- QIC: Zima
- When: 07/15/2017
- Pax: DaVinci, Gears, Gekko, Nasa, Photobomb, Rad, Sir Topham Hat, Spud, Zima
- Posted In: Uncategorized
Enough PAX posted to the annual Millstone Loop 10.5 I felt a BB was in order. YHC posted a link to the FREE registration a few months back to those PAX I knew would be interested and willing. After discovering that Sir Topham Hat was not running in the race I emailed the Race Director to see if there were any spots open. The director emailed back and stated registration was open for just the next 3 hours. Text sent to STH and @channel blast to Slack that if you wanted to register, now was your chance. So on Saturday morning 9 PAX showed up to run 10.5 miles of uneven terrain (more on that later) on the Anne Springs Close Greenway.
0800 Nothing Fancy, On your marks, get set, GO!!!
A number of things can happen over the course of a trail race. Thrills, spills, classic rock, dodging horse droppings, getting lost, more spills, quality 2ndF, etc. Towards the end, this is how the numbers shook out.
| Place | Last | Time |
| 9 | Spud | 1:28:49 |
| 18 | Rad | 1:38:22 |
| 23 | STH | 1:44:32 |
| 25 | Gekko | 1:47:46 |
| 26 | Photobomb | 1:47:49 |
| 28 | Zima | 1:51:18 |
| 57 | NASA | 2:13:38 |
| 65 | DaVinci | 2:24:18 |
| N/A | Gears | 1:18:51 |
NMM
Trail Races are a lot of fun and a lot can happen. Here are some insights and comments.
- Gears went rogue and ran 8ish miles. That or he got lost.
- Photobomb dropped another type of bomb not knowing a few female runners were nearby. We asked if they’d like to pass and they stated they were fine, just don’t do that again.
- Rad stubbed his pinky toe that morning and it fell off during the race
- Several PAX learned the importance of fueling and hydration
- A female runner offered her children to NASA for adoption (in jest…we think)
- Spud and Zima tied for most crashes (2 each)
- Spud continues to prove that he is not human
- Gekko and Photobomb were bosom buddies. I tried to keep up but when Photobomb took the lead around the 9 mile mark, I waved them goodbye.
- Tclaps to NASA who just keeps pushing himself in all 3 Fs
- Tclaps to DaVinci who just started running and said sure, why not run 10.5 trails
All in all it was a great race, great community of runners and Legal Remedy on tap at the finish. The Rock Hill Striders know how to throw a party. I try to keep an eye on these somewhat CSAUPy events and will continue to try to keep the PAX updated.
Aye!
Zima