In the latest installment of the Calabrese Corner, John Calabrese managed to emerge from the bogs of central Virginia and submit the following report on his run at the Willis River 50k, held on Sunday January 28, 2024
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This will be Katie and Quatro’s last year directing the Bull Run Run 50 miler. One of the first actions that the newly elected VHTRC Bored is now tasked with taking on is finding a replacement(s) for the 2025 race (and beyond!). Ivory Lira has posted the following advert seeking applicants!
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Hellgate. It is a very special race. Sophie Speidel had a very special experience running the 2023 edition on December 9; in fact, she has had numerous very special experiences on this devilish course. Soph shares her thoughts here.
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Soon to be one of three new members of the VHTRC’s Bored, John Calabrese has already begun working on regional cooperation in the trail running communities of the mid-Atlantic. He traveled to C’ville to play with the CATs, taking part in the Charlottesville Area Trail Runners traditional winter solstice run: The Rivanna Ring.
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Another runner who participated in the Devil Dog races over the weekend of December 2-3, 2023 has reported in on her experience. First-time 100 mile runner, and, after Devil Dog, first-time winner Dani Sevel has shared her first race report.
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In December 2023 the Devil Dog races (100 miler, 100k and now also a 50k) in Prince William Forest Park changed hands after 7 years under the direction of founder Toni Becerra. By all accounts, the new RDs (Pat Early, Justin Contois and Wes Faulk), did an admirable job in their inaugural year. And lo and behold we have THIS account of the 100k race from Tracy Cooley.
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After a highly successful decade in charge of Maryland’s finest 50 mile trail race, RD Barry Hauptman shares some thoughts and a lot of memories about his tenure as the boss of the Stone Mill 50 miler.
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John Calabrese and Denise Freeman raced the nation’s oldest ultramarathon, the JFK 50 Miler, on Saturday 18 November 2023, and have kindly shared a report on their race experience.
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Our running correspondent, John Calabrese, took a week off from racing on trails to race around a track. It went better than anticipated, as John came away from his loops around the 400 meter oval outside of Philly having not only covered over 100 miles in 24 hours, but also with the overall win! Here is his report on the first ever ultramarathon to be held in the city of Camden, over the weekend of September 30th.
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