Michelle Clark, ALHS, SFR Accredited Luxury Home Specialist | Broker/Realtor 910.367.9767 | mclark@intracoastalrealty.com Kelly Strickland, Broker/Realtor | 910.612.6537 Linda Woods, Broker/Realtor | 910.233.8900 Susan Snider, Broker/Realtor | 910.622.4394 Carey Harris, Broker/Realtor | 910.233.4511 Wendy McElhinney, Broker/Realtor | 910.515.5495 $359,900 127 Driftwood Court Great Channel Walk on WB $282,000 6 Keaton Avenue Charming 1940s Cottage $1,425,000 2220 Moreland Drive Landfall Lake $3,450,000 1255 Great Oaks Drive Incredible ICW Front in Landfall $695,000 2712 Shandy Lane Privacy Near Wrightsville Beach $712,500 218 Seagull Lane Boat Slip Included 24 WBM january 2014 “It sucked,” Moore says with a laugh. “I couldn’t walk for a couple days, like upstairs. It was really pain-ful. It took me probably two to three months to fully recover from it.” He says it may be a while before he runs Uwharrie again. But, despite all of the challenges, Moore isn’t ruling it out. “Put it this way,” he says. “I could be talked into it.” So, why run eight, 20 or 40 miles in the mountains in freezing temperatures? “It’s beautiful out there,” Jason Adams says. “You get lost in your thoughts and it goes by quickly.” Local Elisabeth Mulligan ran the 20-miler in 2010 and 2011 because she says she was up for an adventure. In 2010, the area experienced a rainy winter and the river was swollen, causing creeks to fill. The last six miles were run on the forest road, which Mulligan says may have given her a false sense of security going into the 2011 race. She finished in 3:22 in 2010 and in 3:58 in 2011. Wrightsville Beach Realtor Bobby Brandon, 58, has participated in the 20-mile Uwharrie Mountain Run for more than 10 years. “Uwharrie is an extremely challeng-ing course. It’s a fun weekend and the mountains are beautiful. I just love it,” Brandon says with a grin. “It’s freezing cold,” he adds. “The course is mountains, you’re either going up the mountain or down the mountain. There’s very little flat ground in between. Mile 16 is straight up. You know it’s coming and how bad it is and how it hurts. It is tough.” To train, Brandon runs from Wrightsville Beach to the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. “I can run distance anywhere,” he explains, “but it’s hard to train for Uwharrie here.” To prepare, Brandon runs the hills, like the one on Nun Street by Elijah’s Restaurant, downtown bridges, Brunswick Nature Park, Blue Clay Road and Umstead State Park in Raleigh. Bobby Brandon of Wilmington competes in the 2013 Uwharrie Mountain Run. CAROLINA SNAPSHOT SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
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