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Algonquin 50k.


Ain’t no party like an Algonquin Party, cause an Algonquin Party don’t stop!

The Algonquin 50k is the OG of Trent Swanson and Algonquin Ultras and while it was intimidating as hell to sign up, I’m so glad I did!

This community is unlike any other I’ve experienced in running and there’s no question that it’s because of the slightly twisted yet huge-hearted leadership of its RD!




🌱The Course: Pocomoke Forest was beautiful! Very flat. Oh so flat. 341 ft elevation over 32.5 miles flat, which was deceptive. It makes you want to fly but the soft sand, mud, thick briers, pine cones, and roots present quite the challenge! Fortunately, we had a warm, mostly dry and sunny day, so the puddles were few and far between.



🎉 The Parties aka Aid Stations: Fully stocked in all things potato, salty and sweet, pickle (clear pickle juice?!), Smith Island Cake (!!), fried cornbread, Fireball if you so dare, and a tiki hut at mile 10 with orange crushes, margaritas, beer and Red Bull!




🤩 Voluncheers: The absolute most enthusiastic, upbeat, FUN, accommodating volunteers from packet pickup, to race day, to park rangers, to post race eats & treats and everyone in between - THANK YOU!! The volunteers at every aid stations were ready to help - fill your reusable cups, handed you whatever fuel you asked for, held your layers of sweaty clothes, played the best music, took photos, dressed up, including Chewbacca, and made you feel like a rockstar even when you might have looked otherwise. They also told you to get the hell outta there!


❤️ Other Runners: This race was full of JOYFUL runners! Smiling faces and words of encouragement along the trails were so motivating! I love with each trail race you meet more and more incredibly kind and supportive runners! Even if some of those joyful runners were on the struggle bus (aren’t we all at some point), they still cheered or smiled or passed a knowingly glance of “you got this!” along.




Thank you, Trent, Volunteers, Park Rangers, local police and their horses, and all the runners who keep showing up and moving forward - Y’ALL ROCK!!!










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