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Friday, 27 August 2010 05:00

Kingswood Race Coverage - By Steph Alcivar

This is the 3rd year of the Kingswood triathlon. The course is a .5 mile swim, 10-ish mile mountain bike, and 4 mile trail run through Camp Kingswood in Minnetrista, MN. My husband Tom and I went out a week before the race to pre-ride the course, and we were scared at what we saw. It is private land, and therefore the trails aren't open to the public to ride, and "break-it-in." So we were clearing downed trees, attempting futilely (is that a word?) to avoid attacks from the sticker burrs and stinging nettles in the way of the path, and walking our bikes through many unrideable sections. It was 90 degrees on this day, and we came across Paul Harcey, director of Camp Kingswood, working feverishly on the trail in a puddle of his own sweat. We...

doubted the trail would be ready for the race, but Paul and race director Jeremy Baker pulled it off yet again. This trail is a LABOR of LOVE, and we hope they open the trail more often so riders can smooth it out.