Good Friday April 15th 2022
About 3 weeks after finishing the Blackbeard's Revenge 100
Blackbeard's Revenge 100 Blog Link
Time to start training for one of my favorite events
The 15th Hinson 24 Hour Ultra September 24-25th 2022...
This USATF sanctioned event has always been a bit of a ultra runner reunion event for me. Simply said, I love it! This will be the 15th annual event. It's basically a 1.5m loop around Hinson Lake that starts at 8am on a Saturday and ends 24 hours later at 8am Sunday. The challenge is to see how many loops you can do in 24 hours. If you can get 100k then you get a nice medal and if you get at least 100 miles you get a Belt Buckle. So, my record is 84 and last year I got about 63 miles so yep, I want that 100m buckle!! Registration had opened up January 1st at 0000hrs so I was ready and it was a good thing because this race was closed out with now a waiting list soon after.
My past attempts and associated blog links
2016 Hinson 24 84.168m (56 laps) 8th place/323
2017 Hinson 24 79.6696m (53 laps)17th place/328
2018 Hinson 24 55.6184m (37 laps)55th place/382
2020-2021 Hinson24 63.1344m(42 laps)68th/334
This year would be the first without the legend Bill Keane... As mentioned in the Blackbeard's Revenge Blog entry, it is clear that this Hinson24 race will not be the same without him. Here is a newspaper article link about him.
We are not promised tomorrow so make each moment count!
I wanted to share this blog with one of the quotes I attempt to live by. I love it when Anthony Hopkins narrates so check out the YouTube video above. Below are the words.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though
wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because
their words had forked no lightning they
Do
not go gentle into that good night.
Good
men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their
frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage,
rage against the dying of the light.
Wild
men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And
learn, too late, they grieve it on its way,
Do
not go gentle into that good night.
Grave
men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind
eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage,
rage against the dying of the light.
And
you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse,
bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do
not go gentle into that good night.
Rage,
rage against the dying of the light.
by
Dylan Thomas
Looks like these ladies may be joining me for Umstead 100 in 2023!!
I'm dropping down well from 165 but my goal is to be 148 without running or being dehydrated... slowly but surely!
3rd LSD since Blackbeard's Revenge
Tim Tony & Brad
