This previous weekend I participated on the F’3 cap Saiers path 10 mile race at Teason’s Woods in Palos Heights, IL positioned half-hour southwest from Chicago. These trails are properly know for the swallow Cliff stairs by health fanatics and varied gravel paths for mountain and gravel bike aficionados. That is the second yr for this race which included a full marathon. The occasion attracted a small discipline of runners, it had that good outdated grass roots operating group really feel. We had lovely spring climate on Sunday morning, with highs within the 50’s.
The marathoners began promptly at 730am. The marathon course is three components: 2 circuits of the ten mile course, and a ultimate 10k out-and-back to the WEST help station & again. Athletes run on the difficult hills on the Sag Valley Path with 670 ft of elevation over the course of the ten mile loop. That was positively more durable than I anticipated. Congratulations to all finisher particularly the courageous marathoners. Based mostly on my calculations the marathon had virtually 1500 ft of elevation.
The help stations provided water, Gatorade, Clif Gel, Pickles, Gummi Bears and had been accessible each 3 miles. The end line and publish run celebration had vegan chili, beer, and fruit. This was a singular, enjoyable, properly organized occasion. I extremely advocate it to anybody wanting a brand new problem.
The enjoyable a part of taking part on independently-owned smaller races is the swag and medals. Each participant obtained a pair of American-made DeFeet Knee Excessive socks, custom-designed for F^3 and a wood medal on the end. I like when race administrators assume outdoors of the field. As somebody who has been operating for over 20 years and has a whole lot of race T-shirts, socks are a welcome addition to my operating wardrobe.
