A Playful Start to 2007: XC Revolution
posted by Ashley at 3:44 PM permanent link
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
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- Name: Ashley
- Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
AT WORK: a mild-mannered philanthropic professional. THE REST OF THE TIME: a trail-running fool with a passion for long excursions in the outdoors. This leads to a single-minded determination to run up the next hill, and then the next and the next! It also makes her seem totally crazy to most other human beings (but we've heard this is common among trail runners).
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8 Comments:
sounds like a blast! how many runners did the 12K? i will definitely try this out if he puts on again. i bet those sandy hills were almost comical to run.
Hi Matt, thanks for visiting!
I'd say around 30 runners did the 12k: a small but dedicated bunch. About a dozen people ran the 4k, including some of the 12k runners.
I'm hoping the race will be on again next year. The golf course authorities claim the course will be open for golfing this spring, but gossip around the gatorade tank following the race seemed to indicate they've been saying that for years.
let me look into this. i might have a contact at work that knows about this project. sounds like they had a great turnout, ashley. i am sold already!
as for my plans...my hope is to keep up the 50Ks throughout the year. i am not an elite runner, so there is no need to rip it up out there. anyway, i am looking for someone local to join me on the Bulldog course. would you be interested in trying a 25K loop as a warmup for jessica's race? my plan is to run it on Jan. 14.
Glad you had fun! Nice to know that Elliot is as wrinkly as ever, too.
Ah, yes. Elliott is as wrinkly as ever, and Christi says he had lots of fun at the race. There's a mushroom farm next to the golf course where we ran, and a strawberry farm across the road, and both of these fine agricultural institutions had recently spread manure when we were there Monday. In other words, the air was perfume to him! As the sun came out, the "fragrance" dissipated -- a good thing for those of us who spent the morning breathing heavily.
That sounds like so much fun. I'd love to run that race if it happens again next year.
My dog Fred would be all about running this with you. He is so looking to move beyond the algae-filled pond at home...
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