UMTR member Lisa Messerer sent along these opportunities for helping out our northern Minnesota trails! Lisa organizes 3-4 work evenings on the SHT in Duluth, MN every summer. This year they will be on Wednesday’s – June 14, 21, and 28 Start at 5:30 pm, work at least 2 hours or until we finish the planned section. June 14: WildKnits Section to Glen Place (meet … Read More →
Trail Advocacy Committee Update
As trail runners, one of the things that binds us together is our love of the outdoors and supporting the trails and parks that we love. One of the requests that we’ve heard is from people asking how to get more involved with the trails and parks that we care about, either in planning and governing, or with trail maintenance and expansion. With this in … Read More →
It’s another UMTR Trail Series update!
Another two races down! Ice Age and Spring Superior are fading in the rearview mirror already. Shout out to Kelly Jaworski for a great race in the 50 mile race at Ice Age. That proved to be the most competitive in the Ultra Series, with Kate Leis and Laurel Sipe not far behind. It was a fast day at Spring Superior! Course records were set … Read More →
A May Trail Series Update!
The 2017 Trail Series is well under way! The results through the Runnin’ in the Ruff 10k miler are posted on the website. Stephanie Anderson takes the lead in the Female Open and Overall Female! Ann Starr currently leads the Female Masters Division, and Amy Wasson and Pam Albin are tied for Female Grandmaster! On the male side, Erik Raivo controls the Open with 100 points. Brian Swartling leads in … Read More →
Ultra series update, May 2017
Another two races into the 2017 UMTR Ultra Series, with great days for racing at both Trail Mix 50K and Chippewa Moraine 50K. Lots of participation in the races and volunteering in already! Shout out to David Lenahan on fourth place and Willow Hoaglund in sixth place at Trail Mix. As for Chippewa, it was a wonderful day but maybe a bit slow on the way … Read More →
It’s another mid-week roundup!
Last weekend in racing, a smattering of Trail Run Series participants dove into the Runnin’ in the Ruff 10K in Milaca. For those of you who participated, make sure you keep an eye on your email, so you can report your results! Coming up on Saturday May 13, the Ultra Series gets some action in and around La Grange, WI with the phenomenal Ice Age … Read More →
New Facebook Page!
Greetings UMTR Members, from the Board of Directors! One of the areas we’ve promised to work on this year is communication, and we wanted to give you an update on a couple things that we’re doing to help support that goal. First, we know that in a Facebook Group it’s hard to know what messages are official UMTR messages, and what is part of … Read More →
Greetings from the UMTR Ultra Series!
The 2017 season is well underway. We’ve had two series of races, with END-SURE and Zumbro in the books. Trails have cleared early this year, and I hope you’re all enjoying the early season start! A few notable results as well! Mark Martinsen won the 100K at END-SURE, Mark Brose the 50K. At Zumbro, Tina Johnson and Jeff Miller were third and fourth overall in … Read More →
The first Gnarly race complete!
As sunshine streamed into the Zumbro assembly area Friday morning, 11 Gnarly Bandit hopefuls toed the starting line, with smiles on their faces and fire in their souls. And by Saturday evening, all but one had completed the first of the five challenges in the race series. (Allan Holtz stopped after four of six laps). Warm, sunny weather and unusually dry (and sandy) trails made for un-Zumbro-like … Read More →
It’s Gnarly Time!
The weather is uncertain, the trails are muddy, the drop bags are packed, the taper crazies are almost over. That’s right, it’s already Zumbro time! It’s going to be an incredible kickoff to the 2017 Gnarly Bandit Ultra Trail Series! We have 10 stout competitors, strong of leg and true of heart (if a bit short of toenails), including several Gnarly Bandit veterans. We have … Read More →