Pine Hollow Tri wrap-up

We'd like to thank all the participants of the 2012 Pine Hollow Tri for making this the best year ever. Results and photos are now up, linked from pinehollowtri.com.

We will be offering registration for next year's race through Portland-based Athletepath, a “complete race platform” that integrates race calendars, registration and results, allowing you to compare your performances and follow others. For this year, then, we're offering 2012 results through athletepath.com, which should be up in a day or two, so you can check it out and see how it all works. We'll have a link set up at pinehollowtri.com when the Sprint Triathlon and Pumice Man results are on athletepath.com.

Last year Chris Chris ran into the finish (carrying his shoes) with just socks on his feet, and this year Marie Young biked and ran in a dress and sandals, so we're thinking the Style Award should be an annual thing. Congratulations to winners Andy Libert, Bridget Dawson, Eric Helser, and Whitney Dawson for earning free entry into the Pine Hollow Tri in 2013 (for either the Sprint Triathlon or the Pumice Man).

Props to the Multnomah Athletic Club for bringing out record numbers this year to represent! Thanks, also, to the Historic Balch Hotel, GU, Small Town Roasters, Angler's Restaurant and Lounge, the Pine HollowLakeside RV Park & Campground, and the Pine Hollow Fire Department and First Responders. And, thanks to our tremendous Crew, mostly from our sister group, X-Dog Events.

Our next race is our flagship event, the Timberline Mt Run Sunday, August 5. This is just a foot race, but it's the highest in Oregon, starting and finishing at Timberline Lodge with an altitude around 6000 feet, and peaking at 7000 feet at Palmer Chairlift. Just 6 to 8 miles of fun, sun, and mountain slopes. The south balcony at Wy'East Lodge will overlook the finish line, and will have beer and hot dogs during the awards ceremony. More info is at www.timberlinetrail.com.

Our last race of the season is the Multnomah Falls Trail Run Saturday, September 29. Starting and ending at Wahkeena Falls, the 5.6 mile loop goes up and around Multnomah Falls, then down Wahkeena for some nice elevation and five Columbia River Gorge'ous waterfalls. More info is at www.portlandrunner.com.

Meanwhile, join us for X-Dog's Mt Hood Scramble June 17 at White River Snopark West, then the McCubbin's Gulch Scramble July 15 (and the Creek Streak Saturday, July 14). Much more at www.xdogevents.com.

We'll open up registration soon for next year at a very special rate, just for past Pine Hollow Tri participants.