I will start out by giving high fives to all whom put together the race today..  For organizing 3 races at once, all were done efficiently and without confusion.  Live music, BBQ, and Ipswich on tap, were  just a few the events following the 25k, 50k, and 50 miler races.  It was great to catch up with members of the Trail Monsters, some of whom I ran a great majority of VT100 with last year.   Now to the race… [Read more...]

A report from the 10k Washington Trail Race in Durham on Memorial Day…. It was a road race with every kind of hill you could possibly imagine or hope for like short, steep climbs, long difficult gradual climbs, one right out of the gate, undulating hills that kept on giving and even some great varieties of Downhills (not to be confused with the Bimbler known as DH herself!)
I arrived early as advised – but not early enough and I had to park at Perk on Main (crepes to die for) and then walk all the way to the High School through the parade crowds to get myself registered for the race. [Read more...]

Compliments to the organizers of the 2009 Soapstone Trail Race for an efficiently run event. They continuously manage to maintain that small trail race atmosphere, without the undue heavy hand of bureaucratic constraints. At a little under 15 miles, this race is adequate in length to deter the majority of the general uninitiated, but technically diverse to attract seasoned trail runners seeking a challenge. [Read more...]