Distances: 5k, 10k, 15k
http://www.meetrec.org/race/raceb.html
I did the 15k and it was a tough race! All 3 races start at the same time and place. The 5k heads up a jeep road and then turns off and makes a loop back to the start/finish. The 10k goes all the way up to the end of the jeep road then turns around and returns the same way. The 15k goes up the jeep road and then just continues. From the end of the jeep road you are pretty much just heading cross-country for the rest of the race. After the jeep road you head up a steep hill to a ridge, along the ridge, then it's downhill to the finish. The downhill is probably the hardest part because it's so steep you can't run, you just have to survive. The race website advises 15k runners to wear gloves. I was fine without gloves, but a pair of low gaiters to keep the rocks out of my shoes on the downhills would have been very welcome. The race was well-marked but nonetheless, the leaders still managed to get off-course, so I would not recommend the 15k for anyone new to trail running. Race directors did a great job providing aid stations (there were 5). I really appreciated having my hands free of a water bottle on those hills. Barbeque at the end was also welcome because it took quite awhile for everyone to trickle in.
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Saturday, September 1, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Snow King Hill Climb
Distance: 2.3 miles
http://www.tetonwyo.org/parks/nav/200567.shtm
I did the 40th annual Snow King Hill Climb July 28, 2007. This was only 2.3 miles long, with the first 0.5 miles straight up the street to the base of Snow King Mountain, the ski area in town. The remaining 1.8 miles is all up, with an elevation gain of 1500 ft., (that's nearly a 16% grade!) mostly on a narrow dirt service road, except for a short initial single track. There's a short, level sprint over the ridge to the finish line at the top. There's no way to get lost and no technical expertise required. It's all about horsepower. And the view from the top is a real reward. There were aid stations on the course and runners could take the chair lift down. I ran down because the line for the lift was taking forever. The race had a great festival atmosphere, starting at the town square on Farmer's Market day. I thought it was cool that they closed the main intersection briefly and start the race from right there. There was a BBQ afterward and many drawings for some pretty decent prizes.
****reviewed by a Helena Running Club guest reveiwer****
http://www.tetonwyo.org/parks/nav/200567.shtm
I did the 40th annual Snow King Hill Climb July 28, 2007. This was only 2.3 miles long, with the first 0.5 miles straight up the street to the base of Snow King Mountain, the ski area in town. The remaining 1.8 miles is all up, with an elevation gain of 1500 ft., (that's nearly a 16% grade!) mostly on a narrow dirt service road, except for a short initial single track. There's a short, level sprint over the ridge to the finish line at the top. There's no way to get lost and no technical expertise required. It's all about horsepower. And the view from the top is a real reward. There were aid stations on the course and runners could take the chair lift down. I ran down because the line for the lift was taking forever. The race had a great festival atmosphere, starting at the town square on Farmer's Market day. I thought it was cool that they closed the main intersection briefly and start the race from right there. There was a BBQ afterward and many drawings for some pretty decent prizes.
****reviewed by a Helena Running Club guest reveiwer****
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