Calendar of Events
This is a list of trail and ultra events that may be of interest to VHTRC members. VHTRC sponsored events have the Furbutt logo.
We do not list all events here. But VHTRC members may suggest events. To do so, choose the "Create Content" link at the lower left. (You must be logged in to do that.)
If an event is on the old events list and you know of a new, upcoming date for the event, do not create an event. In this circumstance, please e-mail Quatro Hubbard.
Events must either be on dirt trails, or be ultras, or otherwise be of particular interest to VHTRC members. This is not a place to list road races.
(If you are looking for local road races, go to Washington Running Report or Race Packet. For national ultras try Ultrarunning Magazine. For national trail runs, try Trail Runner Magazine. )
Events that have occurred are on the calendar of past events.
Quatro Hubbard has overall responsibility for this calendar.
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June 22 (Saturday) Mason-Dixon Longest Day Challenge 100 km Susquehanna State Park, MD Web site |
A low key run on the longest day of the year.
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June 22 (Saturday) Eastern Divide 50 km Pembroke, VA Web site |
A race on the Cascade Crest trail at the Mountain Lake resort in Giles County, near Blacksburg (where Dirty Dancing was filmed in the late '80s).
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June 22 (Saturday) Manitou's Revenge 50 miles Maplecrest, NY Web site |
In the summertime you know you want to run in the Catskills. Brought to life by the RD of the popular Escarpment, this new 50 miler appears to be every bit as challenging, and includes the trails in that same area. The cut off will be 24 hours - yes, for a 50 miler. |
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June 28 (Friday) Black Hills 100 miles Sturgis, SD Web site |
A challenging 100 mile race in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In 2013, the Blue Train is slated to roll into Sturgis to run the 100 miler, or one of the other two offered race distances (100 km or 50 miles). |
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June 29 (Saturday) Western States 100 miles Squaw Valley, CA Web site |
The first trail 100 miler has a beautiful course, great aid stations, and a field selected by lot rather than merit.
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July 6 (Saturday) Finger Lakes Fifties 50 miles Hector, NY Web site |
Series of races in Finger Lakes National Forest in western New York state. The 25 km, 50 km, and 50 mile races all share the same loop course.
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July 12 (Friday) Hardrock 100 miles Silverton, CO Web site |
Very tough, oxygen-deprived run of the San Juan Mountains in beautiful southwest Colorado.
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July 20 (Saturday) Running with the Devil 12 hours Vernon, NJ Web site |
2 mile loop at Mountain Creek ski resort with over 900 feet of elevation gain/loss on each loop. 3 hour and 6 hour options also available.
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July 20 (Saturday) Vermont 100 miles Woodstock, VT Web site |
One of the great 100 mile runs. Beautiful countryside, friendly management, and a runnable course. 100 km option began in 2008.
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July 20 (Saturday) Catherines 50 km Luray, VA Web site |
Popular event on the little-used trails in the southern section of the Massanutten Mountains. The post-race BBQ and "party in the parking lot" are not to be missed. Date for the event tends not to be determined until late May or early June.
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July 20 (Saturday) Tahoe Rim Trail 100 miles Carson City, NV Web site |
This Hardrock qualifier promises lovely views of Lake Tahoe from the low-rent side of the border. 50 miler and 50 km options also available.
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July 21 (Sunday) Rosaryville 50 km Upper Marlboro, MD Web site |
Flat and fast race in Rosaryville State Park in Maryland. There are also 10km, 10 mile, and 25km options.
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July 27 (Saturday) Burning River 100 miles Cuyahoga Valley, OH Web site |
This event in northeast Ohio is brought to you by Joe Jurczyk.
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July 27 (Saturday) Catoctin 50 km Frederick, MD Web site |
The run you love to hate. Tough, rocky trail, great support and post-run activities. Entry form available after June 1.
