Note: this adventure occurred months and months ago, before our world changed completely and Covid travel restrictions were in place. It just took me a long time to get to this…
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Leah Ling
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“Pace Yourself.” Seth and I sat in the hotel lobby on race morning reading the paper while sipping coffee. As we flipped past the comics section, Seth settled on the horoscopes,…
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The Good Stuff Cayuga I set out to run the Cayuga Trails 50 Miler with low expectations for a number of reasons. After backpacking the 350-mile Southern Appalachian Loop Trail in…
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With only 144 miles left to a victorious conclusion of the SALT, we were happily anticipating the glory of the Smokies. But we did not expect wild boars, bull elk, lost…
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With Seth’s pack fully loaded down with all of our gear and 5 days worth of food, we exited our Clayton motel room grinning at the silliness of only having one…
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The Southern Appalachian Loop Trail (SALT) is a 350-370 ish mile trail that includes the Appalachian, Bartram, Foothills, Mountains to Sea, and Art Loeb trails. The loop traverses four states: NC,…
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In search of a weekend fastpacking adventure with plenty of views and miles, my boyfriend Seth suggested that we do a 57 mile loop linking the Bartram Trail and Appalachian Trail.…
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February For the longest training run before my first 50 miler, I set out to run an out and back on one of my favorite ridge lines in the Smokies. To…
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After gorging myself on baked ziti at a solo 4pm early bird seating at the Lynchburg Olive Garden (note: don’t do this; lots of stares from the old folks), I put…
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I won’t bore you with the pre-race details. There aren’t many, since I did very little to prepare. I wrote some things on my hand, made two drop bags, and set…