Fourmidable 50K for Shavi - Feb 20, 2016 - 7:13

Not his best but he got it done right after doing the other 50K with me couple weeks ago. His best for this race has been 6:56 in the past. This is a very tough course but a great race, per him. Organized by SingleTrack Running in Auburn, this is a great race.

American Canyons - 50K - Feb 6, 2016 - My first one!

Shavi and I did my first 50K ever. Finished in 7:48! I was just done with CIM in December, 2015 and thought adding 4-5 extra miles on the trails wont hurt me. I was looking for a low-key trail race and found this perfect one. I went to the trails 2-3 times with Shavi for training runs. Training runs being around 20-22 miles. Then Shavi got sick when I was to do my longest trails miles during training. So, I ended up doing 24 miles on my own around Lake Natoma on the trails.

Trails are beautiful and this race was greatly organized. Road racing is no where closer to trail running. Where it took me 4.28 in my last road marathon (26.2 miles), it took me 7:48 hours here in the mountains with the crazy uphills and downhills, given that it was only 4-5 miles more. I did have to take pain killers because of my IT band issue but again would not have been able to get through it without Shavi. Thankful for the multiple creeks on the way where I could dip my feet and feel better. So thankful that I was able to run this race and get a little taste of ultra running.