Little Hump Fitness Challenge

Saturday Sept. 17th we ventured north of Asheville for a new adventure.  We met a trail running group about a month ago in Dupont National Forest and learned that they do a "crazy" run once a month.  So we thought why not?  It was 1.5 hour drive to Roan Mountain, TN.  We met up with 3 other seasoned runners around 9am.

You start the run on the Overmountain Victory Trail (OVT) running through cow pastures, avoiding cow patties and climbing fences.  It seems as if the pastures are a never ending hill until you get into the forest.  But once you reach the forest it just continues to climb.  The trail intersects with the AT and makes a quick little jaunt up a bald with unbelievable views all around you. It's a 5 mile trip up to the top, but man does it feel much longer than that.  Tim reached the top at 57 minutes, me around 1:08.  Heading back down through the forest was very technical but so much fun!  We all reunited back at the cars and cracked open a few cold ones.  Much deserving for a great day of running!!

We figured since we wanted to get away, we'd camp out Saturday night as well.  The campground at Roan Mountain State Park was perfect.  After getting all cleaned up we did some exploring with the dog, since somehow she still had energy.  Soon after we got back to camp we all crashed for an afternoon nap.