Short trail runs in: (1) Rita Blanca National Grassland (TX), (2) Fishers Peak State Park (CO), and (3) Pike / San Isabel National Forest (Millset Trail, CO).

Drive through Ouachita National Forest (AR and OK), followed by camp at Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (TX).

20-mile run on the Ouachita National Recreational Trail in the Ouachita National Forest — roughly from Lake Sylvia to Forest Service Road 805 and back — just before watching my brother, Wesley, win the Full Moon 50K.

17-mile run on the Pinhoti Trail, roughly from the intersection of forest service roads 523 and 500 through Shoal Creek (Aid #2) to Horseblock / I-20 overpass (Aid #3) and back.

17-mile run on the park roads.

16-mile run on the Pinhoti Trail, roughly from High Rock / Forest Service 531 (Aid #1) to Pine Glen Campground and back.

Fun day of running for three generations of Hunts, with Henry absoultely crushing his first (road) half marathon (47th / 663 overall; there was no division for 12-year-olds, but he had the third fastest time in the 16-19 division) and my dad winning first in his age group. (Tough day at the office for me, but I manged to finish in 1:37:25 for third in the middle-age-man division.

31 miles on the Pinhoti Trail – from Porter’s Gap to the summit of Cheaha Mountain – for the Mount Cheaha 50K, supported by the best crew in the business; rainy, foggy conditions on a difficult but stunning course with approximately 6,000′ of elevation gain, in 5:46:11.

Camp followed by Henry’s running of the Eagle Ridge Half Marathon – a technical trail race with over 2,000′ of elevation gain – with Henry (12) finishing 10th overall and 1st in the nineteen-and-under division (I somehow managed 4th overall despite missing a turn and meandering off-course for some bonus time on the trail).

Henry ran the 10K (finishing 1st in the 14 and under division and 15th overall), and Oliver grudgingly agreed to run the 5K option (running well, though a bit off course); I managed to run the 10-miler in 1:09:35.