We’ve only just begun. There’s a mix of excitement, determination and patience among the competitors. All 6-day participants started at 9am this morning (December 28th) but there is also a contingent of 24, 48 and 72 hour runners. Chavet Breslin leads the 24-hour women, about two laps behind the overall. With her December 9th 16:46:21 2nd place finish at Daytona 100 she knows she’s asking a lot of herself but she also knows the course and has been 3rd and 1st in the last two editions of the 24-hour. Chavet is looking at the Camelback Ranch Across the Years course record of 127.03 miles as her “A” goal. Still a lot of time left …
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My Mogollon Monster 100 Experience
The Mogollon Monster 100 is a special race for myself and Jeremy. Saturday, September 16th would be the sixth annual racing of the Mogollon Monster in Pine, Arizona and my nerves were through the roof. This time with the anticipation of toeing the line in my first 100-mile endeavor. The course has acquired a reputation of unparalleled views and incredible single track, but also unrelenting, technical trails that will beat you down everywhere you turn – and climbing – lot’s and lot’s of climbing. More than a few times have we heard runners finish with a, “what the F@#k was that?!” What better 100-mile race with which to start than MOG 100? In 2012 my older …
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#WhoWeAre – Aravaipa Group Trail Run
Community. That’s the one word that comes above all others when I think about the Aravaipa Group Trail Run and what it means to me. Building a community around the trail running scene is what we set out to do when we formed the weekly one hour trail run in 2011. Back then, the group met up each week in Tempe at Papago Park and a handful of us went for a run followed by a couple of beers at Papago Brewery. It was small, close-knit and a fun way to catch up with our friends each week outside of races and long runs. Aravaipa Group Trail Run has grown over the years and changed …