April 11, 2015 - A clear
and sunny day greeted Steven S for the Rev3
Adventure Spring Thaw Trail Series at the Greens at Willowsford, part
of the Willowsford
Conservancy near Aldie, VA. Rev3 Adventures puts on a number of trail
run/mountain bike/paddle combo races and the Spring Thaw series was made up of
three events in northern Virginia, with separate trail run and mountain bike races
on the same course. Racers that compete
in both events can accumulate points toward an overall cup.
The 5K was a
relatively small race. Steven S had initially
planned to run the 10K but ended up signing up for the 5k only due to IT band
problems that kept him from running for a couple months. The course had a little bit of everything –
hills, tight turns, fields, mud, gravel, woods, logs, rocks, etc. Pretty soon Steven S was all alone on the
course. The last half mile was uphill and
then the finish came abruptly out of a clearing in the woods. Turns out he had outrun the rest of the 5K
field to a NORSA-rific victory!
A podium finish in one
of these races gets a stamped cedar race medal, a souvenir beer glass, and a
box of energy bars. The post-race fare
was a little better than the typical shenanigans, offering fresh made chili and
draft beer from Old Busthead brewery.
Willowsford is kind of
near Dulles and not to hard to get to for future NORSA excursions. There may be interest in other Rev3 events in the
area, such as summer night “glow runs” and fall trail races. The adventure run/bike/paddle races pick up
again next spring.
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