20 Dec 2024

Keith Knipling

Russ Evans

Russ Evans passed away Wednesday, December 18, after a lengthy and valiant fight with cancer. He was 65. Most people in today’s VHTRC may never have met Russ, or know his name, but his legacy has impacted us all.

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12 Oct 2024

Kate Moga and Guy Towler

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

Keith Knipling

Stan Duobinis

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9 May 2024

Keith Knipling

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

John Calabrese

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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3 May 2024

Samantha Neakrase

C&O 100: From DNF to Destiny

Sam has shared with us the second of two race reports from the 2024 C&O Canal 100 Miler. She provides the perspective of a runner who fell short of her goal, but still found the race to be a satisfying experience.

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1 Mar 2024

John Calabrese

Calabrese Corner: The Reverse Ring

Our intrepid trail reporter, John Calabrese, capped off an amazing February of tackling big winter mountain challenges with a finish at the Reverse Ring. This newly-minted Master of The Ring has shared his thoughts on the race in the latest installment of the Calabrese Corner.

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28 Feb 2024

Ivory Lira

Our New Bull Run Run 50 Miler Race Director

The Board of the Virginia Happy Trails Running Club is very excited to announce the new race director for the Bull Run Run 50 Miler, Lauren Gabler Masterson!

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28 Feb 2024

Nick Neakrase

Return of Robot Knee - The Reverse Ring

The reports are coming in from the Reverse Ring 2024: The Year of the Snowy Surprise. Hear now from Nick Neakrase, actually, newly minted Master of The Ring Nick Neakrase, if you please …

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28 Feb 2024

John Calabrese

TWOT 100

In the latest installment of Calabrese Corner, John Calabrese reports on his successful completion of four loops of TWOT, one of the more magnificent achievements that any long distance runner may hope to achieve in their lifetime on the trails!

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