Galbraith Mountain Community Race Series 2023

Molly Funk, left, and Liz Astra run down Pipeline Road Saturday, Nov. 11 during the Galbraith Mountain Community Race Series. Although they started mid-pack at the beginning of the short course race, they climbed their way to first of the women and crossed the line together. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Runners wait in line to lighten their load before the start of the race. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Airi Thompson finishes first in the kids race. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Patrick Rutherford runs on Pony Express, a mountain biking trail, as he nears the final stretch of the short course. Rutherford placed 6th overall. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Kids begin the 2-mile course for children. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Craig Kohring and his friend's dog, Fig, face off in a battle for an apple crisp. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Kurtis Brumbaugh, front left, Spencer Paxton, back left, Jeff Malnick, front center, and Justin Daniels, front right, lead out the pack of runners racing the long course. The long course consisted of 13.5 miles and over 2,200 feet of elevation gain. Most racers missed turns and clocked even more distance and elevation than the course designated. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Long-course runners run along Pipeline Road on Galbraith Mountain. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Kennedy Rufener edges past Craig Kohring at the end of the long-course race. Rufener was the first of the women to cross the line, and Kohring placed 9th. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Molly Funk, left, and Liz Astra go in for a hug after crossing the finish line. They placed first among the women racing the short course. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Reed Danielson, 7, talks to Yoav Golan after the race as they wait in line to get some apple crisp and ice cream. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Abram Dickerson checks on the apple crisps cooking in the dutch oven. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Shannon Dickerson, left, serves up apple crisp to racer Sarah Davis. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Race Director Abram Dickerson chops wood to keep the fire hot. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Kristen Guzardo peels apples for the apple crisp, a worthy highlight for most during the wet and cold day. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Every runner returned wet and muddy after battling the changes in weather. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Dashell Adams admires her apple skinning work. While the racers were running, volunteers were hard at work preparing apple crisps for them. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Racers keep warm by one of two fire pits leading up to the start of the long course. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Racers arrive at the Aspire Adventure Running Race venue on Galbraith Mountain. Aspire hosts a slew of endurance running races in the Pacific Northwest, and during the winter it will host three more community races on Galbraith. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Paula Airth, left, fans the flame with a tote lid as Abram Dickerson adds more kindling to bring the fire to life. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Erika Tweedy's dog, Koda, 5, watches as other racers arrive early in the morning. Koda did not race but got to see Tweedy finish later. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Dashell Adams serves up a heaping helping of apple crisp. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Galbraith Mountain Community Race Series 2023

November 12, 2023 at 2:47 p.m.