Berry Pond Scramble: 2025


We finally got a break from a long string of rainy weekends for a beautiful Sunday morning, and gathered again in Harold Parker state forest for the yearly woodland fun run.

That time of year again!

New pop-up canopy
New branded pop-up

FoHP got a new custom pop-up canopy to go over the food table!

The Racewire folks had the usual timing setup, although not a full-width sensor mat this time.  Here's a short video of the race start [about 13 Mb], courtesy of Pat, since I had already left by then to get myself set up on the course.


Typical timing setup
Timing setup at start/finish

 


Now, here are the on-course photos!  Generally shot at f/4.0 and 1/200 with ISO 800 gain to mostly freeze the motion.  The light this particular morning was very "orange", likely from the Canadian wildfire smoke that had been drifting eastward, so everything needed a good dose of white-balance correction in post.  I think I caught everyone who ran, although I deployed myself a little earlier in the course which tended to bring batches of people passing by and sometimes hiding each other.  I tried to wait until everyone in a group was visible.  Lesson learned: probably better to be *later* along the course instead.  Can you find yourself and your friends?  As usual, each small image links to its larger version (1200 x 1200 and in a new tab, so simply close that to return to the main page).




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