Last Saturday, we took a trek over to Waterville Valley to run the Black Bear Half Marathon. A challenging course took us over roads, Nordic ski trails, single and double track, and bike trails, and made for a fun event.
There were 72 finishers in the half-marathon and 69 finishers in the 5K, and I’m not sure how many in the Bear Cub Fun Run. The race was resurrected by Fresh Tracks Racing with the help of and proceeds going to Waterville Valley Elementary School PTA. I didn’t even know Waterville had a school!
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