This weekend we kicked off our 2017 trail racing season with the Bruises and Bandages Race down in Georgetown, TX at Russell Park. We stopped at the Regency Suspension Bridge on our way down and took some pictures and did some jumping to feel it move. It was a neat little detour.
Let's talk about Friday night and our experience with Russell Park Campground. TG and I decided a couple of weeks ago, to book a “SHELTER NONELECTRIC,” on their website this was described as a shelter with bunkbeds that has a maximum occupancy of 8. So, we spread the word that we had extra space if anyone else wanted to join us. We ended up making the trip with a group of 6 people and 2 dogs. When we got there, we were a little surprised to find two sets of bunkbeds (only 4 beds), one had a broken bottom bunk and there were NO MATTRESSES. Just bunkbed frames. SERIOUSLY?! Please be a little more honest about the description of the accommodations. I would have gladly brought one of the 4 tents we own and one of the 5 sleeping pads, but I brought bedding for a twin mattress. TG was the only one who brought a sleeping pad. After a trip to Austin to eat a yummy Olive Garden dinner we made a trip to the local REI, a few hours and several hundred dollars later we all had a sleeping pad to get us through the night.
There weather for race day was a little less than ideal, but that can’t be helped. All week long the forecast called for mild weather, temps in the 50-70s with a chance of rain. They were right about the chance of rain, it sprinkled off and on but stayed dry while we were out on the course, but I think the high was only about 47⁰.
The race was small, I would guess about 50 participants. I’m glad there weren’t more because the single-track start in the mud was congested and made for a lot of walking for about a mile. We ran the 10k out and back, the first and last mile were the most technical and the muddiest. The rest of the course was smooth sailing. Overall, we averaged 13:03 per mile and had about 266 ft. of elevation gain. It was a worthwhile training run and I would say the only negative part was the ill described “shelter” that we reserved.
This weekend we kicked off our 2017 trail racing season with the Bruises and Bandages Race down in Georgetown, TX at Russell Park. We stopped at the Regency Suspension Bridge on our way down and took some pictures and did some jumping to feel it move. It was a neat little detour.
Let's talk about Friday night and our experience with Russell Park Campground. TG and I decided a couple of weeks ago, to book a “SHELTER NONELECTRIC,” on their website this was described as a shelter with bunkbeds that has a maximum occupancy of 8. So, we spread the word that we had extra space if anyone else wanted to join us. We ended up making the trip with a group of 6 people and 2 dogs. When we got there, we were a little surprised to find two sets of bunkbeds (only 4 beds), one had a broken bottom bunk and there were NO MATTRESSES. Just bunkbed frames. SERIOUSLY?! Please be a little more honest about the description of the accommodations. I would have gladly brought one of the 4 tents we own and one of the 5 sleeping pads, but I brought bedding for a twin mattress. TG was the only one who brought a sleeping pad. After a trip to Austin to eat a yummy Olive Garden dinner we made a trip to the local REI, a few hours and several hundred dollars later we all had a sleeping pad to get us through the night.
There weather for race day was a little less than ideal, but that can’t be helped. All week long the forecast called for mild weather, temps in the 50-70s with a chance of rain. They were right about the chance of rain, it sprinkled off and on but stayed dry while we were out on the course, but I think the high was only about 47⁰.
The race was small, I would guess about 50 participants. I’m glad there weren’t more because the single-track start in the mud was congested and made for a lot of walking for about a mile. We ran the 10k out and back, the first and last mile were the most technical and the muddiest. The rest of the course was smooth sailing. Overall, we averaged 13:03 per mile and had about 266 ft. of elevation gain. It was a worthwhile training run and I would say the only negative part was the ill described “shelter” that we reserved.
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