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Last night, Karin Pocock became the first woman to finish the 2025 Pinyons and Pines race in Arizona, knocking out the 333-mile course in just 57 hours and 33 minutes. Wyatt Spalding was at the finish in Flagstaff to snag some photos and share some details on her ride. Find that here…
Words and photos by Wyatt Spalding
Karin Pocock is the first-place finisher in the 2025 Pinyons and Pines Bikepacking Race women’s field. She knocked out the 333-mile course (28,000ft of climbing) in just 57 hours and 33 minutes. Karin, from Moab, Utah, rode her Santa Cruz Highball outfitted with bags from Dispersed Bikepacking.
On day one, Karin and McKenna Marino traded the lead position early in the race until Karin created a gap in the afternoon. That night, she took a brief rest at the base of Casner Mountain, the massive hike-a-bike ascending out of the Sedona area. By 5:00 p.m. on day two, she had made it to the summit of O’Leary Peak, a mandatory out-and-back summit north-east of Flagstaff. After another night and a bit of rest near mile 253, she knocked out the remaining miles making her way back into Flagstaff and securing the first place finish. She mentioned that it was nice to finally finish a race in the daylight!
In the women’s field, Flagstaff local Leigh Bowe finished in second place eight hours after Karin. McKenna Marino, a 16-year-old rider, is currently sitting in third place and should finish later today if everything goes smoothly.
Head over to the Pinyons and Pines event page to follow along live.
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