Wednesday, July 14, 2010

5 Peaks Rattlesnake Point 2010

Another comparatively successful race held this past weekend and my role as course manager. The biggest race so far by far which brings with it extra challenges. I say comparatively successful because although everything went reasonably well, we still had our problems out on the course - course markings pulled that shoudn't have, injuries, water supply to the aid stations. This to me is the toughest course of all of the 5 Peaks races with lots of roots, rocks, etc and parts of the Enduro course are specifically challenging. This year unfortunately this resulted in some injuries to runners which is never a good thing to experience. It obviously is a trail race and the objective is to provide the broader experience of trail running, but when runners fall and injure shoulders or ankles, this is never a great thing to be a part of !