July 23 was a hot day, but the breezy ferry ride was a great start to the race. The race was well staffed, wonderful community support, beautiful tour around the island, a fun running club all around the event. We had family running and watching/exploring the island, all as

The organizers described the course as "gentle, rolling hills", but it was a very difficult course. Worse than the hills, much of the course was on concrete. Distance running on concrete is very difficult. I hope the race can survive, but it isn't likely without a change to

I always try to do this ride to get going in the spring. The roads are usually plenty dry enough, not really muddy. There are plenty of hills, but not half as bad as the Central VT Cycling Tour in the same region.
I'm very glad that Onion River Outdoors was able