Montrail Trail Race

8km

June 21, 2008

Christina, Katy, Amber, Bobbi, Tessie, Me

Oiselle Running Tops

685 women competed in this women’s only event. The race consisted of approximately 1 mile on asphalt and the rest of the course on a challenging, single track trail. I loved it! There were two really steep GUT BUSTING hills but the rest of the course was a blast. As for the heat (100 degrees by the finish) it wasn’t a problem because most of the trails were shaded. For a women’s only event- I’m sorry to say that we had several male pirates in the race. Not only were they pirating the race, but they were causing “rolling road blocks” on a very narrow road. If you’re going to PIRATE a race, do everybody a favor and get out of the way of the women!

My team (seeMommyRun) did really well. We (Bobbi and I) were doing a Sprint Triathlon the next day, so the goal of the race was to have fun but not “to race it”. As a team we maintained a pace of 8:10 (Bobbi)- Christina (10:42) per mile pace. I’m also happy to say that both Bobbi and I were fortunate enough to place in our age groups and our prize is a new pair of shoes!! How cool is that?

Thank you Montrail for sponsoring a women’s only event! Why only Cliff Bar, Montrail, Nuun, were the only sponsors is beyond me. With that many women, you’d think there would be tons of companies whose products are primarily for women such as running clothes, gear, etc.. This is the place to promote your products! On a more positive note, we all got a perfectly fitted technical tee and a pair of socks!