2020 Rocky Raccoon 100 Race Report
Way back on September 10 th 2019, I signed up to run the 2020 Rocky Racoon 100 miler. When I started my ultrarunning journey way back in 2017, I was already on board with the idea of running 100+ miles over the course of several days…but the idea of running 100 miles in one shot never crossed my mind. I’m still not quite sure what possessed me to sign up, but I am sure morbid curiosity had something to do with it. I already had two 50 milers under my belt (Grand Mesa and the long stage of the Grand to Grand Ultra) and had another coming up in November (Mountain Masochist). Aside from Mauna to Mauna Ultra in May, my 2020 race schedule was still wide open and I was itching to run something early on in the year. So instead of doing the logical thing – like picking a 100k to run – I just went for it and signed up for my first 100 miler. Drop Bag prep So that is how Ericka and I ended up on a plane to Texas at the end of January. We landed in Houston on Friday and drove up t