As we pulled up to Maumelle Park we caught a glimpse of Pinnacle Mountain.  I immediately began to wonder what I had gotten myself into.  I knew that in less than 24 hours I would have to not only climb over this mountain, but I would have to run 50 miles in addition to the climb. I told myself I was strong, put the mountain out of my mind, and looked forward to the check in.  My buddy, James Cheney, had brought his video camera along to document the whole event. So with the camera rolling we walked over to the pavilion to get checked in.  I told the guy at the table my name, and he handed me my goody bag.  I was pretty disappointed when I reached into the bag and found a purple race shirt!  Purple isn’t exactly my favorite color, and I had been looking forward to having a “50 Miler” shirt to wear around.  “Oh well, I will hang it on my trophy wall at home,” I thought to myself.  We had passed a nice looking Italian restaurant on the way in, and decided that we would go back and have dinner there.  Mike and Justin from Crossfit Bartlett arrived at the registration about the same time we did, so they joined us for dinner.