Whine on the Vine kicks ass, Timberline Mt Run takes names

The second annual X-Dog Whine on the Vine was a tremendous success, and the slip and slide even had a little hay cushioning this year. Those gray boxes everyone jumped over? Those were wine crates. See how we worked that in? Here's the video.

And of course, many thanks to all the Participants, Sponsors, and Crüe at the Timberline Mt Run.

First off, the Volunteer of the Year award goes to Ene Sokk. Also, we apologize for missing a couple people during the awards ceremony. Kate Novakovich was the first female in the 60-64 category, and Amy AL-khalisi (who graciously volunteered to hand out awards) was the first female finisher in the 35-39 category. The initial awards are only exact in ratio to the number of beers we drink, but we've made sure everyone will get their ribbon.

Greg Mitchell, Thomas Ferrell, and Matt Dunlap scored the top three overall, as did Sarah Dean, Abby Samuelson, and Johannah Ludington.

The team competition was fierce. This was the last race in Team Red Lizard's summer series, so TRL brought five participants to score 5 points. Member Rick Lovett gained extra style points for running through the finish line of OBRA's uphill bike race before finishing through ours. Our esteemed sponsor Oregon Active brought up six participants to score 6 points, and Team X-Dog, comprising most of the Crüe, had 13 finishers to score a total of 21 points.

The 2014 mountain running team champions, however, are Portland Running Company, who, armed with a Nike Trail Running-sponsored party bus, brought 12 finishers who scored a total of 25 points. Members will receive their team champion ribbons, and we'll send off their imprinted trophy. Team Meatloaf, who matched TRL with five participants and 5 points, wins the Spirit Award. No hardware comes with the Spirit Award, but we're with you in Spirit.
Thank you for joining us, see you next year! If you're up for another race with some incline but without the altitude, don't forget about the Multnomah Falls Trail Run September 28.