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Well. The votes are in.
We are officially rescheduling the Bojangles 50K and setting our sights on the FALL.

Between winter weather doing winter weather things and a lot of folks asking for more time to train, this just makes sense.

More time to build the legs. More time to build the guts.

More time to mentally prepare for running 50K fueled by questionable fast-food decisions.

Fall also means cooler temps, better vibes, and less “why am I doing this in the heat” energy. Ideally!

New date details coming soon.

Thanks to everyone who weighed in and helped shape this thing.

Stay tuned. Keep training.
Eat responsibly. Or don’t.

#running #ultra #bojangles

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Last month I was visiting my parents. My dad is 94. My mom is 80. I’ve been trying to get to the West Coast more often to check on them as they are getting older.

Before my arrival, my dad ended up in the hospital after a series of falls. The short version is his knees are done. Even with a walker, they gave out. At one point, he honestly thought he’d be discharged the next day and go home. His house has multiple levels and staircases. He also mentioned he needed to be in court the following week for a client.

That part stopped me.

The next day was harder. That’s when he finally accepted that he needed to stop working. Then he said something that caught me off guard. He said, “I guess I’ll go out of business.”

He’s 94. He’s practiced law for 55 years, as a second career. Before that, he spent over a decade as a Director of Parks and Recreation. He built a life. He showed up. He did the work. He’s not going out of business. He’s retiring.

But that sentence really stuck with me. And it landed closer to home than I expected.

I’ve been dealing with a knee injury of my own. One that’s taken way longer to rehab than I want to admit. Long enough that I’ve had to skip or shorten runs and sit with the uncomfortable question of whether pushing harder is actually helping.

Years ago, a friend once predicted that I’d eventually trade owning my agency for a job. I remember being irritated by that. I had a very strong “I’ll show him” reaction. Looking back, I was on the edge of burnout. A step back might have helped more than pushing through ever did.

Runners are great at grit. We’re not always great at patience. Sometimes the work isn’t adding miles. Sometimes it’s backing off. Sometimes it’s stopping long enough to heal, even when your identity is wrapped up in moving forward.

Watching my dad wrestle with stopping work, while I wrestle with a stubborn knee, has been a reminder that slowing down isn’t quitting.

You’re not out of the race.
You’re not going out of business.
You might just be between chapters.

I’m still training. Just smarter and slower for now.
And my dad is still moving forward too, by doing something he’s never been great at. Rest!

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Yep.... I'm finally publishing this 1 day shy of a year since I ran that event!

What took so long? Well.. life happens... IYKYK. That being said, I finally wrapped up the edit from the 2025 Uwharrie Mountain Run - 20 Miler.

Oh, those winter miles in the Uwharrie National Forest never disappoint. Rocks, roots, creek crossings, cold fingers, warm vibes, and just enough chaos to keep things interesting. This one is part suffer-fest, part community hang, and 100 percent why I keep coming back.

The course is honest. The weather does whatever it wants. The volunteers are legends. Somehow, cookies and handmade pottery still show up at the finish line.

If you’re on the fence about Uwharrie in your future, consider this your gentle nudge to go for it.

headover to runadam.run to see the video or check out YT channel.

#uwarrienationalforest #running #runningcommunity

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Been getting emails about Beast of East 2026 registration opening this weekend — what to do.. what to do?

For now sharing some photos snapped by @luoyunghwa

This location/section was oh so super crazy technical.

At least I was smiling a bit, right?

@dirty_wolf_racing

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It’s official. Registration for the Bojangles 50K is now open.

Yes, it’s the same day as the Uwharrie Mountain Run.
Yes, Uwharrie is sold out.
And yes, this one is free*.

(*Free like a puppy. You still have to feed it. In this case, biscuits, gravy, and Cajun Pinto Beans.)

This is the inaugural year, which means simple rules, no charity tie-ins yet, and a strong focus on doing something mildly ridiculous with good people.

The course starts in the Cary / Morrisville area and includes six Bojangles locations that must all be visited. Food is required. Receipts are required. Regret is optional but likely.

If you were bummed about missing Uwharrie, or if you just want a story you’ll be telling for years, this might be your sign.

Spots are not capped, but commitment is real. Once you RSVP, you’re in.
https://bojangles50k.com/

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So, I had a strange dream the other night. I had just finished running my latest race, though I don’t remember the distance, but I finished. Felt good.

I changed clothes. The work was done. I slipped on my Adidas slides and started catching up with other runners. Talking about the day. The highs. The lows. The usual post-race therapy session. Then it was time to leave. Except I couldn’t. I needed my slides. And my drop bags.

I found the drop bags. No problem. But I couldn’t find my slides. I kept looking. Checked with the race director. No luck. Check over at the main aid station/lost and found, again, no luck. Circling back to both a few times, like opening and closing the refrigerator at home, looking for something to eat, yet finding nothing new whatsoever from when I looked five minutes earlier! Of course, being me, I also got distracted/delayed in my search by more conversations. More stories. More “how’d it go for you?”

And the whole time, I was wearing the slides. That’s when it clicked.

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t finishing the thing. The race. The project. The season. It’s knowing when to stop searching for what you think you still need and realizing you already have it within you.

So, if you’ve finished something meaningful recently, you don’t have to turn it into a new goal by Tuesday. You’re allowed to just… be done for a minute.

#dreams #goals

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