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July 27 (Saturday) Kanawha Trace 50 km Barboursville, WV Web site |
This rails to trail race by the WVMTR replaced the very hilly Rattlesnake 50 km on the West Virginia summer race calendar. There is a 10 km option along with the 50 km.
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July 28 (Sunday) Escarpment 30 km Haines Falls, NY Web site |
Highly recommended and challenging race in the Northern Catskill Mountains, for experienced endurance runners only.
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August 3 (Saturday) Angeles Crest 100 miles Wrightwood, CA Web site |
Tough, beautiful trail within a stone's throw of Los Angeles. The race moved to a July date in 2011.
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August 3 (Saturday) Dahlgren Heritage Rail Trail 50 km King George, VA Web site |
Out and back run on the Dahlgren Heritage Rail Trail in the Caledon Natural Area near Fredericksburg.
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August 3 (Saturday) Maryland HEAT Race 25 km Columbia, MD Web site |
Brand new 16 mile trail race in Patapsco State Park. Beer and BBQ afterward are included in ticket price.
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August 3 (Saturday) Conococheague Fat Ass 50 km New Germantown, PA Web site |
Inaugural running of this 50 km race in the Tuscarora State Forest, Perry County, located in south central Pennsylvania. This event is being co-directed by Randy Deitz and Don Halke.
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August 10 (Saturday) Martha Moats Baker Memorial 50 km + Stokesville, VA Web site |
A low-key run to explore the other trails around Wild Oak in the Jefferson National Forest. A creation of the legend, Dennis Herr.
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August 17 (Saturday) Women's Half Marathon Training Run 13 miles Fountainhead Regional Park, VA Web site |
 The first of two practice runs on the Women's Half Marathon course, with group leaders and varying training distances available. Open to anyone, including men, but entrants in the Women's Half are particularly urged to join us for this fun run.
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August 17 (Saturday) Leadville 100 miles Leadville, CO Web site |
This is the event for those who don't need oxygen to function. The lowest point on the course is 9200 feet.
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August 23 (Friday) Ghosts of Yellowstone 100 miles Pony, MT Web site |
New 100 miler (with a 38-hour time limit) in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest of Montana that is brought to you by Alex Papadopoulos. |
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August 24 (Saturday) Cascade Crest 100 miles Easton, WA Web site |
A popular and scenic 100 miler in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Lottery similar to the MMT 100 system will be used to fill the field in early February.
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August 24 (Saturday) Fool's Gold 50 miles Pony, MT Web site |
With a backdrop of the Tobacco Root Mountains of Montana, this race is held in conjunction with the Ghosts of Yellowstone 100 miler. |
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August 25 (Sunday) Women's Half Marathon Training Run 13 miles Fountainhead Regional Park, VA Web site |
The second of two practice runs on the Women's Half Marathon course, with group leaders and varying training distances available. Open to anyone, including men, but entrants in the Women's Half are particularly urged to join us for this fun run, as are non-entrants who know the course.
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August 31 (Saturday) The Ring 71 miles Massanutten Mountains, VA Web site |
If you want to run the Reverse Ring in late February, you have to get this run done first! Entry into the 2013 event will open in late July.
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August 31 (Saturday) Iron Mountain 50 miles Damascus, VA Web site |
16 mile and 30 mile options as well as the traditional Iron Mountain 50 miler. These races in a beautiful section of southwest Virginia are under the direction of Kevin Townsend.
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September 1 (Sunday) Labor Pain 12 hours Reading, PA Web site |
5 mile loops on generally flat trails.
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September 6 (Friday) Wasatch Front 100 miles Kaysville, UT Web site |
At one time, before Hardrock, Wasatch was thought to be the hardest 100 miler. The last event in the Grand Slam is challenging and beautiful.
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September 6 (Friday) Superior Sawtooth 100 miles Lutsen, MN Web site |
Three races at this tough event now: the Moose Mountain Marathon, Superior Trail 50 Mile, and Superior Sawtooth 100 Mile. This is the race formerly known as the Superior Trail 100.
