The Mother's Day Run is the second in the seven race Trail Assail Series in SE WI. This one is at Nashota Park, west of Milwaukee. It isn't the easiest course, but it's a welcome change from race one at Lapham Peak.

As with all Silver Circle races, packet pickup is either available at a local running store the day before, or the day of at the race. My Dad grabbed my packet, so I can't comment too much on this one, but the pickups are normally pretty simple.

There is a decently sized parking lot for the race, but it will likely fill up, so arrive early. The other lot is almost a mile away, which isn't terrible, but in early May in Wisconsin, that could be an unpleasant walk.

The course starts in an open field, and does a quick loop around the outside of it before descending into the wood chips and double track of the woods. Once in the woods, you'll hit some steep downhills, which can get you moving. My first mile was almost the same as a road 5k first mile, which is a bad sign for things to come on the trails.

Sure enough, after some flat, you'll begin the climbs. The 5k course really only has three hills, but they're all very steep, including the largest of those just after 2.5 miles. The course is really just one big loop, with a couple guided turns near the finish.

The 10k/Half does go out on a different part of the course to get the distance, but I legitimately don't know where they go.

I gave Aid Stations a lower score here, mostly because I don't remember them. I know they were on course, but I was suffering a little too much to give any attention to those.

Overall, this (and all races by Silver Circle) is very well managed and run. The trail series is a good way to step into trail racing, and the Mother's Day run offers a challenging, but doable, course to do that on.