Deanna Doane

Scroll to bottom for full stats on gear, nutrition, mileage and more. What is SCAR? SCAR, otherwise known as the smokies challenge adventure run is a rugged 72 mile route with nearly 18,000 feet of elevation gain entirely on the Appalachian Trail within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of North Carolina and Tennessee. This route has a long standing history of people running and setting records since the early 2000’s. It is what I would consider the east coast equivalent of rim to rim...

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 to it, because...

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...