Orcas Island Fat Ass 50K 2010 . . . finished!

Sunny, partly clear weather, relaxed runners.  What a sweet race.  Don't get me wrong, it was hard, really hard.  Four "peaks", 7000 feet elevation gain (yeah, and then back down too, ouch), but one could barely complain: the views were *wow*.  No, wait, they were *WOW!*  The race was mostly on single-track dirt trails through the woods with views of lakes, the puget sound, the San Juan islands, moss covered valleys, and swamps.  Definately one of the more difficult 50K courses I have seen, but the only one I have ever done.  The race was described as somewhere between 31 and 35 miles long, which coould make it more of a 55K course.  Race ended with a 2.5 mile mostly flat run around Cascade Lake.  The trails were well marked with orange tape, with just a few questionable forks in the road.  If it is between a road race and a trail race, I would pick the trail every time!  Soup, snacks, and happily, beer and Bluegrass music by the Black Berry Bushes String Band awaited the elated and exhausted runners at the finish line.  Pictures coming soon!