Race Report: Clinton Lake North Shore Trail Run

Saturday morning, Sep 16th, we had a fun time out in Lawrence, Kansas. It was the running of the first annual "Clinton Lake North Shore Trail Run."

This trail race was an 8.5+ mile run on the beautiful, rocky and root-laden trails of the North Shore trail system. This course never seems that hilly to me, but it still had an Elevation Gain (ft) of +2,570 / -2,570, so I guess it was hilly.

We ended up with 17 competitors for the day. There were 14 other events on this same day in the local KC Metro area, so I guess this wasn't too bad for a race that was officially announced one week prior.

It was a group effort:
Greg Burger laid out a wonderful course. Ed Payne got the permits in order and worked the finish line, and Kyle and I brought the equipment out. Several of us marked the course on Thursday night, and Kyle and Greg de-marked the course after the race.

This course is a KEEPER!

Race Photos.

RESULTS

Order of Finish:

Time Name AgeGrp
1.04.20 Chatfield Caleb M20-29
1.05.04 Amos Kyle M30-39
1.06.19 Burger Greg M40-49
1.15.04 Jones Shane M30-39
1.19.25 Koester Mark M20-29
1.22.43 Henry Gary M50-59
1.24.36 Horn Emily F20-29
1.26.10 Bunch Jeremy M30-39
1.29.02 Holmes Ben M40-49
1.29.18 Coiner Ryan M20-29
1.31.19 Rowell Dave M40-49
1.32.13 Daniels Jason M30-39
1.32.15 Nance Jessica F30-39
1.34.15 Thompson Nicole F20-29
1.47.20 Burger Kathy F30-39
1.59.11 Holmes Matt M20-29
2.03.12 Amos Stacey F30-39

Age Group Results:

Time Name AgeGrp
1.22.43 Henry Gary M50-59
1.06.19 Burger Greg M40-49
1.29.02 Holmes Ben M40-49
1.31.19 Rowell Dave M40-49
1.05.04 Amos Kyle M30-39
1.15.04 Jones Shane M30-39
1.26.10 Bunch Jeremy M30-39
1.32.13 Daniels Jason M30-39
1.04.20 Chatfield Caleb M20-29
1.19.25 Koester Mark M20-29
1.29.18 Coiner Ryan M20-29
1.59.11 Holmes Matt M20-29
1.32.15 Nance Jessica F30-39
1.47.20 Burger Kathy F30-39
2.03.12 Amos Stacey F30-39
1.24.36 Horn Emily F20-29
1.34.15 Thompson Nicole F20-29

"Dot" Race Report for Saturday, Sep 9th

I awoke to the alarm on Saturday at 5:15 a.m., after getting a decent 4-1/2 hours of sleep. I headed out to WyCo Park for the XTerra "Dot" trail race. Caleb and I were going to make sure the XTerra folks knew where to put the aid station for the 5K/10K trail race. We also needed to run the course and make sure it was still marked right (from our Thursday night efforts). We were both going to be running in the 10K, along with some other Trail Nerds and the rest of the field. I ran a decently smart race, even though I'm a fat, old gimp. I took 2nd place in my age division. The only reason I wasn't beat by two of the other 40-49 year olds, is my ability to run downhill quickly on rocky & technical trails. Down I can do.

Caleb took 2nd in his division (in this race), too, but he won the other two in the series. He was a little tired on race day from many miles of ultramarathon training the past week at a 5:45/mile pace with some other fast area runners. Neither one of us did too bad, though. He and I both took first in our age groups for the entire XTerra trail race series, and we also tied each other for first place (overall) in the series, based upon points! Not bad. We both went home with medals and some nice North Face race schwag. After the race, Caleb and I ran the course again, to take down the signage.

Greg Burger ran in both the 10K and the 5K, once again. He did well in both. Gary Henry won his age division in the 10K. He must be recovered from his Leadville 100 finish. Jessica Nance took first in her division in the 10K. Paul Sidwell did well, also. Who am I forgetting? Let me know.

Happy trails,
Bad Ben