Comments on: Mount Cheaha 50K Race Report

By: David Ray

David Ray — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:27:39 +0000

Nice report! Well run and well written.

By: Aunt Susie

Aunt Susie — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:41:24 +0000

You runners ought to compile a book of blogs. I have often wondered what people see in tearing out with so many miles of steep hills ahead of them. ‘Seemed kinda masochistic to me until I read the report and the responses. ‘Finally I see the reason for the enthusiasm… and I get jazzed just imagining what you are experiencing.
Thanks for the contact-endorphines!
Love ya’, Aunt Susie

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:12:28 +0000

Wow, I am so impressed with this event and you alls efforts. Truly inspiring!

By: christian griffith

christian griffith — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:54:33 +0000

Brooke:

That’s killer. I love it when people share my reports because I love to write …maybe a little too much.

Congrats on your impressive finish and I hope to see ya out on the trails.

Cheers!

By: christian griffith

christian griffith — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:47:19 +0000

Jason – long time no hear?

Thank you for your comments – Cheaha and the entire Talladega National Forest are both stunning.

Can’t wait to go back.

Hope all is well with you. Check back.

By: Jason Elliott

Jason Elliott — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:27:24 +0000

Christian,

Always have been an inspiration to me, both with your career and the way you handle yourself outside of work. Sounds like you had a great time.I’ve camped several times on this mountain and know several of the locations you mentioned, its pretty and I bet it was a blast.
Keep up the pace…

-Jason

By: Bedford Boyce

Bedford Boyce — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:05:27 +0000

Christian,

Great report and that sounds like a cool race. I didn’t know you were from Myrtle, I ran the marathon there last weekend and had a great race (I know it’s just a road marathon). With two tough finishes in Alabama, you ought to be primed for the rocks that await at Bel Monte in March. Looking forward to seeing you there and congrats on your finish at Cheaha.

Bedford

By: Jake Jordan

Jake Jordan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:32:36 +0000

Cheaha 50k is the real deal. Strap up and bring your A game, its got everything you think you’re ready for and then some more that you aint.
cya next year
Jake

By: Brooke Nelson

Brooke Nelson — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:59:59 +0000

Christian,
Todd sent me your Mountain Mist race report to get me fired up for my first ultra, which was Mount Cheaha. I’m the president of Anniston Runners and had a blast hosting our aid station at Chinnabee last year, and caught the fever to run it this year.

Trained with the best guys in the world — Todd (of course), Will Williams, Johnny Jonakin, Banyon Allison, Wayne Phillips, and Vince Adams. Learned something different from each one. I loved every moment of it, even Blue Hell. Even though I live on the mountain, as I did each section of the trail for training, I experienced it in a different way than when we hike it. It is beautiful, isn’t it?

Thanks for a great report. I felt your pain and your jubilation! Made me want to go back out and do it again — not really. But I’ll be back next year.

See you at the next one. Whenever –

Brooke Nelson

By: Greg Goodson

Greg Goodson — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:34:55 +0000

I did notice! I am very very jealous – I need to do that. I don’t have the courage to register for one of those yet

You know me – always down for a run. Any time you wanna grab a run in N. Georgia, shoot me a message & I’d be happy to join you. Enjoy!

– Greg