My sole sister, Aarti, and I decided to hear up to Chico for a quarter marathon race. I’m so glad we did it. Such a fun race! We ran into a couple other MRTT friends as well.
10 mile, quarter marathon, and 5k options. Our quarter marathon (6.55 miles) was about 80% trail/20% road. The trail was wide and the route was an out and back so we could cheer/be cheered by the runners ahead/behind us. Not too many undulations so it was easy to run even if you don’t typically run trails. I ran in my road shoes and had no issues. The road part was wide country road and hardly any cars. When there were cars, they drove very slow and respected the runners. (Hugging them all in my heart right now). The race begins and ends in Bidwell Park and there was plenty of parking. Small race, but very well organized and supported with appropriate signs/support volunteer offering directions/aid stations. Long sleeved technical tshirt/ and a medal. Proceeds go to a local domestic violence shelter.
