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FATS 50k


What can I say about FATS 50k...


When I think about this past weekend I want to crawl up in a ball and cry. This wasn't first race back from a 5 month injury, also this training was done on 5 weeks, my longest run was 16 miles, not counting a 28 mile "run/walk" day. I decided to run FATS the Thursday before, I knew the course was not easy considering I ran it a few years ago (4:56) which was good enough for 1st lady and the 2nd fastest female time on the course.


The course is mostly all single track, rooty, rocky, and a constant roller coaster ride to and from HELL. It consisted of 4 different trails, and 5 loops.

Starting conditions the weather was decently cool but that didn't last long. Starting- was a mess, following the leading men we went the wrong way- but figured out shortly after we made a boo boo.

I stayed with Merle Glick for the first 10 miles- we were moving- 8 min paces on those trails- which later in the race I came to realize Taryn you are not in race shape!!! He went on his merry way and I shuffled along.

I was good until about mile 24 and then my lack of training, heat, and just wing tired and unmotivated kicked in- I walked and walked and sat down and wondered if the aid station was closer or the finish line- I wanted to DNF so badly- until the 2nd male came about- I tried to run with him- but that lasted maybe a .25 mile. So walking again- feeling sorry for myself and hating this trail that seemed to hate me more. I decided to "run" the last 3.5 miles- hahhaaa...  Ran my slowest 50k- but on a difficult course- so yay me. Finished 1st Lady and 3rd overall. Turned out Merle and the 2nd Mae also had to walk a lot of that last loop. It was a killer of dreams.

The good parts about this race- there were DOGS at the aid station.

The bad about this race- I was not ready.
 The end-

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