And we’re off to the races! Tonight we held the first race of our 2020 Autumn Evening XC Race Series - this year’s fall extension of TNR. Runners toed a socially distanced starting line in staggered waves of six racers each before setting off to tackle a tough race. This week’s course was “Course B”, a mix of ski trails and singletrack, and a notably steep climb going up the S-Curves!

We had three teams in the mix battling out for the lowest (i.e. the best!) team score, cross country style. Erin Magoon led Team “Feed the Dream” to victory as she took the overall win in a time 28:54, followed by teammate Sean Mack in 29:31. Next came Jessica Bolduc in 31:05, leading Team “Masters of OnCommon Strength” to their runner-up finish, and celebrating a no-longer achey foot (knock on wood)! Family Team “Podolin!” rounded out the team scores with a solid third place finish and impressive running from the race field’s youngest team members. Excellent work by all teams and racers!

Full results from Autumn Evening XC Race #1 can be found here. Team scores here.

Next week we are on to “Course A” (yellow signs with blue arrows), run entirely on ski trails. This is our “Championship Course” for the season. Want to join in on the XC action? You can find full details and registration for the series here.