Lithia Loop Trail Marathon -- 10 years later
The start of the race The first trail race we ever ran was the Lithia Loop Trail Marathon in 2011. We were such trail running noobs, we didn't have running vests and thought that 3700 feet over 26 miles was a lot of vert. Despite our inexperience I have fond memories of the race. I do remember the race feeling hard since you covered most of the elevation gain in the first 8 miles and that it snowed for 22 of the 26.2 miles. And when I say snow, I mean snow not just a dusting, my eyelashes had snow sticking to them. I also remember fun aid stations and a glorious downhill single track at the end. And of course Hal gave everyone high-fives as we crossed the finish line. Because we had such an amazing time running Lithia Loop we decided to run all of Wildwood for our birthdays a few weeks later, which is something we have done every year since. We have done a lot of races and adventures in the last 10 years and are a lot more experienced but we are also 10 years older and maybe a wee