Rock Creek Stump Jump 50k

On October 1, Drew ran the Rock Creek Stump Jump 50k (trail run) in Chattanooga. He was in fabulous shape and completely ready for the race. He had been training hard for the event. We took the weekend for ourselves (thanks grandparents) and enjoyed some time in the mountains. Drew really enjoyed the race, but unfortunately suffered a fall during during the last 15 miles of the race. Despite the fall, he managed to finish the race and still placed 24th out of 375 people who finished the race (many did not finish). After the race, he had a lot of pain in his knee, and since then he has been dealing with an IT band injury. While it seems the fall did not cause the IT band injury, it did aggravate it and bring it to the surface. It has been difficult for him to temporarily give up on his running plans. He got some relief from physical therapy and a shot, but recently during a run it started feeling just as badly as it did in the beginning. He has resigned himself to riding the bike for now, but hopefully he will be able to run again in the near future after some rest for his knee!

Drew right before the start of the race!
(Don't know who the girl is, LOL, she just happened to be
standing next to Drew when I took the picture!)