Chobot Challenge Trail Run

Michael Chobot (sounds like “Robot”), in his too-short 26 years, was AWESOME yet somewhat of a “weird duck”. Ironically, a 2013 Emmy nominee in sound for a wildlife documentary entitled “Duckumentary”, Michael marched to the beat of a different “drum, harmonica & kazoo”.

Michael wasn’t just a “brother” or “son” or “sound engineer” or “trail runner” or “Penn Stater”, he was a little bit of “everything”. And the Chobot Challenge, on some of the same Berks Co’s trails where Michael learned to run, is a little bit of “everything” too! It has long, gradual climbs that will tax you and long, gradual downhills where you’ll run so fast that it will at least LOOK like you actually trained hard for this. It passes one of the prettiest sites in Eastern PA; a spot known to very few; even those living in this area. It has 4 narrow & ankle-deep creek crossings (one of the few races still with creek crossings) & 1 knee deep one right before the finish. You’ll run everything from smooth single track to abandoned roads, with a pretty creekside start/finish, a covered pavilion, playground, modern bathrooms, shower, etc. on hand too.