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Mountain Hardwear's headquarters are located in Richmond, California, about 40 minutes northeast of San Francisco. Richmond fronts the San Francisco Bay, and during World War II the city was an important center of industrial production. We are proud to be a part of this community. In September, Mountain Hardwear teamed up with Montrail to co-sponsor the Home Front Run, a benefit for the Richmond Hilltop YMCA. The money raised from this event will go towards the YMCA's outdoor education program for Richmond's youth. Our own Alex Baires assisted Susan Spencer from the YMCA in spearheading the event.

By Alex Baires

It has been over a month since the inaugural YMCA Home Front Run but the success of the event is still resonating. A sincere THANK YOU goes to the one hundred or so participants and over thirty volunteers! The run proved to be a great event for everyone. Participants included various runner levels, from first time racers to ultra runners. And, volunteers went well above and beyond the call of duty to make this a great event.

Thanks to the generous donations from Montrail, Mountain Hardwear, and Lucky, runners were treated to good post-run treats and every finisher received an event Mountain Hardwear Long Sleeve Wicked T. In addition, participants that placed first, second, or third in their respective gender/age groups and overall received great Montrail prizes that included trail runners from the Velocity collection and Molokai/Molokini flip flops from the Slackline collection. It didn’t end there, however. Prizes were also raffled off and included three-month memberships to the Hilltop Family YMCA, Montrail hats and t-shirts, a Mountain Hardwear Lamina 45 sleeping bag, messenger bag, Torch jacket, and more!

Please go to the On Your Mark Events website for 5k and 10k results and photos. Also enjoy the few pictures we took of the event. Thanks everyone!