19 Sep 2023

John Calabrese

Barkley Fall Classic Race Report

John Calabrese has returned from the long journey down to Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee, and his running of the infamous Barkley Fall Classic on Saturday September 16, 2023. Here is his tale …

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18 Sep 2023

Denise Freeman

The Women’s Half Marathon

Denise Freeman offers her perspective on her first go at the VHTRC’s iconic Women’s Half Marathon, held on Saturday September 9, 2023.

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1 Sep 2023

Kathleen Cusick

Twisted Branch 2023: Summer camp for adults!

Kathleen Cusick took a break from the summer heat in the mid-Atlantic to travel up to the Fingers Lake region of New York for the Twisted Branch 100k. She reports on her experience there, and hopes to encourage all Furbutts to consider making this a Blue Train destination race in 2024!

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26 Aug 2023

Tracy Dahl

2023 Women’s Half Marathon Needs Volunteers

The race is the morning of 9/9 at Fountainhead Regional Park.

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8 Aug 2023

John Calabrese

The JIM - Jarmans Invitational Marathon

While it is not a “trail race,” the Jarmans Invitational Marathon (or the JIM) is in the mountains (on the edge of Shenandoah National Park near Crozet in western Albemarle County), the course is primarily dirt road, and just about everyone has a beer at the finish. So it very much has a VHTRC vibe to it. John Calabrese reports on the 2023 race.

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25 Jul 2023

John Calabrese

Viaduct 100

The ever industrious John Calabrese has conquered another 100 miler. This time the Viaduct Trail in northern Pennsylvania, held over the weekend of July 22-23, 2023. Here is his report.

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5 Jul 2023

Keith Knipling

Ron Knipling (1947-2023)

Ron Knipling, Gary’s brother and Keith’s uncle, passed away today. He ran MMT once, in 1997, as well as a handful of other trail and ultra runs. Read more about his true outdoor loves and legacy.

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26 Jun 2023

John Calabrese

Latissumus Dorsi Conquers Manitou’s Revenge

John Calabrese ventured out of the region to tackle a beast of a race known as Manitou’s Revenge, a 53 mile point-to-point run in the Catskill Mountains of south-central New York. He has shared his detailed report on his experience at the 2023 race, held on June 24th.

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26 Jun 2023

Sophie Speidel

20 Years of Highlands Sky

A sizable gathering of VHTRC club members made their way out to Canaan Valley in Wild and Wonderful West Virginia for the Highlands Sky 40 Miler, held on June 17, 2023. Sophie Speidel has shared a report on her race that she originally posted on Instagram.

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18 May 2023

Keith Knipling

2023 Massanutten Trail Work Party

The week before MMT, 22 volunteers from the VHTRC were busy preparing the Massanutten trails by clearing more than 23 miles of trail, removing dozens of trees, and contributed 164 hours of labor to our public lands. After the work party, several volunteers attended the Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp Sun Pavilion Grand Opening, which the VHTRC also had a hand in making possible.

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