Burton Creek Trail Run – Tahoe City

Distance: 42km

Website: http://www.bigblueadventure.com/pub/main2.asp?daEvent=54&daPageName=INTRO

I was so lucky to have an opportunity to run this great trail race in Tahoe.  I was in San Jose for business the week before and managed to stay for the weekend so I could run this race.    The course was a combination of single track and fire road/double track in the Burton Creek State Park, based at an average altitude of 2,000m. 

I used the race as a training run so was not concentrating on speed, which was good as the weather was super-hot with the temperatures for the 2^nd half of the race rising to approx. 30c.  The heat actually discouraged people from doing the marathon and as it was a 2 loop course many people pulled out after completing the 1^st loop. 

It was fantastic to experience a different race in a different continent and I had the surprise of coming 2^nd Lady.

Time:  5hrs 11mins

Result:  2^nd Lady, 1^st lady Vet

Only a few other people on the trails

Enjoying the trails and the sun

Happy to have finished