As a race director there are a lot of elements that you have to take care of. One of the most difficult to me is the awards. We always solicit the local sponsors for cool stuff to give-a-way. Our primary sponsor Travel Country Outdoors always comes through with some nice gear so a big thanks to them. It is always nice to have sponsors that will support local groups like CFAR. For the ACC we wanted to have trophies that were special, especially considering that teams will have spent well over 24 hours racing. This is not another 5K race which is over in 20 minutes (15 for faster runners). Luckily my wife Linda was able to take one of my ideas and turn it into a really creative trophy. Pictures here show her working on making these trophies. The racers finishing well in this race will be treated to a one of a kind and truly "cool" trophy at the end.
