Boogie Marathon

Everything has been written regarding the organization, perfect, and the conditions -heat, humidity, snakes, dark, repeating loops, HILLS :) so don't worry about that. If you are into no-nonsense running and camaraderie, do it! 4th for me this year, and I will run the Boogie again. Hats up for this organization and volunteers. Thank you Doug!

I ran the 50 miler and this was my first competitive race, it was amazing. I have run some good distances before but this was my first time competing so i had the jitters for sure. Everyone at the race made me feel right at home and the runners were a amazing group of people who were there to have a good time as well as run. The course itself was def tough with bethel hill being a good 1.5-2 mile climb and the heat and humidity could test anyone. Doug the race director was a super chill dude and you could tell he wanted everyone to have a great race and feel welcome. The aid crews were just as cool and def had some character to them which was nice as they gave you a sense of security even though your running through the backwoods of NC. I was lucky enough to have the support of some great friends and it def helped me when a storm hit as i dread running in the rain and when i saw my buddie going up the hill as i was going down i kicked myself in gear and pressed as hard as i was able. I will def be returning for this race next year and congrats to the Winners and finishers as it was one heck of a run. I was super happy with my 4th overall finish. I really felt lucky to run with some amazing people, also congrats to to Tomasz and Anthony the winners this year!! You guys are Fast!!

I ran the 50-mile race... and won it (as the first female finisher) on my first ultra of the year! I chose this race because it was on pavement (hard to find these days with the ultra), it was hot (to my advantage), and it was hilly (for the challenge)! The course was also beautiful, and never boring! My favorite part was the last 2 miles of each loop: basically all uphill! OUCH!! The aid station volunteers and spectators were the best, and are why I was able to keep going at a nice, smooth pace even in the latter parts of the race! I'm thankful to everyone for cheering me on, even when I was obviously delirious and didn't look so great! I'm thankful for the ice-cold water and soda afterward, and for the endless portions of food that I was finally able to consume after sitting around for four hours, chatting it up! I recommend this race for the challenge, because when you run a good time on this course, you know you're ready to P.R. on most any other course!!