The Odyssey 2026: Peak City Edition

Sing to me of the men, Muse, the men of many mumblechatters, who sailed cardboard across the sea of Apex… DATE: 2026-10-31 (All Hallow’s Eve) AO: #downrange COUNT: 94, from five regions FNG: Stone Age The Gathering of the Fleet The Trojan War was over, and the hard part was still ahead. Peak City hosted PAX from five regions for the annual Greater Carpex Region CSAUP, and the plan for the voyage home to Ithaca was simple: a 7. [Read More]

Been There, Dusted That Again: A Smoky Mountain Relay Story

Another year, another great, smoky race. This backblast, alas, will be heavy on the details and light on the memories…you’ll just have to run it next year to experience those cherished moments of nonsensical jokes, midnightmountain musings, vibration devices, sleep-deprived photobombing, and Olde English stickers. Race details 🛣️ 207.4 miles ↗️ 22,056 ft uphill ↘️ 22,501 ft downhill For more details, check out the SMR website. Team details 💨 Been There, Dusted That: Clockwork, Ramsay, Track Star, Theismann, Horseshoe, Prodigal, Mr. [Read More]

A Day in the Life

7 at A-Team. 18 at DTP. 25!! at Lion’s Den. A little more manageable here at Bounty Hunters, where there was a STRONG Happy Dino contingent this morning. 21 total, with 11 bootcampers and 10 runners. 0530 As the pax arrived, I shared the news to some who had not heard, about the passing of an F3 Knoxville pax, Taylor Phelps (Cardinal) during his VQ the day before. One of his planned exercises (that he didn’t get to) was the “Air Bike” (Freddy Mercury). [Read More]