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The Ring happens every Labor Day weekend in rural Virginia. Few have heard of it and just 157 unique members have completed the brutal ultra-race, now in its thirteenth year.
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Three Days at the Fair is a timed race around a one mile course. To date I have run this mile 466 times, including 115 this past weekend. I have it memorized. It may sound monotonous, but there is comfort in knowing the trail. Let me take you on a little tour of this race.
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“Kettle Moraine.” The name is striking, weird, mysterious. But it turns out understanding the name helps you appreciate the awesome beauty and the mighty geology behind this classic Wisconsin 100 mile endurance run.
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The Keys 100, undoubtedly the most scenic, fun, and competitive race of the Florida ultra-scene, commences in Key Largo, at mile marker 100, and traverses 33 Keys en route to the southernmost tip of the U.S.—Key West—at mile marker 0. Along the way, runners cross roughly 40 bridges, including the most precarious by foot, if not most magnificent of them all, Seven Mile Bridge.
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The hardwood forests in this part of the Midwest can become quite jungle-like by late April. Like all of our Trail Nerd events, we prepare the course’s trails with lots of volunteer hours to make sure that on race day, nobody has to climb over fallen trees or come in contact with stinging nettles or poison ivy.
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There’s something eerily romantic about running long distances under a starlit sky. What I’ve learned from personally taking part in multiple 100-mile races is that the hours between sunset and sunrise are often the most demanding. This race gives folks who don’t necessarily do 100-mile races the opportunity to experience the distinctive ambiance of nighttime trail running and the exhilaration of watching the sun come up as they finish.