Arkansas Traveller 100 - 2015 Race Report
I was fortunate to be able to take a vacation wrapped around the AT100 again this year. We rented a Lake House on Lake DeSoto in Hot Springs Village and also set up camp at Lake Sylvia for the event. My training this year had less mileage due to fighting off injuries – an on-going heel tendon issue and plantar fasciitis. I got the plantar issue resolved, but could not get past 85% recovered on the heel. 6AM October 3, 2015 marked the beginning of my sophomore outing at the Arkansas Traveller 100, which would prove fun, interesting, challenging and epic. Race start to Flatside and Brown’s Creek went well, I got to visit with some old friends and meet some new folks. I stayed with my race plan, running on effort level, without regard to pace, enjoying the rough and rocky single track. My legs never loosened up through the first 16 miles and I was not feeling good about how things were unfolding so far. Agitated and frustrat