This Weekend's Starting Line

There are 2 US National Trail Championships in the ultra distance this weekend. First off we have the White River 50 mile at Crystal Mountain, WA where Yassine Diboun will be in the mix. This course is set in the shadow of Mt. Rainier and has a solid 8,700' of climb. The second championship race is the Burning River 100 miler. Scott Dunlap and Todd Braje will do battle along the banks of the Cuyahoga River and Cuyahoga National Park in the Summer heat and humidity of Ohio.

In Riverside State Park just outside of Spokane, WA, Gina Lucrezi will be racing at the US National 15k Trail Championships. At the Tsali Recreation Area in the mountains of NC we have the second race in the Xterra NC Trail Run Series. Dwight Shuler will be racing the 11 mile distance and Amber Moran will be in the 4 mile race option.