Malibu Creek volunteer recap

Volunteering at Malibu Creek Trail Run
I arrived at Malibu Creek around 6:45am. I parked on Mulholland and jogged over to the park. I wanted to run a little bit just to get the legs moving again. For the race, I was stationed at the Corral Canyon aid station (approx. 8 miles in) until 12pm. I had to sub as the gate attendant and collect the parking fee for about 10 minutes. Then I hung around the starting area to watch the start before heading over to my post. It was good seeing Danica there even though she doesn't know that she loves running trail races yet. Sorry I didn't get a picture of your zebra boots. :)

Danica working the 10k registration

The 25k/50k start at 8:30am

Corral Canyon Aid Station
As soon as they took off, I jogged back to my car and drove up to the aid station. It was a fun windy drive. I helped Marissa setup the aid station tent and table. We set out lots of salty goodies for the runners. It was really nice that the rain held up for the entire time. The area was a little muddy but it could've been worse. It was fun manning the aid station with Marissa. We traded some "war" stories whenever there was a lull. Volunteering for a road race is definitely easier, but providing aid to trail runners is just plain awesome! Runners that go off-road definitely are a different breed.

Here comes Billy!

I had a bottle of Pepsi ready for him so he wouldn't get lost.

Shacky and his Vibram five fingers

The amazing Yolanda!

Pho Show!
As soon as my shift was over, I drove back down to the start/finish area to meet up with my friends. Rachel ended up volunteering instead of running because her Achilles was bothering her. Smart girl. We waited to see the winner of the 50k. The guy broke the course record. His name is Evan, he also won the Sycamore Canyon 50k last year. He's definitely a very fast runner. He won despite being unable to train due to injury and not in prime shape.

We all drove over to Pho Show on Sepulveda near Culver to eat our pho. I had a small bowl since I didn't run a race today. Two years in a row. Looks like this is becoming an annual tradition. Next year, I'll be sure to run a 50k... but if I'm hurt, I'll be volunteering again that's for sure! ;)