This Weekend's Starting Line

There are 2 more National Championships up for grabs this weekend. One of which is in the ultra distance of 24 hours. The USATF 24 Hour National Road Championship or Northcoast 24 Hour Endurance Run is this Saturday in Cleveland, OH. The course is a 0.90075 mile loop at Edgewater Park next to Lake Erie. Staying mentally focused might be just as big a challenge as staying on one's feet for 24 hrs. Anne Lundblad and Dave James will be representing Team Inov-8 this weeekend. In Bend,OR Scott Dunlap will be at the XTerra Trail Running National Championships. This trail half-marathon is mostly in the Deschutes National Forest and is considered a fast, rolling, and scenic course. Jim Johnson will be trying out his first ultra race at the Pisgah 50k this Sunday in the Pisgah State Park in the Southwest corner of NH. Amy Lane is no rookie at ultras and will be racing as well at the Pisgah 50k. Kevin Tilton will be at the Reach the Beach Relay both Saturday and Sunday. Teams will cover 200 miles through beautiful NH in 24 hours. Yassine Diboun will be covering some ground of his own at the Pine to Palm 100 Mile from Willams to Ashland, OR. A remote and rugged point to point course traversing the Siskiyou; Mountains Range in Southern Oregon climbing nearly 20k.