Poly Ann Trail 4 Miler Photos 135 Miles Registration: The Poly Ann Trail 4 Miler was on RacePlace.com and RunSignUp.  Both websites had the same information.  The information online was very brief.  The description was a small paragraph.  The course started and finished at Dryden Memorial Park, went south down the Poly Ann Trail to a turnaround that was not the two-mile halfway point.  We would go off the trail into General Squier Park, circle around the parking lot and come back to the Poly Ann Trail.  The race start and finish time was listed online with the address.  There was nothing online about awards, packet pick-up, shirt, finisher medals etc.  I could not find a social media page for the Poly Ann Trail 4 Mile Run/Walk.  It was a run that kept a lot a mystery.  I loved the idea of running in a town like Dryden that only has one run a year (that I have found so far).  I also love running on the 34.2 mile Poly An...

   Ididarun XC 2019 Photos 49 Mile Drive The 2019 Ididarun XC was a beautiful and cool night trail run with a bonfire and amazing soup buffet.  It was my first time registering for a run the day of the event.  It was a little risky after driving a good distance but it all worked out.  I still got personalized Ididarun tech socks.  The course was two loops around Linden High School.  I did the four mile solo run.  I had talked to two runners standing in line before the race.  The younger one of the two I spoke with I saw screaming on the ground as I ran up a hill next to a giant bonfire.  I stopped to make sure she was okay.  Three other runners and two course marshalls told me help was on the way.  I lost third place by 30 seconds because I stopped for the hurt runner.  They gave out amazing plaques for placing!  I stayed around an hour after the run because they did not post results.  I came across the runner th...