tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902441611856102902.post5466611792116976441..comments2022-03-27T21:51:16.625-07:00Comments on More is Different: Heat on the Potomac & New Blood on the Trails: 2013 North Face Endurance Challenge, Washington, DCmpleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11896440073255413549noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902441611856102902.post-55547907027012113152014-08-08T11:41:57.981-07:002014-08-08T11:41:57.981-07:00Thanks for a great review! Planning on doing the ...Thanks for a great review! Planning on doing the 50k in April...my first. I'm also a big fan of Tailwind!! Good stuff!Jamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777637235185018087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902441611856102902.post-56744486437702360922014-02-03T11:07:45.313-08:002014-02-03T11:07:45.313-08:00Thanks for that information -- I just signed up an...Thanks for that information -- I just signed up and am really excited to run it! Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547353986629979862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902441611856102902.post-5966549401899890432014-02-02T04:00:36.500-08:002014-02-02T04:00:36.500-08:00The rocky, technical section is in Great Falls Par...The rocky, technical section is in Great Falls Park, and the half takes place entirely outside the park. The half course is mostly flat, lowland forest along the river. The only thing to look out for there are roots. There are a couple of steep hills--at the beginning and end, if they do the out-and-back course, or just at one end if they do point to point. With your running resume, you mpleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896440073255413549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902441611856102902.post-42235927305936724462014-01-31T17:39:31.038-08:002014-01-31T17:39:31.038-08:00I just found your post through Google... Awesome r...I just found your post through Google... Awesome race report... I am hoping to run TNFDC half marathon this year (2014), but I am nervous about how tough the course is. I have run 11 road half-marathons, but no trail races longer than a few miles. Do you know if the 13.1 course is really rocky and technical? Thanks.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547353986629979862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902441611856102902.post-36939896867180370912014-01-28T02:58:16.201-08:002014-01-28T02:58:16.201-08:00Thanks, Evan. It was definitely a day for lessons...Thanks, Evan. It was definitely a day for lessons. Best of luck training for Massanutten--you didn't pick an easy one for your first hundred! mpleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896440073255413549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902441611856102902.post-91308908225188502332014-01-27T12:46:40.817-08:002014-01-27T12:46:40.817-08:00Thanks for the encouragement as we ran together. I...Thanks for the encouragement as we ran together. I really enjoyed this race and learned a lot from it. Right now I'm training for Massanutten in a few months. It'll be my first 100-miler.Grace_hil Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587902165635021280noreply@blogger.com