Name: John Brower Age: 41 Occupation: Licensed Professional Counselor Years running: 17 Why do you run? I may not always be at the top, but I always try and do my best, and enjoy each step. The pursuit of the sport has given me life-experiences and life-lessons on perseverance, discipline, and endurance that I would […]
Trail Running
Jobie Williams, Rock/Creek Race Team
Name: Jobie Williams Age: 45 Occupation: VP Treasurer Years running: 20 Why do you run? For the stories. Favorite places to run: Percy Warner Park, Long Hunter State Park, Cumberland Trail Favorite accomplishments? I’ve made at least one new friend at every trail race I’ve run. Toughest moment during a run/race? By far the toughest moment […]
Dreama Campbell, Rock/Creek Race Team
Name: Dreama Campbell Age: 44 soon to be 45 (June 30) Occupation: Personal trainer and run coach Years running: 15 Why do you run? I started running on the roads, but I did my first trail race and I was instantly converted to a trail runner. One word: ADVENTURE. It’s all about the adventure […]
New Races Mark 2016 Rock/Creek Trail Series
Rock/Creek today announces a new lineup of trail running races in Chattanooga for 2016. Building on the legendary Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k and River Gorge Trail Race, the new series includes distances from a couple miles all the way up to 100k. With the addition of three kids’ races, organized in partnership with local specialty run […]
Guest post: Why you should run trails exclusively
Longtime Rock/Creek Race Team member Tom Sell sent this over a few minutes ago, and we’d have trouble arguing with this logic. Thanks for the article, Tom! ~JDB — I am really conflicted in writing this because I love having the trails to myself, yet I feel the need to share with others the benefits […]
John Anderson’s 2015 Hardrock 100 race report
This race report comes our way from longtime Rock/Creek Race Team member John Anderson, who placed 22nd of 126 finishers at this year’s Hardrock 100. Amazing! — Jeff Hardrock is deep. It opens up to those present, and it opens those who are present up. As I stood, hunched over on pitch three of […]