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September 7 (Saturday) Groundhog Fall 50 km Punxsutawney, PA Web site |
Punxsutawney is a beautiful place to run in September.
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September 7 (Saturday) Odyssey Trail Running Rampage 40 miles Clifton Forge, VA Web site |
Four trail races at Douthat State Park west of Lexington, with distances of 40 miles, marathon, half marathon, and 5 miles to choose from.
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September 7 (Saturday) Susquehanna Super Hike & Ultra Trail Run 28.4 miles Pequea, PA Web site |
A "daunting trail challenge" on a point-to-point course using sections of the Mason Dixon and Conestoga trails in York and Lancaster counties.
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September 8 (Sunday) Stumpy's Marathon 26 miles Newark, DE Web site |
Another presentation of the Trail Dawgs. New start and finish in 2012.
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September 14 (Saturday) Women's Half Marathon 13.1 miles Clifton, VA Web site |
The third big event of the VHTRC year. A run for women only on the southern sections of the beautiful Bull Run Trail - including the infamous Do Loop. Entry opens in late June. |
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September 14 (Saturday) Youngstown Ultra Trail Classic 50 km Youngstown, OH Web site |
YUTC is a popular trail race put on by the North East Ohio Trail Club. There is a 25 km option in addition to the 50 km.
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September 14 (Saturday) Gunpowder Keg 50 km Kingsville, MD Web site |
Multi-loop Fat Ass event in the Bunker Hill area of Gunpowder Falls State Park northeast of Baltimore.
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September 21 (Saturday) 12 Hour Trail Run 12 hours Prince William Forest, VA Web site |
A 12 hour run on trails in Prince William Forest National Park.
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September 21 (Saturday) Virgil Crest 100 miles Finger Lakes, NY Web site |
The former Iroquois Trail 100 miler is now the Virgil Crest Ultras, with a 50 km, 50 miler, and 100 mile relay option in addition to the solo 100 mile race.
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September 21 (Saturday) Trails for Tails 40 miles Hanover, PA Web site |
5 laps of 8 miles each along the trails and some roads in the Codorus State Park in south-central Pennsylvania.
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September 27 (Friday) The Bear 100 miles Logan, UT Web site |
Steep climbs and Autumn colors in the Northern Wasatch Range.
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September 28 (Saturday) Ultra Race of Champions 100 km Vail, CO Web site |
UROC moves west.
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September 28 (Saturday) Hinson Lake 24 hours Rockingham, NC Web site |
1.5 mile loops on a flat dirt path, with numerous wooden bridges, around Hinson Lake. Low key and low cost - $1 per hour.
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September 28 (Saturday) Bald Eagle Megatransect 25 miles Lock Haven, PA Web site |
This run bills itself as a challenging 25 mile endurance hike/trail run in central Pennsylvania. The course will take the entrants up and over Bald Eagle Mountain a number of times for a total elevation gain of 5000 feet. Registration opens on Jan 1, and historically this race has filled quickly.
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September 28 (Saturday) Mountain Madness 50 km Ringwood, NJ Web site |
Trail race in Shepherd Lake Recreation Area in New Jersey's Ringwood State Park. 7.77 mile "fun run" option is also available.
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September 28 (Saturday) Not Yo Momma's 100 miles Chillicothe, OH Web site |
The race is held in Great Seal State Park, just north of Chillicothe. Multiple 25-km loops make up the majority of this 100 mile course. There are also 100-km, 75-km, 50-km and 25-km race options.
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September 29 (Sunday) Vermont 50 miles Brownsvillle, VT Web site |
50 mile course alternates between roads and trails, with lots of hills. There is also a mountain bike race, a 50km run and a three-person relay option in the 50 mile run. |
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October 4 (Friday) Grindstone 100 miles Swoope, VA Web site |
A challenging 100 miler that is held in the same general location as TWOT. Part of the Beast Series. Note 6 p.m. Friday starting time.
