This is the first race of the Lake Tahoe Trifecta. They tout this run as being "mostly downhill," but I didn't find that to be true. It started going uphill … MORE
This is the first race of the Lake Tahoe Trifecta. They tout this run as being “mostly downhill,” but I didn’t find that to be true. It started going uphill in mile 2! Overall it wasn’t bad (and definitely worth it for the views) but don’t expect as much downhill as they say. Turns were well-marked except one, but they drilled that one into us repeatedly so we didn’t miss it! There were only 3 water stations and they were spread pretty far apart, so make sure to bring your own hydration. The time limit is not as strict as they say. I could have gone faster but stopped to take lots of pics, but even with that, plenty of people were allowed
to finish and finished after me. The race director bombarded us with emails which seemed to contradict other things, but even he titles them as “nags.”
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Gorgeous but not that downhill
This is the first race of the Lake Tahoe Trifecta. They tout this run as being "mostly downhill," but I didn't find that to be true. It started going uphill … MORE
This is the first race of the Lake Tahoe Trifecta. They tout this run as being “mostly downhill,” but I didn’t find that to be true. It started going uphill in mile 2! Overall it wasn’t bad (and definitely worth it for the views) but don’t expect as much downhill as they say. Turns were well-marked except one, but they drilled that one into us repeatedly so we didn’t miss it! There were only 3 water stations and they were spread pretty far apart, so make sure to bring your own hydration. The time limit is not as strict as they say. I could have gone faster but stopped to take lots of pics, but even with that, plenty of people were allowed
to finish and finished after me. The race director bombarded us with emails which seemed to contradict other things, but even he titles them as “nags.”
Great mostly downhill course
Was told the first 7 miles were downhill (well 2.5 down then 1 mile up), still a very fast course, altitude will get you if from a sea level state, … MORE
Was told the first 7 miles were downhill (well 2.5 down then 1 mile up), still a very fast course, altitude will get you if from a sea level state, bring a water vest as there were only 3 water stops, good hot dogs and water at the end, very nice medal. Beautiful scenery, took lots of pictures