Good Times at Blood, Sweat and Beers
Happy finishers (Photo by Matthew Perry)
There was hard work and there were challenging trails, but the weather was fine at Sunday’s Blood, Sweat and Beers Trail Run.
There is a long course (10.5 miles) or a short course (5.9 miles) and the race directors promise “a challenging mix of single track mountainous trail, a totally cool canal system, unimproved dirt roads with just a hint of paved roads to keep things interesting.”
Sounds like a good time!
In the long course, Chris Vargo led the way to win in 1:07:24. He was followed in by Matthew Twietmeyer , who ran 1:12:30. The 3rd place male was Eric Peterson, in 1:15:22. All were from Sacramento.
The top female on the long course was Erin Wachter, of Sacramento, who ran 1:19:59. Next in was Lindsey Plitt, of Roseville, in 1:27:59, followed in 3rd by Roxana Pana, of Davis, in 1:29:13.
Over on the short course, the top women were Diana Boyer, of Auburn, in 50:07; Julie Bedell, of Folsom, in 51:25; and Cherie Smith, of Sacramento, in 51:33.
The top three men on the short course were Camron Shahmirzadi, of Folsom, in 37:45; Chris Badolato, of Reno, in 38:41; and Jonathan Rihel, of Sacramento, in 44:26.
Complete results are here.
(Tip of the hat to Matt Perry for the photos from the race. Matt is happy to report that his training paid off with an 11-minute improvement over last year’s time.)
The weather and venue were in perfect harmony for post-race picnicking.