The Maze Trail Race in Review
By Joe Prusaitis, Trail Running Director, Trail Series Race Director
The 1st of the Rogue Trail Series races started on May 3rd, with the MAZE leading off at Walnut Creek Metro Park in far north Austin. The forcast was for rain and thunder, so when it started raining just after 4am, it had the look of bad news. Fortunately, the rain stopped by 6am and clear skies followed. But, this resulted in very high humidity on top of very high temperatures. The 30km started 142 runners at 7am despite the sultry conditions, and 132 of those finished the race. 30 minutes later, the 10km started 196 runners and all 196 runners finished. For a short period of time, 338 runners owned the maze of trails as they sloshed through the high humidity and muddy banks of Walnut Creek.
Derick Williamson won the 30km in 2:04:28, followed by Erik Stanley in 2:05:16. Jamie Cleveland took 3rd in 2:08:31. Andrea Jarzombek 2:20:02, Brenna Abbitt 2:37:44, & Megan Haley 2:39:29, took 1st thru 3rd in the Women's 30km race.
Robert Michell won the 10km in 40:24, followed by Gerardo Orozco Valdes 43:26, and Spencer Wishart in 43:33. The women's 10km was taken by Lisa Pohlit in 48:22, followed by Danielle Howe 52:35 , and Jessica Coll in 53:21.
Second in the series will be the Loop on May 31st, followed by the Bluff on June 21st. This is year six for the Rogue Trail Series, and it looks to be off to a fast and competitive start.
Check the website for details on each race, results, pictures, and anything else you might like to know about Rogue or the series.
