Cascade Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run, July 22-23, 2022 -- Race Recap
Even as I sit here this morning, this past weekend’s Cascade Crest race seems like an out-of-body experience. The final outcome was far more about mental fortitude then physical capacity. This race was on my list to completed in my current quest to run Western States for which Cascade Crest was a qualifying race to get in the lottery. As is the case with seminal races, especially 100 milers, it both exceeded and failed on a variety of fronts and you are a different person when you finish then the one you were when you started. But more to come on that, let’s get to the details. First, a little about the race. Cascade Crest is a challenging 100 mile trail run through the central Cascades of Washington State. The course currently runs as a clockwise loop from the Easton Fire Station (Easton, WA and runs predominantly through the Wenatchee and Snoqualmie-Mt Baker National Forests. The route includes 30 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, passage through the 2.5 mile Snoqualmie T...