World Mountain Running Trophy – Saturday

I read a great interview with US Mountain Running Team member Eric Blake (“Quadzilla”)  on www.craftsbury.com.  Eric was the US Mountain Running Champion in 2006 and 2008, and was a member of the Bronze medal winning US Mountain Running Team at the 2008 World Mountain Running Trophy in Switzerland this past September.   “CRC: Mountain running courses.

24th World mountain running championships Crans Montana Switzerland The weather has been consistent during our stay in Switzerland and race day would be no different as fog, some drizzle, and temps in the 40s were the order of the day. A long day of racing kicked off with the open race at 8 am. Team

This afternoon I ran the 8.33k course with the junior Mens team. Starting in the narrow streets of Venthone at 840m above sea level, the course ran along paved roads, gravel roads, single track trail, grass fields on the way to the finish in the town center of Crans-Montana at 1500m above sea level. Only