I really like trail running and should do more of it! It's much less boring to me than road or dreadmill running. I started out running with my husband who ran a pity mile with me before taking off. :) Then I fell into a group with two women both named Kate, and they were kind enough to encourage me along at a faster pace than what I would have done alone.

About half way through, I passed a guy that I remembered from last year's race. He and I traded spots back and forth for much of the race, and I think he eventually pulled away from me in the end. This year I passed him and never saw him again. woo hoo!

I finished this race about 3 minutes faster than last year, so that's good. My official time was actually 31:27, but I took off 7 seconds to compensate for the estimated time that elapsed before I crossed the start line. (This was not a chip timed event.)

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Stretched a little and had a giant cinnamon roll. :) I have no shame.


I could have warmed up a bit more so the legs weren't so cold at the start.


I really like this race and think it's a great family event. The kids had fun and liked their t-shirts. I will say they have to get it together with the post-race water availability, though. Both years they were pouring water from jugs into little paper cups and that's just not very efficient. It was difficult for the volunteers to keep up with the flood of racers finishing at nearly the same time. I'd recommend the water bottle route that is the norm at most races.

The concession table cinnamon roll was really good though. Yum.

Photo #1 is a downright frightening pic of me as I neared the finish. Scary. I must have been frightened by all the costumes, judging from my hair.

Photo #2 is the kids race (obviously). Runners #587 and #593 belong to me. :) Our third kid runner wasn't in any of the pictures, unfortunately.