Mokelumne River 50mi

This was the first time for Shavi running this race in Mokelumne. He had to drive really early morning there (around 5am since the place was more than an hour far from our home).

He really liked the Mokelumne River race. It was very well organized and they gave a really nice jacket to finishers. Not many people ran this race but it was worth running, per Shavi. Mokelumne River is a very tough race with almost 10K feet of climbing. Shavi completed the race in 12 hours and 10 mins - that was how brutal the course was!

As per Shavi's facebook status: Almost pulled a #bobroot today on the trails. Ended up doing 52.5miles to an already tough 50mi course. Mokelumne River 50mi is legit with ~10K feet of climbing and most of it in just 20miles (Mile 15 - 35). It reminded me of the climb to Devil's thumb a couple of times. Nice low key race, very well organized. Would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to get some quality miles in. Amazing views along the course. Good to see familiar faces in the middle of nowhere. (PS: #bobroot is a runner who got lost in the canyons and people spent 2 days finding him. Luckily, he was found alive.)

This was the first long race where he did not have me as crew. Good training run for him. And after the race, he drove all the way back home. Proud of your determination, Shavi! Keep it going.