Last weekend saw our most recent race in the UMTR Trail Series with the Eugene Curnow(holy buckets this is one huge challenge!) Trail Marathon. As usual, the course was unrelenting with the infamous powerlines, Jarrow’s Beach, and technical terrain. Throw in rain from the night before and you have a mudfest which made the course even more challenging. That being said, this race is a … Read More →
UMTR Trail Series: Through Afton
Extra, extra, read all about it… Updated UMTR Trail Series Standings through Afton 25k/50k. This update is for the “just the details” people in our group. No fluffy words or phrases… just the details. But you better read because we have some pretty neat competitions shaping up… there will be a quiz. Women’s Open – Wendy Nelson has overtaken Christi Nowak for the lead. Women’s … Read More →
UMTR Ultra Series: Two More in the Books
Bonjour! We’ve had another two races go into the books for the 2014 Ultra Series. Having been on the course at the Black Hills races, my hat is off to anyone who finished on a challenging day! If you have not heard, there was mud out there that made black ice look positively tacky. And looking at the pictures from Afton, it appears that was … Read More →
UMTR Trail Series: June Action
Bueller, Bueller…. It’s that time again… time for another update of the UMTR Trail Series Standings. It’s been a busy past month for both the race series and myself so I apologize for not being able to get out the update sooner. Included in this update is the Chester Woods Races and the Sour Grapes 1/2 Marathon. As many of you are aware, William O’Brien … Read More →