There are only a few epic events in that runners have the opportunity to be a part of in a lifetime and I had one of those in early December, 2011 on the day before my 50th birthday.  After training for nearly a year along with extensive travel planning, I traveled from Colorado to New Zealand to run the Asics Kepler Challenge 60K (37 mile) mountain trail race.  Running Times Magazine published my account of the adventure here.