I ran the 5 miler. This race usually has a duathlon, but the heavy rains caused a complete washout of Alhambra Valley Road in Orinda which the bike course is … MORE
I ran the 5 miler. This race usually has a duathlon, but the heavy rains caused a complete washout of Alhambra Valley Road in Orinda which the bike course is raced on and the duathlon was canceled. The 5 mile race went on without trouble.
The run takes place at the El Sobrante entrance to the San Pablo Reservoir. The course is mostly on the closed rolling paved San Pablo Dam Road with about 25% on dirt fire road. It is a nice course with views of the water and the forested area. We ran across the dam and, if you chose to, you could run a little further and see all the excess water flowing over the dam spillway. We had so much rain leading up to this race. The dirt area was very squishy in spots, but not too much mud.
At the finish, we received our medal. There were age group medals for men and women and there were plaques for Master, Grand Master, Great Grand Master men and women. These plaques were intended for the Duathlon winners, but since that race was canceled, they were given to the 5 mile winners. I WON the Grand Master Women age 50-59. I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited. And, YES, there was more than one person in the 50-59 women. :o)
The finish line food consisted of fruit, pastries, bagels, and brownies. Everyone received unisex shirt.
This was a small race, but it was fun and had a great vibe. This is my second Wolfpack race and will do another in the future.
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Fun 5 miler
I ran the 5 miler. This race usually has a duathlon, but the heavy rains caused a complete washout of Alhambra Valley Road in Orinda which the bike course is … MORE
I ran the 5 miler. This race usually has a duathlon, but the heavy rains caused a complete washout of Alhambra Valley Road in Orinda which the bike course is raced on and the duathlon was canceled. The 5 mile race went on without trouble.
The run takes place at the El Sobrante entrance to the San Pablo Reservoir. The course is mostly on the closed rolling paved San Pablo Dam Road with about 25% on dirt fire road. It is a nice course with views of the water and the forested area. We ran across the dam and, if you chose to, you could run a little further and see all the excess water flowing over the dam spillway. We had so much rain leading up to this race. The dirt area was very squishy in spots, but not too much mud.
At the finish, we received our medal. There were age group medals for men and women and there were plaques for Master, Grand Master, Great Grand Master men and women. These plaques were intended for the Duathlon winners, but since that race was canceled, they were given to the 5 mile winners. I WON the Grand Master Women age 50-59. I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited. And, YES, there was more than one person in the 50-59 women. :o)
The finish line food consisted of fruit, pastries, bagels, and brownies. Everyone received unisex shirt.
This was a small race, but it was fun and had a great vibe. This is my second Wolfpack race and will do another in the future.