Bourbon Chase, Day 4: The End

Day 4 was the end of the (bourbon) road.  Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos of the end of the race.   Or the bourbon tasting, for that matter.  Just this Kentucky-made pottery horse (you know, because Kentucky is famous for horses and horse breeding). Bon weekend à tous! À lundi, k.

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Bourbon Chase, Day 3: Woodford Reserve

We’re into Day 3 in Kentucky, and Day 2 of the Bourbon Chase relay race.  It’s a loooong day.  Only 2 hours of sleep the night before and a middle-of-the-night run.  (I ran 5.1 miles starting at 4am.)  Our final runner for this leg passes off the bracelet and we head to get some breakfast…

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Bourbon Chase, Day 2: My first leg!

It’s late in Day 2 of the Bourbon Chase and I’m finally running my first leg – 5.8 miles.  And let me tell you, as prepared as I thought I was, it was brutal.  Although I trained up to 10 miles, I failed to consider the rolling hills of Kentucky into my training regime.  It…

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