Laura Cleveland's Staging Area

There’s no Uber, bus, or cab in the small town of Port Angeles to get you to the shuttle to the start line, so you must bring a car. I was lucky enough to catch a ride with a kind stranger and barely made it to the start line on time.

The race route is lovely, mostly runnable rolling single track trail through forest. Just the first few k was annoying large loose gravel. The last couple of k is paved road. There were plenty of aid stations with essentials, but the food part was very basic, just dry pretzels, a few M&M’s, and I got one gel. I suggest you bring your own nutrition, but you don’t need to pack a ton of water with all the opportunities to refill your flasks.

There was a beautiful lake at the finish line where I took a dip to refresh myself before changing into my drop bag clothes. The single beer and bowl meal i got with my ticket was decent, but I’d prefer to have a larger selection of food goodies to choose from. The swag wasn’t spectacular. A glass, a granola bar, and some packets of electrolyte powder. I bought the cotton tshirt available for purchase. It has a decently designed colourful logo. I was able to catch a rider back to my hotel with a super nice racer who was a local. All in all it was a fun race and I may do it again. I’d love to try and get a faster time.