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Beating The Boys, Breaking The Record: My Walking Tall 50k Race Report
Scroll to bottom for photos! Course History and My “Why” The Walking Tall 50k & 25k trail race has been a southern staple for the last 8 years since it was founded. It takes place in Big Hill Pond State Park, just 90 or so minutes east of Memphis, Tennessee. I found the race on ultrasignup a few years ago and always felt drawn to it. However, due to October being a very popular month for many other wonderful trail races, I never ran it. This year I finally decided to commit t
Deanna Doane
Oct 208 min read


Just Survive: 125 Miles in Two Days on Ocean to Lake
With my Florida Trail FKT attempt just over one month away now, I knew these last couple weeks would be peak training. In November I had...
Deanna Doane
Jan 67 min read


The Never Ending Swamp: The Florida Trail Through Big Cypress National Preserve
This week I drove south to check off a very important section of the Florida Trail: Big Cypress National Preserve. This is the southern...
Deanna Doane
Dec 29, 20244 min read


Closing The Gaps: 36 New Miles of Florida Trail
Last week I got to check off 36 new miles of Florida Trail that I had never seen before. They were separated into a 16 mile day and a 20...
Deanna Doane
Oct 12, 20248 min read
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