Today was all about deer hunting. I got a message from my buddy telling me that there were 3 new rubs at one of his stands that I had not hunted in for a long time & if I wanted to I could hunt it in the morning. Absolutely !! I Said, I mean come[…]
Tim Preble (@TimPreble) - UltraRunner and Endurance Athlete
Tuesday – 4 Days out
Update #1 Well this short update comes to you from one of my tree stands I am in while Whitetail deer hunting Checking the weather last night it was predicted to be a cold morning & then checking the solunar tables it is supposed to be an “Excellent” hunting day. Guess what……So far only[…]
Monday – 5 Days out
Today I had to go into work to finish up some loose ends before I could start my vacation / deer hunting time. What an extremely difficult day it was, lots of little tasks but they required my full attention. Something that I was almost unable to anything other than TU. Finally finished[…]
TU – 7 Days Out
Well…..today is the 1 week mark from the start of Tarheel Ultra. With no running in my schedule until Tuesday I have been on a 3 day cleaning spree. I spent Friday morning in a tree stand hunting white tail deer, then when the wind kicked up I saw no reason to go out on[…]
Rain Runner!
Despite the torrential downpour, last night’s run was without a doubt one of the best runs I have had in months! It started out a little miserable but quickly transitioned. Nothing hurt, I was not cold & my new #REI rain jacket was doing its job. Everything was great, right up until I started sloshing[…]
Raising Spirits
After not running since Saturday’s pacing duties and a work schedule that was out of control its Amazing what a nice easy night run with friends will do for your #Spirit !! #runnersproblems #NPPD2015 #Day5
Holston River Endurance Challenge
Full disclosure: I started this post in Aug-2015 and never finished it. Now in 2018 upon the resurrection of this blog I found this report & have decided to fill in what I remember & post it. -Tim Race Name: Holston River Endurance Challenge (100, 6, 12, 24, 36) Venue: Holston River Brewing Co & Thunder[…]
2014 Bad Marsh 50K Race Report
I came, I ran, I puked, I walked, I slept, I puked, I ate, I puked…….and I finished. My longest 50k ever. That, in one sentence was my latest 50K experience! Wow, what an deceptively hard race Bad Marsh 50k was! Since I DNFed this race last year I was not going to try[…]