Saturday’s Grand Ridge Trail Runs hosted by Evergreen Trail Runs was well-attended with 400 folks running 5k, half-marathon, and 50k distances.
The registration area is a hive of pre-race activity.
To celebrate his 50th year, Brad Hefta-Gaub has been working on a goal of completing 50 ultras in 2019, and the Grand Ridge 50k was ultra number 49. Prior to the race he mentioned that his stretch goal is 52 ultras, and expressed confidence in succeeding. Which means he won’t need to do any ultras until his 53rd year?
Evergreen’s team include Katie, Maudie, and Porter
Although bicycle racing seems to have a testosterone imbalance (and in fact doping tests seem to support this) the estrogen level is rising among Seattle-area road racers. The number of Seattle-area women competing in road races has grown dramatically in the past few years as a result of the dedicated efforts by several veterans, particularly Martha Walsh and Gina Kavesh.
The matriarchs of local bicycle racing--Martha Walsh and Gina Kavesh--have worked hard to create incentives to develop the women's peloton, and have organized race series for category 3 (intermediate) and 4 (beginner) racers. (Bicycle racing is organized into categorized skill/ability levels. In Washington State, women's category 4 is the starting point, and as racers participate in more races and earn…
The Seattle-area women's peloton has enjoyed quite a bit of growth over the past few years, primarily due to the efforts of Martha Walsh and Gina Kavesh who organize the Intro to Women's Cycling and Racing Teams Series.
If you are interested in racing bicycles in Seattle, it's time to get the "Meet the Team" schedule into your calendar. The Meet the Team series runs every weekend starting September 11 through October 24, and the rides meet in Leschi:
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