Uwharrie Marathon
After Scott picked Stéphane and I up from Dunkin' Donuts at 6 am we carpooled together to the Uwharrie Trailhead on Hyw 27. We arrived at about 7:30 am or 30 minutes before the start of the race. After getting our bibs, dropping off our donations for the aid stations and finding some other Raleigh Trail Runner friends, we shivered in the cold (40) until the race started. Considering the rain the day before and following, we felt very lucky to have such perfect weather for race day. The trail of this 26 mile race almost exactly follows the backpacking trip I did in February. Although it took me two days to hike this distance I didn't feel too bad about the situation I have gotten myself into as I had done this race before in 2022 and under much worse conditions. Mile 0 - Mile 6 (Aid station 1) Starting on a relative flat first mile it didn't take long for the 107 runners to disperse into smaller groups. I maintained my pace to follow Stéphane as he led with a good non-