12 Hours of Fun at the Azalea 12 Hour Race

Just giddy about winning Overall Female at the inaugural Azalea 12 hour. The course was a 2 mile paved loop around a ravine with beautiful oak trees, rather hilly and very steep in one section. Quads were definitely screaming towards the end of my 27+ loops but even so I loved every moment of my 12 hours running this course. Happy too to find that I can enjoy running asphalt as was not sure that would be the case. Proud to finish 4th overall with 54.12 mi behind the top 3 males who finished with 56.79, 56.64 and 55.75 miles respectively. My enjoyment of the day and performance was no doubt enhanced by my amazing friends and pacers Karola Schorner and Tara Kilcullen who kept me entertained for my last half. Thank you both so much. And as always so cool to talk to the runners in the ultra community. Thanks for the convo and stories George Maxwelll, Kevin Flaherty, and Chris Roman. Also for the cheering from fellow FUR's who came to help and give encouragement Lauren Hadley, Susan Anger, Bambi Annabelle, Sung Ho Choi, Brandi Acree and Mike Melton, it really meant a lot. I cant forget to thank the man of the hour Winston Fletcher, who did not leave one detail wanting. You have a great future as an RD with this fantastic race! So happy and proud of you my friend. And excited to be your first female winner Lastly, thanks to my sponsors Pearl Izumi Run. I wore Road Em M2 all day with 0 issues, through wet conditions at times. Also wore my fly shirt and short with 0 chafing. That was also aided by my favorite Trail Toes Anti-Friction Foot and Body Products. In addition to their cream I used their trail tape for the first time and found it did the trick to keep any and all blisters at bay. And if there was a reason I stayed strong and steady the whole day it is my use of Generation UCAN for my nutrition needs. It really is just that good! It was a great day at the races! Looking forward to Andy Mathews Croom Zoom in a few weeks! Don't forget my bottle of wine Dave Krupski! Happy Running :)