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Anita Ortiz 1st Female @ WS100

Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Anita takes 1st female and 9th overall at Western States running 18:24:17!
Congrat Anita!!!

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Western States Showdown

Posted in Upcoming Events, tagged , , , on June 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »

The 36th annual Western States 100 is this Saturday. For those of you new to the sport, this is the event that literally started it all – the very first 100 mile trail race (when Gordy Ainsleigh entered the horse race on foot). It has the most history, an excellent course, and by [...]

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Mt Washington

Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This race was pretty insane. Absolutely relentless. No breaks. No recovery. And nothing about speed. It is basically just all guts. The race started in rain and clouds, continues through it , and up over the weather. I finished 14th overall in a time of 68 minutes and 10 secs. During the race I was [...]

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The Big Hill – Mount Washington

Posted in Race Report, tagged , on June 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I wasn’t there. I don’t know what happened. But I still can’t resist posting!
Because Rickey Gates really got it done – took the win with a sub one hour run – joining Matt Carpenter as the only other American to ever go under an hour on this storied course.
Mt Wash is probably the [...]

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Wahsatch Steeplechase

Posted in Race Report on June 17, 2009 | 5 Comments »

This past weekend I made the trip to SLC for the Wahsatch Steeplechase, which is one of the top trail races I have done. The course is pretty tough- 4500′ of climbing the first six miles and then all down hill from there. The highlight of the race for me is the section called [...]

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Canadian Mountain Running Championships

Posted in Race Report on June 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The Canadian Mountain Running Championships were held on June 13 in beautiful Canmore, Alberta.
The race was being billed as the most competitive ever in Canadian Mountain Running history. The stacked field included many veteran trail, cross country and mountain runners, as well as a number of newcomers to the mountain running [...]

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USATF NE Trail Championships

Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Saturday, June 13th marked the New England Trail Championships. I got to the race the customary 1 hour prior to settle in and get a comfortable warm up. I was greeted by CMS teammate Greg Hammett and Josh Ferenc (Inov-8). We headed out and jogged the first couple of miles of the course. I knew [...]

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2009 Granite Man Trail Races – Results

Posted in Race Report, tagged , on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The second race in the 2009 La Sportiva / USATF Oregon Mountain Running Series took place this past Saturday at Applegate Lake in way, way Southern Oregon. The Granite Man Mountain Run was an 11 mile race that climbed 2000′ up & down Collins Mountain.
Winning for the second straight year were local runners Erik Skaggs [...]

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Native Eyewear Spring Runoff 10km

Posted in Race Report, tagged , , on June 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »

From Nancy Hobbs:
The Teva Mountain Games in Vail, CO, signals the unofficial start of the competitive trail and mountain running season. The event gives the athletes a chance to assess their training and fitness.
At this year’s Native Eyewear Spring Runoff 10km there were no real surprises. Matt Carpenter, after posting a second place finish at [...]

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Pack Monadnock 10 Miler

Posted in Race Report, tagged , on June 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »

This was my first mountain race of the season and the second USATF NE Mountain Grand Prix event.  I was nervous going into it due do the fact that it has only been 7 days since my 2:27:32 marathon effort at Vermont City. I have been taking it easy and felt I should give it [...]

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