12/14/2024 & 12/15/2024
The Bigfoot Trail Race
Lore, Ohio
Saturday 10 Miler
Josh Keane
Finish Time: 2:01:06
Overall Place: 96th Place / 344
Division Place: 5th Place / 21
Lisa Keane
Finish Time: 2:19:39
Overall Place: 160th Place / 344
Division Place: 7th Place / 19
Sunday 10 Miler
Nancy Wardell
Finish Time: 2:46:37
Overall Place: 63rd Place / 100
Division Place: 9th Place / 14
Race Recap By Josh Keane:
We always have so much fun in this course! The Bigfoot 50k, 20 mile & 10mile trail race does not disappoint! We have done this race all distances several times and it is one of my favorites. This year was the coldest that we have run, it is usually a wintry much of weather dancing in and out of the freezing zone. Most years the extreme elevation changes are made even more challenging by some of the most slippery mud known to man! Not this year, this year the ground was pretty frozen. Great course and the lodge is a very nice place to start and finish. Aid stations at the start/finish and one somewhere in the middle of the course are pretty good. Medals, shirts, and awards are pretty good, but it is the challenging course that calls me back each time.
Ran the single loop 10 miler this year. Finished in 2 hours and one minute, 5th in my age group and 92nd overall out of 344. As always I had a lot of fun on this one and enjoyed a spicy burger at 360 Burger after on the way home. I definitely would recommend this one to any runner looking for a challenging trail race with all kinds of crazy weather potential and stories to tell!
Race Recap By Lisa Keane:
Super organized, easy packet pick up inside beautiful Salt Fork lodge. Lots of parking close to the event.
Plenty of indoor space and even a few fireplaces to keep you warm before and after. Indoor, heated restrooms and changing areas located at the start / finish and at mile 6 aid station. Well marked course on a very technical, very hilly, and very scenic 10.4 mile trail on Salt Fork Lake with horse mounted rangers for safety.
Choose 1, 2, or 3 loops and be prepared for some fun Ohio mud!
All finishers receive a soft Short sleeve tee and medal. Overall winners receive a super cool resin plaque and age group winners get a nice metal pin.
Soup and sandwiches plus all the regular snacks available at the aid stations as well as Tailwind and water.
We love this race and all that it has to offer!
The weather is very unpredictable this time of year and we typically have some sort of precipitation and a ton of resulting mud!
This year was the first time that the ground was frozen and while most found it to be a faster course that way, my ankle really objected to the churned up frozen ground.
A little slower than I would have liked and definitely not happy with the sore ankle but happy to be back doing what I love most!
Race Recap By Nancy Wardell:
I took on the Bigfoot 10 Miler at Salt Fork this morning and boy it was a challenge in all that rain and mud!! I’m definitely glad I did it, but I’m also glad it’s over! I bit the dust once, but wasn’t enough to stop me from reaching that finish line! Salt Fork is a beautiful area and I loved being in the woods! Their wooden medal was really cute and their soup and grilled cheese was awesome at the finish line along with other snacks and drinks!! They even had a half way tent set up with snacks and drinks including Gatorade and other refreshments that helped power you through until the end! Another race in the books!!