8.5 Mile Trail Nerds Race at Clinton Lake
Near the finish of the race.
I did the 8.5 Mile North Shore Trails race out at Clinton Lake Saturday morning. We had some rain the day before so the trails were really slick and muddy. This was my second Trail Nerds race. Trail races are not nearly as fast as road races, but I think they are a lot more fun. Its a lot more of a “crunchy” crowd that does them and they are dangerous enough with all the mud, rocks, and roots to practically qualify as an extreme sport. In fact, I wiped out around mile 5 and finished the race covered in mud, bruised up and bleeding. I really need to get some good trail running shoes to help with traction on the trails. I finished 20th out of 44 runners, but my pace was terrible due to falling and slickness of the trails.
Tucker wanted to run this race, but I thought it was way too long for him. The longest runs he does are about 4 miles. Since his cousins were in town for the weekend, I took all the kids other than Rosie and Harper out to some trails above the Blue River so they could climb on the boulders there on Saturday afternoon.