The 48-hour and 24-Hour at the Texas Endurance Runs are definitely not for the faint of heart, that’s for sure! Runners need to be heat acclimated to make headway during the day, and need to have a good race plan to maximize the cooler nights. But in some ways the …
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The 48-hour and 24-Hour at the Texas Endurance Runs are definitely not for the faint of heart, that’s for sure! Runners need to be heat acclimated to make headway during the day, and need to have a good race plan to maximize the cooler nights. But in some ways the crazy heat is kind of the point – the runners form friendships in the face of adversity that they otherwise wouldn’t or couldn’t. For someone new to the sport, those kinds of connections to veterans, and the tips and stories they share, could be invaluable.
Course Description
You start off running on flat gravel driveway then turn left onto an asphalt road. You head uphill on the road to the turn-around, then back down the same road and turn right onto the gravel driveway. You’ll veer off to the left onto the grass, go over the dam, around the periphery of the property, then back onto another stretch of the gravel driveway before getting back where you started.
An Endurance Running Party featuring:
- No shade, but LOTS of humidity!
- Avg nighttime temperatures: 76* / Avg daytime temperatures: 97*
- Asphalt, gravel roads, and rock-hard grass.
(Sounds perfect, so far, right?)
- Usual aid station food & drink (Heed, water & soda; sweet/salty/crunchy/bland snacks)
- Indoor bathrooms & shelter with A/C at Start/Finish
- Professional timing & lap-counting
- FREE limited camping
- 1.25-mile loop
- Like-minded crazy people
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First Nightime 24 hour
The packet pickup was the day of the race. Start was 6 PM however, I started at 10PM with the RDs approval. Simple, stay cool, run in the dark on … MORE
The packet pickup was the day of the race. Start was 6 PM however, I started at 10PM with the RDs approval. Simple, stay cool, run in the dark on asphalt, gravel, and grass. Happy I had friends to run with on my all nighter. I suppose I could have run with no one to talk to but friends make it go faster. Was done in 10 hours but 14 hours of the 24. Maybe next time 50 miles instead of 50k. Cheers and see you’ll out there.