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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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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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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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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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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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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Last person standing/backyard events continue to gain in popularity, and John Calabrese reports on a particularly epic weekend at the Backyard Ultra put on over the weekend of May 13-14, 2023, by Just a Training Run in Wakefield, in the Hampton Roads area of southeast Virginia.
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After several years of volunteering at the C&O Canal 100 Miler, John Hord made a successful return to running the race in 2023. Below he recounts the story of how he claimed his fourth C&O buckle.
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Lauren Gabler Masterson, co-RD of the fall PB&J events and co-Captain of the pivotal Bull Run Run aid station at Fountainhead, has overcome bone cancer to not only return to running and racing, but to nail a strong finish this spring at the New Jersey Devil 100 miler. Lauren was 3rd female, finishing 28th overall out of 169 starters (89 finishers). She has shared her story here.
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John Calabrese checks in with a report on his experiences during the 2023 running of the C&O Canal 100 Miler, held over the weekend of April 29-30.
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