The course is absolutely beautiful, downright magical at times! Terrain and elevation are manageable, mostly rolling ups and down, even on sections that primarily climb, so you never feel like … MORE
The course is absolutely beautiful, downright magical at times! Terrain and elevation are manageable, mostly rolling ups and down, even on sections that primarily climb, so you never feel like you are chugging up the side of a mountain. All the volunteers on the course were friendly, happy and helpful, one even let me use his personal sunscreen from his car. Despite the course basically looking like someone took spaghetti and dropped it on the ground, everything was extremely well marked, no room for confusion, which is so appreciated when you are on mile 23 and your brain is fried! I wish that the location/number of aid stations was more clearly communicated though, according to the pre-race emails and website, I was expecting there to be a few water-only aid stations, which there were not. Thankfully a volunteer told me this otherwise I would have run out of water on a particularly long and hot stretch of trail. Overall a great race though!
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Stunning Course!
The course is absolutely beautiful, downright magical at times! Terrain and elevation are manageable, mostly rolling ups and down, even on sections that primarily climb, so you never feel like … MORE
The course is absolutely beautiful, downright magical at times! Terrain and elevation are manageable, mostly rolling ups and down, even on sections that primarily climb, so you never feel like you are chugging up the side of a mountain. All the volunteers on the course were friendly, happy and helpful, one even let me use his personal sunscreen from his car. Despite the course basically looking like someone took spaghetti and dropped it on the ground, everything was extremely well marked, no room for confusion, which is so appreciated when you are on mile 23 and your brain is fried! I wish that the location/number of aid stations was more clearly communicated though, according to the pre-race emails and website, I was expecting there to be a few water-only aid stations, which there were not. Thankfully a volunteer told me this otherwise I would have run out of water on a particularly long and hot stretch of trail. Overall a great race though!
Favorite course!
Scenery is beautiful, elevation is doable without killing you, and NO LOOPS!!! Aid stations were well placed, refreshing fruits were so fantastic, and the staff were so friendly and encouraging. … MORE
Scenery is beautiful, elevation is doable without killing you, and NO LOOPS!!! Aid stations were well placed, refreshing fruits were so fantastic, and the staff were so friendly and encouraging. Been running versions of this course for over 7 years – and I will come back EVERY TIME!!!
Gorgeous & fun first trail run race expe
This race was amazing. The gradual uphill for the first half was just gradual enough to keep running for most of it and then when you hit the aid station … MORE
This race was amazing. The gradual uphill for the first half was just gradual enough to keep running for most of it and then when you hit the aid station and started going downhill, it was a blast, of course! The worst part of this whole race was the last mile because you can see the finish line and then the trail sends you the opposite direction uphill for awhile until you finally come back. Total psych out. But so so fun! Ill be back with others next year for sure
All the views! Cruisey downhills.
This race will bite you if you aren’t used to the heat and running consistently on trail runs. There’s also a little loop at the end just when you think … MORE
This race will bite you if you aren’t used to the heat and running consistently on trail runs. There’s also a little loop at the end just when you think you’re finished…ooof! The views are spectacular, the downhill is so fun and you can totally bomb it. Chelan is gorgeous! Atmosphere is super-inviting. This was my third year doing this race and I always have a blast.