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.

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.

After departing the family cabin near the Buffalo National River, drove the Transamerica Trail from Hwy. 65 in Arkansas to somewhere near Holly Grove, AR (stopping every hour or so to run a mile for seven miles total), followed by a late stop to camp at Trace State Park (Mississippi) before returning to Tuscaloosa.

After a night of camping, 14.36 miles running on isolated forest service roads.

Seven miles running on forest service roads in the Talladega National Forest (Oakmulgee District, around Poplar Grove Church Road / Prior Creek Road), then continuing south to camp at Blue Pond in the Conecuh National Forest.

Solo camping trip to run and explore backcountry forest service roads (FSR) in the Talladega National Forest – driving FSR 600-1 near Bull’s Gap trailhead (Pinhoti Trail) until it was dark and I needed a campsite, then covering the rough FSR 600-2 in the morning before heading to FSR 600-3 to run the Silent Trail (past Cheaha Falls) to Lake Chinnabee and back (approximately 8 miles).

Family hike to Lily Pad Lake via Meadow Creek Trail, which turned into a family run after getting caught in a thunderstorm.