiving through January 13. 
  
• I signed up for Ironman Louisville. 
• We gave our blog a make over. 
• And finally, I have decided to start a local 5k and 10k training group. This is something I have always wanted to do. Information can be found in the TRAINING tab at the top of the page. Want to join?