COVID-era Races: A Race Director Account

Julie NeischUncategorized

Aravaipa has been fortunate to hold 3 recent in-person events: Silverton Alpine Marathons, Kendall Mountain, and Tushars Mountain Runs. Read below as RD’s Julie and Noah recount the experience. From Julie: Rather than ‘you never know what you have until it’s gone,’ these races were ‘you never know how much you missed something until it’s back!’  Silverton Alpine and Kendall Mountain were our first in-person races since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and it was incredible to be back to in-person races.  There were many changes to the race experience for staff and runners alike.  In typical ultra-runner fashion, participants adapted better than we could have hoped. Saturday morning, just before sunrise, participants in …