Inside the Fall Creek 100: Course Creation, Community and Chaos

About this episode

The episode provides a detailed and emotional recap of the Fall Creek 100 race in Tennessee, featuring insights from participants and the race director.

In this episode of HappyCast, we dive into a full, emotional, hilarious, and raw recap of the Fall Creek 100 in Tennessee — a race filled with waterfalls, scenic ridges, surprise proposals, mud, and a whole lot of internal battles. Stephanie is joined by Chuck Clark, who shared most of the 100 miles with her, and Race Director Scott Simcox, the creative mind behind the Fall Creek, Long Hunter, and Rim Runner races. Scott walks us through how he designs courses with intention: showcasin...

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie

Guests: Chuck Clark, Scott Simcox

Topics covered

• Fall Creek 100
• race recap
• course design
• community
• running
• emotional experiences

Keywords

• Fall Creek 100
• Tennessee
• running
• course design
• Scott Simcox
• Chuck Clark
• race recap
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Tennessee

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