Monthly Archives: September 2014

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UMTR Trail Series: They’re comin’ fast and furious…

The races they are a comin’ fast and furious for the UMTR Trail Series…. After a few week hiatus during the last few weeks of August, we’ve seen two races in the last two weeks(Moose Mtn. Marathon and Harmon Farms) and another two(In Yan Teopa and William O’Brien) this upcoming weekend. Fall is here and the weather has been near perfect! The usual suspects are Read More →

UMTR Ultra Series: Superior Fall Races Deliver Again!

Aloha from the balmy north! The Superior Fall races lived up to expectation, with great weather, muddy trails, and spectacular participation from the UMTR Ultra Series participants. I think I saw as many people up there crewing and volunteering as I saw racing! I really enjoyed getting to talk with many of you, and watching great performances on the trail. As for the series, Leslie Read More →

William O’Brien Volunteer Call-Out!

As many of you may recall, one of the UMTR Trail Race Series races (William O’Brien) had to be rescheduled from earlier this year due to flooding. That race is now this weekend. UMTR is coordinating some of the volunteers for the race. Since this is a shorter race we need fewer volunteers and the time commitment is much shorter. We are looking for a Read More →

UMTR Trail Series: Déjà vu all over again…

It’s been a month and two races since the last UMTR Trail Series update. During that time we experienced extremes…we saw the southern most race in the Trail Series(SCU Trail Scamper) and also the northern most race in the Trail Series(Fisherman’s Picnic) in Grand Marais. And we also saw the end of the busiest portion of our race schedule with four races in five weeks Read More →