2013 Birkie Trail Run Recap
Notice the Woolly T-Shirt sported by Mullin, and the tandem beers, that guy was on FIRE Saturday! Here's our intrepid team at the end of the 11th annual Birkie Trail Run at Telemark. This was my first time doing this race, and I think it's something to circle on the calendar. To put it simply, it was a great day. But I've pretty much come to expect that every time I find myself huffing and puffing out on the Birkie Trail. As Eric Olson put it, the Birkie Trail is the 8th wonder of the world...no exaggeration. By the way, this race was marathon number 49 for Eric, and he's on his way to do the Tahoe Triple next Friday, Saturday, Sunday. That's three full length marathons in three days I'm looking forward to hearing the report on that death march! Our adventure started at Two Lakes campground just north of Telemark. I'm almost hesitant to write about how awesome that campground was because I'd kind of like to keep it a secret. However, it'...