From Marbles to Miles: Conquering 100K at Blood Run

Scott Pearson(HF18577)– I know many folks think I have lost my marbles over the years. But I can assure you that hat I have not. I have a whole jar with 42 marbles to prove it. This weekend I participated in a race called Blood run at good earth farm. It is a timed race where you have 24 hours to run the course as many times as you can. It is a1.5 mile loop around the perimeter of the farm. The 24 hour race started at noon Saturday and would end at noon Sunday. There are also other times available. 36, 12, 6, and 3. I met up with some friends for the race weekend . Travis Knobbe Sara Eischeid Knobbe Sean Satterfield and Jeff Walls My goal was to hit 50 miles. Seemed reasonable 2 miles every hour. The weather was almost perfect for a running weekend. Things were going well into the wee hours of Sunday morning and it looked like I was going to easily hit the 50 miles. I was running with my friend Sara and she said you know 100k is not that much further. This close in this weather when will we have another opportunity. Well she had done some maths and I cyphered as well. It would be tight in the time we had left but doable. So we decided to go for it. We ran together for most of the rest of the race, first to finish 50 miles then to go for 62 miles. We knew it was going to likely hurt and it did. But we are both pretty stubborn and keep pushing. Her husband Travis help pave us towards the end. But we ended up hitting the 42 required loops with just 20 minutes to spare. This is something I am never on my life though that I would do. Run 100k. But then I never thought I would do a half marathon. Who knows what you can do when you set big goals and have friends to help you along the way.