It was a very snow-filled 2014 winter. But I logged my miles on the thread mill to train for the the pretty flat NJ100 mile trail ultra in March 22, 2014. Because of the snow that fell in January, February, and March, runners were able to switch from the 100 miler to the 50 miler. So I switched from the the 100 to the 50 miler. But then on February, 28 I slipped on ice while shoveling our driveway. There was no way I could continue training and run 50 miles with a broken arm. I contacted the race director with my x-rays to alert him of my break and to see if he could find it in his heart to refund the almost $250 registration fee, which would normally get me about 3 ultras. He said no. So I showed up to collect my swag and to complete one loop - after all, my legs were in tact!