The Inov-8 USATF-New England Mountain Circuit

The Inov-8 USATF-NE Mountain Running Circuit starts off this Saturday May 23rd at Wachusett Mountain in Princeton, MA. Wachusett is part of the 6 race mountain series that provides a great exposure to a variety of mountain racing terrain across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. The Series is in its 13th year. Runners who complete all 6 races are awarded the coveted "Mountain Goat" t-shirt and a bypass to the 2010 Mt. Washington Road Race Lottery.

The series will see a few new wrinkles in it this year with new courses at both Wachusett and at Ascutney. Because of these changes, that leaves only the Pack Monadnock race as the only one left that is all on road with no trail sections. Wachusett this year changes to an up/down format on both road and trails, which will be a great opportunity for runners to test out the new Inov-8 X-Talon 212s, as well as the complete line of Inov-8 shoes.

Here is a great course preview put together by Mountain Circuit Founder, Dave Dunham:
http://ddmountainrunr.blogspot.com/2009/05/wachusett-mountain-preview.html

Be sure and stop by the Inov-8 table at the race to see the full product line of Inov-8 shoes and to get more information on the whole series.

The Entire Inov-8 USATF-NE Mountain Circuit Schedule:
05/23 Wachusett Mountain
05/31 Pack Monadnock
06/13 Northfield Mountain
New England Trail Championships
06/28 Cranmore Hill Climb
USA & NACAC Mountain Championships
07/05 Loon Mountain Race
07/12 Ascutney Mt. Challenge

This year the series also includes the USA & NACAC Mountain Running Championships at the Cranmore Hill Climb on June 28th. This race will serve as a qualifier for the US Mountain Running Team and already has elite athletes signed up from 16 states, as well as Mexico and Canada, including Inov-8 athletes Gina Lucrezi, Amber Moran, Kevin Tilton, Joe Gray, Aaron Saft and others.

Visit the USATF-NE Mountain Ultra Trail site for series history and details on how to bypass the Mt. Washington Lottery