
PHUNT 50k
Your intrepid reporter John Calabrese ventured up to Delaware on the second Saturday in January for the PHUNT trail race experience.
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We are a fun group of trail runners of all abilities centered in northern Virginia. Many but not all of us run ultramarathons. Come play with us at our races and training runs!
Here’s what we have coming up. See our calendar for a full list of our (and others’) events
Sat Feb 25
50 km
Westminster, MD
Entry opens: Jan 3, 2023
31 miles of trails, old woods roads, open fields, and plenty of hills with a couple of stream crossings thrown in just for fun.
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Sat Apr 15
50.2 miles
Clifton, VA
Entry opens: Nov 15, 2022
A 50 mile trail run that parallels the Bull Run and the Occoquan River in northern Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC. The course traverses forested, rolling terrain during the height of Virginia’s spring beauty. The run’s unique character includes a Civil War theme that honors the battles that occurred here over 150 years ago. The 13 hour time limit makes Bull Run Run an excellent first 50 miler.
Sat May 20
100.6 miles
Fort Valley, VA
Entry opens: Oct 30, 2022
A challenging, rocky 100 miler on the trails of the Massanutten Mountains in the George Washington National Forest in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The course includes short but rugged mountain climbs with more than 18,000 feet of total ascent. There is a 36-hour cutoff.
Sat Sep 9
13.6 miles
Fairfax Station, VA
Entry opens: Jun 3, 2022
A challenging yet chill race for women only … built for new trail runners and veterans alike.
Sat Feb 4
Cabin John, MD
Entry opens: Jan 1, 2023
A party for all VHTRC members, to announce and honor the winners of the VHTRC awards for the previous calendar year. RSVP will open for the party right after the New Year.
Sat Feb 11
7 miles
Fairfax Station, VA
Since it is can be easy for the uninitiated to get lost, “Death by Do Loop” is a chance to become familiar with this section of the course while seeing how many laps you can do.
Sat Feb 11
30.3 miles
Fort Valley, VA
Entry opens: Jan 1, 2023
This MMT training run covers the middle third of MMT, from Elizabeth Furnace to Camp Roosevelt.
Sat Feb 25
71 miles
Fort Valley, VA
Entry opens: Jan 9, 2023
Entry closes: Feb 23, 2023
Why anyone who has completed The Ring would want to do this is anyone’s guess. Entry is open only to those in the Fellowship, so the rest of you can breathe a sigh of relief and run Hashawha Hills. Mike Bur and Quatro Hubbard are the “organizers.”
Sat Mar 11
30.5 miles
Fort Valley, VA
Entry opens: Feb 1, 2023
Entry closes: Mar 9, 2022
A challenging, low-key 50 km in the Elizabeth Furnace area of the Massanutten Mountains, utilizing the old Dogwood Half Hundred course. Excellent training for those inclined to run the MMT 100 miler in May.
Sat Mar 18
35 miles
Luray, VA
Entry opens: Feb 13, 2023
This MMT training run covers the final third of MMT, from Camp Roosevelt to the finish.
Sun Mar 19
15 miles
Fairfax Station, VA
“Baby Bull” run #3, with 14-15 or 21-22 mile options on the Bull Run Run 50 miler course, starting and finishing at the Southern end at Fountainhead.
Sun Feb 5
7-10 miles
Washington, DC
Explore the trails of Rock Creek Park on these low-key runs. We leave at 8:00 am from either Peirce Mill or Theodore Roosevelt Island and the runs are roughly 7–10 miles long.
Fri Nov 24
25.3 miles
Nethers, VA
Often referred to as “Shenandoah’s National Park’s greatest hits,” this 25-mile loop’s highlights include White Oak Canyon, Hawksbill, Stony Man, all connected by beautiful ridge running on the Appalachian Trail.
Now that Shenandoah National Park is largely reopened, we can recommend Vicki’s Death March! Often referred to as “Shenandoah National Park’s greatest hits,” this 25-mile loop’s highlights include White Oak Canyon, Hawksbill, Stony Man, all connected by beautiful ridge running on the Appalachian Trail. Just be sure to get an early start, as Old Rag is an especially popular trailhead… especially now.
On top of the world on Little Stony Man during the 2011 Vicki’s Death March.