Welcome! My name is Todd Metcalf. This past August I ran the Pikes Peak Ascent, a grueling 13.32 mile race to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. I finished the race in 4 hours and 36 minutes. I did this run to raise awareness and money for Summit Academy. Summit Academy is a school for children with learning differences in Louisville, KY. My inspiration is my daughter Katie, who has learning disabilities and is a student at Summit Academy.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Favorite Races

My wife, Beth, is traveling later this week to Northern California to run the Avenue of Giants half marathon in Humbolt Redwoods State Park.  The race is run under a canopy of beautiful Redwoods.  I ran this race a couple of years ago and it remains one of my favorite runs.  The Redwood trees are absolutely amazing.  That got me to thinking about some of my favorite runs over the years.

Here are a couple of my favorites.

Beth and I ran a half marathon together that finished on the 50 yard line of Notre Dame's football field.  We ran into the stadium through the same tunnel the football players run through while the Notre Dame fight song was playing.

We have run a half marathon in the Smokey Mountains.  Hilly but beautiful.

I ran a 15K on the grounds of the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC.

This past February I ran a half marathon around Superstition Mountains in Apache Junction, Az.

I'm assuming Pikes Peak will be on this list, again assuming I don't die during this race.

Do you have any favorite runs?  I would love to hear about them.  Leave a comment or post on my facebook page wall and tell me about your favorite run or race.
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