While many eyes were focused on the record numbers attempting Hot TWOT last weekend, another merry band of VHTRC runners were romping through the rain and mud across the mountains in West Virginia at the WVMTR’s Trilogy.
Read more2013 MMT women’s champ Robin Watkins finished the USA Ultra Double Ironman triathlon (” Double Anvil Ironman” in Tri-speak) at rainy Lake Anna State Park on Saturday in 28:51.
Read moreJack Kurisky continued his strong year of racing with a successful finish at the very tough Plain 100 out in Washington state.
Read moreThe father-son duo of Jeff and Chris Holdaway finished the Wasatch Front 100 last weekend in 34:46. About ten minutes later, in 34:55, Matt Baker also finished.
Read moreMore than 200 women finished the 21st annual VHTRC Women’s Half Marathon, enjoying nearly perfect early Fall weather. Finishing in 1:33:33, Martha Nelson defended her title and beat her old course record by more than four minutes.
Read moreNeal reported on his blog that he set a Fastest Known Time (FKT) on The Wild Oak Trail (TWOT).
Read moreWith crew and pacing support from his groupies, aka “Team Gaylord,” Bob Gaylord finished the Haliburton Forest 100 in Canada last weekend.
Read moreOn a bluebird late summer day at Douthat State Park, the Blue Train women represented the club in fine fashion with podium finishes in the Odyssey Trail Marathon and 40 miler. Sophie Speidel and Stephanie Wilson went 2-3 in the 40 miler, and Gaby Gorman set the female course record in the marathon with a time of 4:11.
Read moreThere were a number of big stories at this year’s running of The Ring in the Massanutten Mountains, held as per tradition on Labor Day weekend. The course has never been tougher, with the runners encountering not just the usual rocks, but also heat, humidity, spider webs, flying and biting insects, and overgrowth in abundance from this wet summer. It was a fair challenge for the 43 starters, a challenge that only 47% were able to complete this year.
Congratulations to Danny Mowers, who for the second year in a row ran away from the rest of a strong field with an overall win at The Ring. This year Danny finished in a time of 16:03, which was very impressive under the conditions.
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