This must have been the first year of this event because all but the organizer ended up backing out because of too few runners participating. Moreover, the organizer, Irun4ever, decided … MORE
This must have been the first year of this event because all but the organizer ended up backing out because of too few runners participating. Moreover, the organizer, Irun4ever, decided to run the event itself with what ended up being about 25 runners total. They even closed registration because of the low participation on December 14, 2019.
I don’t know if Richard Burke did all the race setup and running work himself, but the course markings were excellent, and he was the only one there manning the start/finish and its swag and stuff. They want to have it next year, and if this year’s an indication, it has an excellent potential, and I plan on participating next year and want to see it go on too! He did do a one man show at the finish/start line, but there was even an unmanned aid station with supplies besides the great markings.
I’ve run a similar course before with the original sponsors that had adequate participation, the 2019 Lagoon Valley Trail Run back in September, and this one had much better course markings, and I liked this course @ the same venue better. There was a lot of mud, and there are inclines. It was a difficult race for me, one of my most difficult, and I even walked part of one mountain, and this venue’s the only one I’ve ever walked at all, but mud alone made it necessary.
I’d like to see this race managed with more than one person, so I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt this year.
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2019 Must Have Been Race's First Year
This must have been the first year of this event because all but the organizer ended up backing out because of too few runners participating. Moreover, the organizer, Irun4ever, decided … MORE
This must have been the first year of this event because all but the organizer ended up backing out because of too few runners participating. Moreover, the organizer, Irun4ever, decided to run the event itself with what ended up being about 25 runners total. They even closed registration because of the low participation on December 14, 2019.
I don’t know if Richard Burke did all the race setup and running work himself, but the course markings were excellent, and he was the only one there manning the start/finish and its swag and stuff. They want to have it next year, and if this year’s an indication, it has an excellent potential, and I plan on participating next year and want to see it go on too! He did do a one man show at the finish/start line, but there was even an unmanned aid station with supplies besides the great markings.
I’ve run a similar course before with the original sponsors that had adequate participation, the 2019 Lagoon Valley Trail Run back in September, and this one had much better course markings, and I liked this course @ the same venue better. There was a lot of mud, and there are inclines. It was a difficult race for me, one of my most difficult, and I even walked part of one mountain, and this venue’s the only one I’ve ever walked at all, but mud alone made it necessary.
I’d like to see this race managed with more than one person, so I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt this year.