Rich - 2nd Place (Men's 55+) / 10th Place Overall Sport
Kirk - 8th Place (Men's 45+) / 41st Overall Sport
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As Kronickled-by-Kirk:
The temperature at race time (12:30pm) was 42F with overcast skies a light breeze and a forecast of rain in the 1pm timeframe. Fortunately, the rain held off but the trails were still wet from the previous nights rain. This resulted in quite a few slick spots including the log crossings, bridges and roots.
One of the race highlights was “Crack Trail” which included a narrow path through a 20’ deep “crack” in some massive boulders. The path was about 50’ long and barely wide enough allow handlebar clearance (including a 90 degree turn in the crevice as well as a 2’ dropoff at the boulder exit).
Our 13 mile course included a nice mix of smooth singletrack, 1500’ of climbing and a few challenging technical sections (sketchy descents and rock gardens).
I was happy to move into the top 10 after last weeks #12 finish.
This “no shoes, no dancing” sign was posted at the door of the community center which housed registration, the post race spaghetti dinner, as well as the awards presentation!
This was a well run race with good organization, well marked trails and a total of 172 racers. Highly recommended !
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