Mudfest at Dirty German Endurancefest

May 22, 2011

Pennypack Park, PA - Gabriel Rodriguez made the 2+hr journey to Pennypack Park, PA, for the inaugural Dirty German 50 KM Trail run.

Upon arriving, he learned that Nick Gramsky, former University of Miami great and Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier, would be racing the 50 KM. Furthermore, a 25 KM race would be starting with the 50 KM on a 65-degree morning on supremely muddy trails.

After a conservative start with Gramsky towing the field, Rodriguez took the lead after 20-min and led until the first aid station at 45 min (halfway). However, at this point, Gramsky took to his strengths and opened a formidable gap on the 2 mile stretch of bike path that Rodriguez was unable to overcome.

Coming through at 1:46:58 for the first 25 KM, Rodriguez was 4 minutes down on Gramsky and was only able to work that down to under 4 min by the finish, as Rodriguez ran 3:36:59 to Gramsky's 3:33:18 performance.

Perla Rodriguez Catches Competition

April 30, 2011

CUMBERLAND, MD - Perla Rodriguez headed out solo for the Catch Me If You Can 10 Mile Trail Race, in which the women were given a four minute head start over the men and were forced to race in skirts.

The double-loop course around Lake Habeeb in Rocky Gap State Park provided the setting for a beautiful morning, as Perla managed 5th place overall with the handicap and third place in the women's 10-mile race in 1:21:44, an 8:11 pace on the muddy trails.