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October 5 (Saturday) Oil Creek 100 miles Titusville, PA Web site |
This event has concurrent 50K, 100K and 100 mile solo races, registration for these races opens around mid-March.
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October 6 (Sunday) Blues Cruise 50 km Reading, PA Web site |
Race management says of the run: "This Ultra was created to give newcomers to the world of ultra running a relatively easy race to get started."
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October 11 (Friday) West Virginia Trilogy 50 km/50 miles/13.1 miles Seneca Rocks, WV Web site |
"A triptych of runs on the Eastern Continential Divide" - day one is 50 km, day 2 is 50 miles and day 3 is a half marathon. This event is in West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest, with the option to sign up for one race, two races or all three.
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October 12 (Saturday) The Wild Oak Trail 100 miles Stokesville, VA Web site |
A run on the Wild Oak Recreational Trail, generally held on the second Saturday in October. Tough and very low key. "Semi-Invitational." This is the "Hot TWOT" since it is held during what should be the warmer fall weather.
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October 12 (Saturday) New River Trail 50 km Fries, VA Web site |
Race put on by Annette Bednosky on flat and beautiful rails-to-trails course in southwest Virginia. |
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October 12 (Saturday) Mountain Top Trot 10 miles Pembroke, VA Web site |
This race uses the trails utilized at the end of the Eastern Divide 50km at the Mountain Lake Conservancy. 5 miler and 10 miler options. |
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October 19 (Saturday) Medoc Trail Races 26 miles Hollister, NC Web site |
Fairly flat and fast marathon and 10 mile races in Medoc Mountain State Park near Raleigh.
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October 20 (Sunday) Tussey Mountainback 50 miles State College, PA Web site |
Dirt road and pavement but previous participants speak highly of its beauty.
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October 26 (Saturday) Quad State Quad Buster 46 miles Pen Mar, PA Web site |
You run in four states in one day. It's a long run over challenging trail and the days are shorter so you will have to move with dispatch to finish in daylight. Entry willl open through the VHTRC online system in late September. |
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October 26 (Saturday) Run Around The Gorge 40 miles Fayettville, WV Web site |
Two-day stage race in the New River gorge in West Virginia. |
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October 26 (Saturday) Cactus Rose 100 miles Bandera, TX Web site |
The VHTRC's Devon Kiernan is encouraging the Blue Train to come down and challenge this great, tough course. Not a race for first timers or for needy ultrarunners.
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October 27 (Sunday) Fire on the Mountain 50 km Flintstone, MD Web site |
A challenging, scenic and largely isolated run on the beautiful trails of the Green Ridge State Forest in western Maryland. About 75 percent trails, primarily single-track, and about 25 percent logging road.
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November 2 (Saturday) Pinhoti 100 miles Heflin, AL Web site |
80% trail, 15% fire road, on a point-to-point course on the "unmolested" Pinhoti Trail through the Talladega National Forest.
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November 2 (Saturday) Mountain Masochist 50 miles Lynchburg, VA Web site |
Virginia's premier fall ultrarunning event is still going strong, even with David no longer in charge. A tough, "long" course in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Be alert for spring signup, as this race fills quickly.
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November 2 (Saturday) Stone Cat Trail Races 50 miles Ipswich, MA Web site |
Put on by the G.A.C. and sponsored by a brewery. What is there not to like about that? Arguably, one of the best running weekends in the East. Marathon option in addition to the 50 miler. |
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November 9 (Saturday) Rosaryville 50K 50 km Upper Marlboro, MD Web site |
Run on the trails of Rosaryville State Park.
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November 16 (Saturday) Stone Mill 50 miles Poolesville, MD Web site |
The fall Maryland 50 miler that is run on single-track trails. |
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November 23 (Saturday) JFK 50 miles Boonesboro, MD Web site |
The oldest and largest U.S. ultramarathon.
