Another year, another season of churning out miles on each of the ten FLRC Challenge courses. What is the FLRC Challenge? I've written about this before, and full details are on the event web page, but in brief the Challenge is this:
Run any of 10 specified routes in the Ithaca, New York area during the dates the Challenge is open (April 19th through September 1st for 2025.) Run the course on your own and log your times in the Webscorer app. Complete all ten during the during of the event to be considered a finisher. Complete all ten in a consecutive 24-hour period and document your runs to be counted as a 100k Ultra Challenge finisher. The cumulative distance of all ten is roughly 100k, with a variety of surfaces and elevation profiles. The 24-hour clock continues while driving between courses and taking breaks to rest and fuel. More info.
2025 marks the fifth year of the FLRC Challenge. This post recaps my 100k experience, my seventh attempt (and hopefully seventh finish) over the five years.
The first day of the 2025 Challenge was a no go for the 100k. We had too much going on at home and I couldn’t dedicate a whole Saturday to it. Instead I went with my backup plan — attempting the Tough Trail Challenge (all five trail courses) starting at
