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On Saturday we saw cool temps, lots of sunshine and plenty of mud at the 14th running of the Way Too Cool 5ok. The wet course slowed down the top runners compared to past years, but not much. Leor Pantilat won for the 2nd year in a row (3:41:47) followed by Montrail athletes Max King (3:47:39) and Geoff Roes (3:51:51). The battle for 1st coming down the stretch was incredible.
On the women’s side, the field was pretty stacked and after Kami Semick called it quits due to flu-like symptoms, Team Montrail’s Joelle Vaught ran alone in first most of the race and finished with the win in (4:13:53). Also running strong and solid as usual from Team Montrail, Bev Anderson-Abbs came in 2nd female/1st masters (4:29:40), only a few weeks after running a 50-miler. Darcy Africa was 3rd place female in a time of 4:37:12.
In the men’s race, Max King lead Leor Pantilat by a minute at the ALT 2 aid station. Geoff Roes was 4.5 minutes behind Max. Two significant hills remained, and knowing Geoff’s speed on the climbs, we figured he’d have a chance of catching the leaders. Low and behold, we find out that Geoff caught them at Goathill aid station and eventually “blew by us, looking incredibly strong”, according to winner Pantilat. However, Leor came through the finish first, and was surprised to see the tape across the line. After crossing, he immediately asked about Roes. In the end, Geoff missed a turn in the last few miles and it cost him the win. While clearly upset with himself for missing the turn, Geoff ran extremely strong, as usual, strong enough to win. Hopefully that’s what he takes away from this one.
We’ll have the chance to watch Max and Geoff dual it out in another few weeks at American River 50.
Thanks to Julie Fingar and her awesome crew of volunteers and staff. Another great race!
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Great work down there everyone!
Congrats to the runners, volunteers, RD and especially finishers and Montrail teammates! Way to run in the mud! You all are fabulous and I spend parts of Saturday looking forward to seeing the outcome of another great Way Too Cool!
Celebrate!
Way Too Cool 2010 was again a great race, always one of my favorites. The day before the race in rained unrelentlessly so we knew the trails would be muddy. The morning of the race was clear and cold but the day turned out to be perfect running temperatures with blue bird skies. The trails were muddy as expected and the creek crossings impressive, one up to my waist! I started the race comfortably and by the 1st aid station I was in 2nd behind Kami Semick. She stopped briefly and I ran through putting me in first. On the singletrack that followed, 4 of us ran together, myself along with Joe, Peter and Kami. After a bit we noticed Kami was no longer there and I was sure something must be wrong for her to drop back. Later I found out she was having stomach problems, possibly the stomach flu. I felt great the entire race and truly enjoyed chatting with the runners I was around. I tried to eat a few more Clif Bloks than in previous years and take in a bit more fluid, hoping to feel strong on the last hill. The out and back section was very motivating as the runners cheered and told me I was the 1st woman. I felt strong on all of the climbs which always makes the day easier! I was thrilled to finish in first and excited to tell my son that my lucky number “5″ race bib worked (he is 5 years old!) All in all it was a great day, awesome volunteers and a fun course!