My 50K++ race report for this beast. I will add this as a "must do" race if you live in the PA/NY/NJ/MD area. My favorite race to date and harder then my 50 miler! I'll be back for the buckle next year, I hope. 

Worlds End 50K

Believe it or not I'd heard of this park before. After that description, I think I'll stick to something a little less wild and more tame. I can trip on a painted white line of the roads. Who knows what I'd do on a trail like that.

LOL George! It's a humbling place that's for sure. But that's kind of the allure I think. I hear you on the tripping point. I was actually shocked I only fell once. 

Congratulations, sounds like an awesome race! It's right next to the area where ES100 took place last year, and it sounds like the trails (and the weather we had then, it was just a bit warmer) are very similar. If you enjoyed this one, you'll love the Call of the Wilds marathon!

Thank you Couch! Can't wait for COTW marathon!

I was hoping you would get a report put together. I'd like to try this one next year. Hyner is a little early in the year for me to be properly trained for a 50K so I may just do the 25k again and do this one for my ultra. It sounds like a beautiful course.

 

Keystone, are you planning on running Hyner next year? We all could meet up, regardless of the distance.

 

 

 

"What was this fence keeping in or out for that matter?"

Uh, they didn't tell you?    Sasquatch was starting to roam into town and they were trying to keep him in. Too many trail runners missing would have been bad for next years race.

 

Don't let this cross your mind when running through a fenced area in the night. 

 

I was hoping you would get a report put together. I'd like to try this one next year. Hyner is a little early in the year for me to be properly trained for a 50K so I may just do the 25k again and do this one for my ultra. It sounds like a beautiful course.

 

It will be interesting to see how you think this compares to Call of the Wilds. That race comes up as 27.5 miles and ultra signup has you finishing that in 9:13.

 

"What was this fence keeping in or out for that matter?"

Uh, they didn't tell you?    Sasquatch was starting to roam into town and they were trying to keep him in. Too many trail runners missing would have been bad for next years race.

 

Actually it was probably a deer fence to protect new growth in logged out areas. Some places there is so much deer damage to new growth that the logged areas take many years to regenerate so they'll throw up a fence until the new growth is established. That would be my first guess. Second guess would be to keep people away from an old coal mine.

Thank you Daydreamer! You should really try to squeeze this one in on your schedule, it's well worth the pain.   Gilbert the fellow I ran with said the climbs were like at Eastern States just not as long. He did ES solo without a crew or pacers. I find to be incredible!!

I hope to be better trained by the time I do Wilds and by then I will be better acclimated to the heat. Last year it took me until July to feel comfy running in the humidity. I'll also glady take a 9:13 finish time..but secretly hope 8 something to be honest.

Ohhhhhhh on the fence thing!! Makes total sense..The Sasquatch story sounds better tho.

Nice job on a hard day.

As of now, DW and I plan on once again doing Labor Pains.  We love that race and have done it several times.  It also can get hot and humid but does have beer.

This is a good write up Keystone.  Thanks for sharing the details.

Yet another race to add to my never ending list.  I do think that PA trail folk are continuing to try and outdo each other for most difficult PA trail event.  Looking at the finishing times, this looks harder than Hyner.

Nice report and congrats on a hard earned finish!  Pretty darn neat meeting and running with Gil, the ultra community is tops in my book 

I've said it before, but a lot of folks don't realize how much tough country exists on the East Coast- yeah we got tall mountains, but we certainly don't have a lock on tough places to run (just re-watched Finding Traction- Niki Kimballs FKT attempt at the Long Trail- that looked very tough!)

<-- very humbled by a run in NC a couple of years ago