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Training for Your First 50k

Category: Announcements, Chattanooga Local News, Events, Race Team Reports, Rock/Creek Trail Series, Running, StumpJump 50k, Trail Running, Ultramarathons Tags:

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Training for a 50k takes time and devotion to the sport of running. It is a landmark in many people’s running careers, and merely a stepping stone for others. People ask me all the time whether or not the Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k race is a good first 50k. My response is that any 50k is a […]

Fred Doss, Rock/Creek Race Team

Category: Race Team Profiles, Running, Trail Running, Ultramarathons

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Name: Fred Doss Age: 46 Occupation: Systems Service Representative (SSR) for IBM Years running: 5 Why do you run? I love being in the mountains and on the trails. So why not run them?  Favorite places to run: Cumberland Trail, and Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga  Favorite achievement? R/C Stillhouse 100k Toughest moment during a run/race? Sometimes […]

Cary Long, Rock/Creek Race Team

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Name: Cary Long Age: 44 Occupation: IT Specialist Years running: 7 Why do you run: Safer than riding a Harley Favorite place to run: Monte Sano Favorite achievement: Barkley Fall Classic 50K Finish Toughest moment during a race: The burning sensation after being stung 37 times by yellow jackets. Goals for 2017: Figure out my […]