Secret Beach 100k/50k| what to expect & why I was happy to DNF| Gold Beach, Oregon

[@charliewollertz]

Bambi has done all of those trails, piece of cake!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

She is part mountain goat, I believe.

[@wollertz]

Thats intense, what a ride. Congratulations! I used my tripod to climb some of those steep inclines!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thanks! Overall, I still had a great day. Also learned a lot, like every race. That one hill, nicknamed "the stairs" is extra brutal!

[@wendingourway]

Just attempting such a race is a win in my books!! Awesome!! Maybe they'll figure out another way to mark the trial in the future...maybe have it mapped electronically and can follow on a cell and get alerts if one is heading off. Now it's off on the next adventure!!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thank you. I agree! And yes, to the next adventure 😊

[@SheAndHers]

Great job documenting all this!! That must have been so hard to keep stopping to film it, but you did great!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thanks! I wanted to record SO much more but I was so tight on time! This course was freaking tough!! To technical for me. So much of the forest running I didn't feel comfortable running due to roots. Can't wait to finish the next race.

[@maryanneparsons5242]

You did great ! That course was tough on its own. The messing around with the markers made it dangerous !

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thanks, and it really did. Bummer, but overall, I had a great day. Dinner was great!!

[@SippyCupAdventures]

What a "beautiful mess." I can see why you DNF'd. You attempted it, competed, enjoyed some amazing views, but too much local f***ery, so, go enjoy the rest of the weekend with family. Chalk it up to another learning experience. Patti and I were like, "WTF" a number of times! 😆

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

It was a beautiful course but SO brutal. That's what I'm saying, another experience to learn many more things about Ultras. On to the next challenge. 🍻