The Steadman Clinic and Vail Valley Medical Center provide sports medicine coverage for the VRD mountain bike and trail running series. Athletic trainers are at each race and provide injury prevention, first aid, injury evaluation, and referrals in case you get hurt. They are located at the start/finish line at The Steadman Clinic tent. Please feel free to use these services. Your athletic trainer for this week's race is: 
A southern California native, Hillery completed her bachelor's of science degree in Kinesiology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. It didn't take long for Hillery to catch the athletic training bug during her undergraduate education, and she soon accepted a position as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Oregon. She earned her MS degree in Exercise and Movement Science while helping care for the Oregon women's soccer and football teams and researching the standardization of concussion management protocols amongst division 1 athletic programs. Hillery spent 3 years as a staff athletic trainer and undergraduate athletic training education program instructor at Sacramento State University before moving home to be the athletic trainer for the women's soccer and women's water polo teams at the University of Southern California. After 8 years with USC, Hillery is excited to transition to the orthopedic clinic setting. She is ready to take on the educational and personal challenges that she is certain to be presented with over the next year.

Trail running race participants and their families can enjoy Vail for a variety of summer offerings including events and activities such as the Vail Farmer's Market, the largest farmer's market in Colorado; a visit to the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, the nation's highest botanical garden; naturalist experiences with the Vail Nature Center, including wildflower hikes and bird watching, beaver pond tours, stargazing, adventure hikes and more; a round of golf at the Vail Golf Club, open to the public featuring an 18-hole course that sits amidst the White River National Forest with spectacular views of the Gore Mountain Range, concerts, festivals and more! For details on the Vail Nature Center, Vail Golf Club, youth day and sports camps and other Vail Recreation District activities, go to www.vailrec.com.