Video: The 2015 Cats Tail Marathon
After a couple of nights camping in the Woodland Valley Campground, I set out Saturday morning, October 3rd to capture the inaugural running of the Cats Tail Marathon which runs through the rugged Catskill Mountains of New York. The weather was calling for rain and windy conditions throughout the race; some would say perfect conditions.
70 athletes signed up, 66 showed and 63 finished. MPF RNR athletes Ben Nephew (4:31:35) and Natalie Thompson (5:35:18) took the wins. Here is our video of some amazing athletes out enjoying one hell of an adventure. Visit the Cats Tail Marathon website to learn more about the race and to register for next year.
"When I downloaded my GPS data from Catstail this year, the first “top result” listed was 400 meters in 71 seconds, my second best 400 on Strava. That was how we started the race. I don’t wear my watch for everything, but Catstail is a technical trail marathon with 7k of climb that takes 4.5 hours. Yes, the first 400m is downhill on a road, but that still doesn’t really make 4:44 pace a good idea. To put this in perspective, my mile PR is 4:34. This was a new level of “Coming in hot.”
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Video by Joe Azze of the inaugural running of the Cats Tail Marathon. Race takes place in the rugged Catskills of New York. Date: October 3rd, 2015.
