Thursday, May 13, 2010

This Weekend's Starting Line

We'll start this weekend off with a monster of a race. The 16th running of the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 mile this Saturday starting in Fort Valley, VA. Lots and lots of rocky single-track with over 16k of climb make this one of the tougher 100 milers in the US, especially if the weather does not cooperate and usually anything can happen in May in VA. Former MMT winner Todd Walker is back once again, as is Sean Andrish and Chris Reed. Joe Ziegenfuss will be racing at the Superior Trail 50k on the rugged but beautiful Superior Hiking Trail in northeastern Minnesota. Cristina Luis will be at the US Orienteering Team Time Trials in Harriman State Park, NY this Saturday and Sunday. Up for grabs will be a chance to compete at the World Championships in Norway this Summer.

Dwight Shuler will be back at it on 7 days rest at the Elk River Challenge, in Clay County WV. The challenge is a 5 mile paddle, 15 mile bike, and 3 mile run. Jim Johnson and Serena Wilcox will be at the Soapstone 16 miler this Sunday in Connecticut.

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