The days leading up to the race the area suffered intense rain storms, the roads, rivers and streams were flooded. For some reason I didn’t think much about the trail conditions while driving on the winding road towards the start. I should of known better when we were following a truck plowing the road of debris and mud but I was overwhelmed by the vibrant colors of green, the wild flowers, and the sounds of the flowing water. Everything felt alive, begging for adventure...

By Joe Azze
With the 20th Massanutten Mountain Trail 100 Mile Run completed, its time to reflect a bit and share some of the footage we captured during the weekend. The race was epic in every sense of the word... 

I woke up @ 2:30am in the campground at Elizabeth Furnace on May 12th, 2012.  The Massanutten Mountain 100 is held in Fort Valley, Virginia, a rural town tucked between two mountain ranges.  When driving to the start of the race I entered the area in which I would be racing the Massanutten Trail & Edinburg Gap  I couldn’t resist...

Better late than never, it took me some time to come to grips with the obstacles this race presented me. This is the story of my third Massanutten Mountain Trail 100 mile finish and already my eighth ultra of 2011.

My finish of the Massanuttan Mountain Trails 100 mile run is dedicated to my mother Norma Dorsey who passed away on May 6th from a 14 month long battle against lung Cancer. Rest in peace mom...

May 14th Joe and I headed to Virginia to run/adventure in the beautiful Shenandoah Mountains. We were there for The Massunuttan Mountain Trail 100 Mile Run that started at 5:00 am that Saturday. 200 people or so toed the line for the start of the MMT 100, which is billed as one of the hardest if not the rockiest 100 milers in the nation, which included 18,000 feet of elevation gain along the way.