Runners test mettle in Bethel Hill Boogie 50-miler

Morrisville man repeats at Bethel Moonlight Boogie 50-miler

By Kevin Spradlin
PeeDeePost.com

* Photo set 1 (start, Mile 1.5)
* Photo set 2 (Mile 8, Mile 10/16)
* Official results by RacE NC * 50-miler * 30-miler
* 2014 PDP race coverage
* They ‘don’t have a clue what they’re up against’

ELLERBE — Doug Dawkins briefed the field of the 21st annual Bethel Hill Moonlight Boogie 50-mil er on Saturday just before the 6 p.m. start and summed up, as he typically does, what runners could expect.

Kevin Spradlin | PeeDeePost.com
Runners enjoy the downhill start of the 21st annual Bethel Hill Moonlight Boogie on Saturday night on the country roads outside of Ellerbe.

It is, Dawkins said, “a typical night for Boogie.”

“I wouldn’t be looking for my 50-mile PR,” Dawkins warned of anyone seeking a personal best, or record. If you don’t finish, maybe you’ll want to come back. If you do finish, you might want to walk away.”