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December 14 (Saturday) Hellgate 100 km Natural Bridge, VA Web site |
David Horton's 100k starts one minute after midnight, and it is tough, cold, and icy. You will love it! This race has become semi-invitational, with registration starting after the Grindstone 100.
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December 21 (Saturday) Seashore Nature Trail 50 km Virginia Beach, VA Web site |
Double loop course on hard-packed dirt trails in First Landing State Park.
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January 1 (Wednesday) Redeye 50 km Triangle, VA Web site |
Start out the new year with some cold miles at Prince William Forest Park and clear your head of any lingering hangover. Sign up online beginning in mid-December after the Magnus Gluteus Maximus 50km.
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January 1 (Wednesday) Rotary Resolution 10 km Leesburg, VA Web site |
New Year's Day race on the grounds of the historic Morven Park estate outside of Leesburg. There is also a 4 km option.
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January 4 (Saturday) Salem Lake Shore Frosty Fifty 50 km Winston-Salem, NC Web site |
Double out-and-back around Salem Lake, primarily on dirt double-track. Flat and fast. |
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February 1 (Saturday) Rocky Raccoon 100 miles Huntsville, TX Web site |
Five 20 mile loops on a flat park trail. 50 mile option is also available. |
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February 8 (Saturday) The Wild Oak Trail 100 100 miles Bridgewater, VA Web site |
A run on the 27+ mile Wild Oak Recreational Trail, with four loops needed to "finish" this race. Tough and very low key. "Semi-Invitational." This is the "Real TWOT" since it is held on the traditional winter date - the 2nd Saturday in February. E-mail RD Dennis Herr for entry. |
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February 22 (Saturday) Reverse Ring 71 miles Front Royal, VA Web site |
Why anyone who has completed The Ring would want to do this is anyone's guess. Entry is open only to those in the Fellowship, so the rest of you can breathe a sigh of relief and run Hashawha. Mike Bur and Quatro Hubbard are the "organizers." Entry will open through the VHTRC online signup in the last weekend of January, 2014. |
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March 8 (Saturday) Seneca Creek - Greenway Trail 50 km Damascus, MD Web site |
A point-to-point run on the beautiful Greenway Trail in Montgomery County. "Marathon" bailout option available along with the full "50 km" distance. Picnic at Riley's Lock at the end is not to be missed!
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March 15 (Saturday) Elizabeth Furnace 50 km Fort Valley, VA Web site |
A low-key 50 km in the Elizabeth Furnace area of the Massanutten Mountains, utilizing the old Dogwood Half Hundred course. Mike Bur and Quatro Hubbard are in charge. Entry will open through the VHTRC online signup in late January. |
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April 19 (Saturday) Chocolate Bunny 26.6 miles Massanutten Mountains, VA Web site |
A low-key, tough, night-time run on the southern section of the MMT course. Prior daytime experience on the MMT course is a prerequisite for entry into this run. |
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April 19 (Saturday) Bel Monte Endurance Run 50 miles Sherando Lake, VA Web site |
This event is put on by the folks who bring you the UROC/Great Eastern races, and it looks to be in the same general area. Event also includes a 50k and 25k.
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April 26 (Saturday) 24 Hour Ultra Run & Relay 24 hours Hampton, VA Web site |
A 24 hour run that is on a 3.75 mile dirt trail. You can apply miles from another event you ran that day. Runners have run a double with BRR in the past, but again this year the two races are not on the same weekend.
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May 17 (Saturday) Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 miles Fort Valley, VA Web site |
The 20th running of the VHTRC's rugged, demanding 100 mile race on the rocky trails in the Massanutten Mountains around Fort Valley.
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June 7 (Saturday) Old Dominion 100 miles Woodstock, VA Web site |
The Old Dominion is the second oldest 100 miler. The course is a mix of road and trail in and around the Massanutten Mountains and Fort Valley.
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