“As spring arrived, my preparations for the Cayuga Trails Marathon were going swimmingly. I had taken advantage of a mild Ithaca winter to get in a steady diet of 70–90 mile weeks coupled with regular workouts and even a few runs on the trails at Treman and Buttermilk but then I was stopped in my tracks…”

ou have to embrace the darkness to get to the light. There have been a lot of big changes in my life since my last race report, which was for Grindstone 100. I pretty much had a walk through Hell at Grindstone, as my marriage was coming to an end amongst other things. Trudging through pouring rain mostly alone for 30 hours or so gives a person way too much time to think....

Ben Nephew was back for another go at this years Cayuga Trails 50 Mile Run in Ithaca, New York! Here is how his race went.

193 Photos from the 2017 Cayuga Trails 50 Mile & Marathon. Photos by MPF's Joe & Elizabeth Azze. 

Another inspiring weekend on the trail racing scene! We were on site at the beautiful Cayuga Trails 50 Mile & Marathon in Ithaca, NY. A 50 mile USATF National Trail Championship event. Congratulations to MPF RNR team members & everyone who shared in the beauty of trails this weekend.

For the first three years of this event, I had placed 7th, 5th, and 5th, with progressively faster times on the varying versions of the course. For this year’s event, the training had been going well, although slightly different with more hills than most years...

Facebook "Live" Videos from the 2016 Cayuga Trails 50! I was posting throughout the day with live footage and updates! If you missed any of the live video feeds, you can re-capture the day here! 

"I told myself for weeks before the race that I would save something for the second lap. It didn’t work…"

"I came into the Cayuga Trails 50, which doubles as the US National 50-mile Championship, off of one of the best training blocks I've had in recent years--a six-week stretch of over 650 miles with some excellent workouts on both the roads and the track. However..."

All 3 years of Cayuga have been very competitive, and this year it was probably the deepest it has ever been considering the surprise entrants and results. 

The Cayuga Trail 50 Mile USATF Championships is in the books! What an amazing event and a great experience to be a part of! Here are the race results, photos and videos from the day.

Check out Ben Nephew's Race Report from last weekends Cayuga Trails 50 Mile USATF Championship! It was a stacked field with some kung fu, back flips and the lambada being necessary in order to finish in the top 5.