![]() He led the pack of runners from the start and finished in second place Saturday, one of the quickest to earn his “Run the Ridge 2012” dog tag.Īs it turns out, a military background does help when you’re running competitively. It wasn’t a problem for Connor Gagliardi. I am of the mindset that we don’t want to keep people waiting.” The water tank seems to be backing up, but only by a few people. “We weren’t expecting this amount of people. “First of all, we’d give them more of a space to spread out,” she said. Michener was making mental notes to add more of those next year so people wouldn’t have to wait. And the Albany Vet Center would see a portion of the $45-a-person entry fee proceeds - providing support to local veterans and active military men and women.īut she was annoyed, because the throng of runners had created a bottleneck at the ladder climb, which stood at the top of the ridge and took a few minutes for only one or two people to climb at a time. Hundreds of smiling (sometimes terrified) faces buzzed past her as she inspected some of the obstacles. She was excited because after so much planning she could see the whole thing come together. “We have 18 obstacles in all,” said Michener, who was feeling both excited and annoyed Saturday morning. Starting with an uphill jaunt, runners navigated their way around a 3.1-mile course that included a hay bale hill, ladder climb, hanging tires, mud pit, 55-degree water tank and a crude water slide. With a good number of walk-ins arriving Saturday, organizers and local veterans were pleased to see the course they built produce so much sweat. The ridge also held a shorter mud run for families at noon. The night before Run the Ridge kicked off, more than 200 people had signed up for the 5K mud run alone. And that’s really what a lot of these runs strive for, is to give everybody the ability to challenge themselves.” “You’ll see the serious athletic types, and then there’s babies and there’s people of all sizes and shapes and fitness levels. “It runs the whole gamut,” said event coordinator Kate Michener. Like the man whose racing outfit was a crisp black suit and tie before the first big mud pit, and in serious need of a dry clean after the race’s finish. There were camouflage shirts and bandannas, bib numbers drawn on foreheads and taut stomachs in war paint - and the ROTC boys belting a few classic military cadences.Ī few participants helped keep things light, though. The first-ever mud run at Maple Ski Ridge had plenty of military training atmosphere, with its steep hills, ladder climbs, tire obstacles and mud pits. ![]()
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