This run was a crazy run. When we first signed up, it was 6 miles with a big climb at the beginning but not bad. A week or so before the race, we went on a checked the site to find that they had changed it from a 6 mile to 7 mile run and the elevation profile was insane.
Meagan and Cory Allen came down from Battleground to run with us. They stay over at our house Friday night with Harris and we had a friend from our ward watch our kids and Harris while we all went to the race.
It was a beautiful day luckily after a week of rain. It was muddy and snowy though. The trail went all over the area there that is actually closed to the public and only open for logging. The race officials got special permission for the race to be run there. There was a lot of jumping over logs and the sort which definitely was a change for me. We were able to run behind the falls which was just awesome except for the fact that after you did that, you had to climb like 3 or 4 flights of stairs. The trail went back onto the logging roads and some of the hiking trails until it took us to "the hike" - basically a huge hill that is meant for mountain biking only (there were signs all over saying "Mountain Bikes Only"). It was quite the hill but the run was so beautiful and amazing to tun all through the trails and roads up there.
Meagan came in first of us 4 (6th in her age group), then Peter, then Cory, and then I came in Last of us 4. If you look at the results page, it will have Peter and me switched. When I checked us in, I grabbed both of our numbers and accidentally gave Peter my number and I took his. My brain wasn't working so well that morning :).
Overall, it was a blast and I cannot wait to do another one. Totally different than road running and I love the change in scenery. Peter has gotten me hooked. Now Meagan, Cory and Peter are planning to get me out Mountain biking. That will be interesting :).
-Anne
