In what RD David Horton gleefully described as "Hellgate Weather" (snow at night, sleet, freezing rain and rain all day), our VHTRC members demonstrated true grit and perseverance. Kathleen Cusick ran the sixth fastest time for a woman (13:20) to lead the top-5 females. Megan Stegemiller was 4th and Sophie Speidel was 5th. Kerry Owens was the first Grandmaster female. Brad Hinton was 4th male, and Jack Kurisky was 10th. Many other VHTRC runners finished the 66.6 mile course, including Quatro Hubbard and Bruce Tweedie who persevered in hard rain despite missing the final 18-hour cut-off.
The VHTRC put on the 22nd version of the Magnus Gluteus Maximus 50km - a free holiday social event for the area trail running community - on December 14. A large group braved the adverse weather reports. The rain held off to make it a good day for running. Thanks to Joe Clapper and several other folks who made it all possible. 