The Greenbrier Ultras are a trail running treat – a challenging but manageable course, well-stocked aid station, and excellent volunteers. Race Director Kevin Sayers suggests that it is a great race for ‘the first-time ultra marathon runner who have put in their training miles.’ As if that weren’t enough, there are also the potatoes. Tracy Cooley reports on the 2023 Greenbrier.
Read more
John Calabrese has come through with a detailed report on the inaugural running of the Hone Quarry 40 miler, held on March 25, 2023 in the mountains along the Virginia/West Virginia border west of Harrisonburg.
Read more
Cara Mason shares a short report on the challenges she has overcome as a young mother to find the needed balance in her life, and to regain the level of fitness that allowed her to complete the March 2023 Elizabeth Furnace 50k, marking her second ultra finish.
Read more
Our latest correspondent is young Josie Krughoff (Tracy Cooley’s daughter), who completed her first ultra distance race at the Athletic Equation’s Icy-8 (an 8 Hour event) in early February 2023.
Read more
John Calabrese is back with his latest race report, this time after a foray into central Virginia to tackle the surprisingly challenging Willis River 50k.
Read more
Your intrepid reporter John Calabrese ventured up to Delaware on the second Saturday in January for the PHUNT trail race experience.
Read more
Time for all good VHTRC club members to do their civic duty by voting on the 2022 awards, and then by sending in their RSVP to the Awards Party!
Read more
The VHTRC turned 30 in December, 2022, and we are celebrating with a year-long photo scavenger hunt.
Read more
Read about Devil Dog from the perspective of 100 mile finisher, John Calabrese.
Read more
The Crooked Road Ultra 24 Hour was held on Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20, 2022. The race was conducted on a 1.178-mile cinder track loop in Waid Recreation Park, on the banks of the Pigg River, between Rocky Mount and Ferrum in Franklin County, SW Virginia. Three runners were able to cover more than 100 miles during their 24 hours on the course.
A number of VHTRC members and friends have participated over the years, and this year was no exception. Bruce Tweedie came in 8th place overall and covered over 83.5 miles. Rob Tidwell covered over 74 miles, and Rob’s daughter Rebecca Tidwell was 5th female and 12th overall, with over 77 miles. Wayne Kline was 19th, after breaking 70 miles over his 24 hours. Fitz Brown covered just over 60 miles, and Alan Zwart had just over 50. And, last but certainly not least, 11-time Crooked Road race participant Bill Gentry was the top club finisher, 5th overall and with nearly 92 miles. [Apologies for any club members that the editor may have missed after a quick review of the results!]
All of the above and over 160 additional runners joined our report author, Sam Neakrase, for this year’s race. Her thoughts are collected below.
Read more