OSS 50 Miler
John Calabrese reports on his battle to complete the 2025 edition of local trail legend Alex Papadopoulos’s OSS/CIA 50-Mile Night Run, held on June 14-15 in Prince William Forest Park.
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23
Jun
2025
17
Jun
2025
John Kelly Tackles the Virginia Stretch of Appalachian Trail with Blue Train Support
As John Kelly chases an Appalachian Trail speed record, several VHTRC runners stepped in to support him as he made his way through Virginia. Read about their reflections of the experience.
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12
May
2025
The Case of the Missing Rock
After a full year of being AWOL from its perch overlooking the Shenandoah Valley from the side of the Kerns Mountain section of the Massanutten Trail, a trio of misfits with too much time on their hands launched a Rock Rescue Mission. John Dodds reports on the successful recovery of the landmark rock at Q’s View, just in time for the MMT 100 runners in the 2025 race.
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23
Apr
2025
VHTRC Dues Increase
As the prices of goods have increased, so has the cost of putting on these wonderful events. Starting July 1, the annual membership will increase to $25 per year. We will continue to offer a spouse/partner discount at a rate of $10 per year.
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20
Dec
2024
Russ Evans
Longtime club member, Russ Evans, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, after a lengthy and valiant battle with cancer. For those who knew him, every run with Russ was a good one.
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12
Oct
2024
Tony Taylor
Tony Taylor — 1970-2024. Taken from us very unexpectedly and entirely too soon in the early morning hours of Monday October 7th. Two of his closest trail running friends, Kate Moga and Guy Towler, have drafted short remembrances of Tony, with some help from other friends.
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18
Jul
2024
1
Jul
2024
Taco Trail Marathon
In the latest installment of Calabrese Corner, our intrepid runner and reporter has the story of a relatively new event on the mean trails of DC to bring to light.
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9
May
2024
2024 Massanutten Trail Work Party
Last Saturday, 18 volunteers coordinated by the VHTRC help clear trails in the Massanutten Mountains. Together, we cleared 29.6 miles of trail, removed 56(!) trees, and contributed 140.5 hours of labor to our public lands.
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3
May
2024
2024 C&O Canal 100 mile race report
The annual C&O Canal 100 miler was held in Maryland over the weekend of April 27-28. Lo and behold we have not one but TWO reports from competitors in the race. First up: frequent contributor John Calabrese on his finish in the 2024 race.
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