VHTRC News

Our brackets are ready for you to test your skill (and luck) in our March Madness Contest.  It is an interesting year with two campuses of the University of California in the tournament, but neither is UCLA.  You must make your picks by Thursday, March 18 at noon.  Make your picks

It is time to form BRR teams! There will be wonderful team prizes this year! Well, not that wonderful, but we promise that whatever it is, it will have traveled many miles from China. Additionally, bunks and camping at the start will be very reasonable this year. For more information go to:  BRR Teams | BRR Accommodations and Meal Reservations

Kari Brown was the female winner of the 50km at the Seneca Creek Greenway Trail Marathon and 50K held on March 6, in Montgomery County, Maryland. Several other VHTRC members finished the two events.
 
Results

Former VHTRC member Ian Torrence won the 1999 and 2000 MMT. Like many members, he moved out west.  Here is an interesting recent interview of Ian.

Six people completed what Quatro calls the the "Fish Hook 46 miler" - Signal Knob Parking lot to Camp Roosevelt. As he notes, this may be a preview of Camp Roosevelt's new status as a popular drop point at MMT. Results
 
Take Read More for reports during the event.

Setting aside that Thomas Jefferson is probably turning over in his grave that women are at his academical village, the University of Virginia has produced several impressive female members of the VHTRC. One of them, Sophie Speidel, is profiled in the University of Virginia Magazine.

The snow has claimed another victim.  The Hashawha Hills 50km has been cancelled due to heavy snow that makes the trail inaccessible and  parking (for 120 people, anyway) impossible.
 
Entrants in this year's event will receive a credit toward the 2011 entry fee.  Hopefully, the snow will have melted by then.
 
At right is Pam Gowen on the trail in show shoes. For more information, go to the Hashawha Hills 50km page.  Entrants should have received an e-mail. For more pictures of the snow, go to the Flickr site.

Amy Sproston and Sean Andrish took the top honors at the annual VHTRC awards party held on February 20.

Bobby Gill and Justine Morrison were the top VHTRC finishers at the Holiday Lake 50K on Saturday. Bobby was 4th overall in 5:10 and Justine was 11th overall and first female in 5:15. Jack Kurisky was first male master and fifth overall in 5:11, Martha Wright was first female master in 6:21, and Janice Heltibridle was first female supermaster in 6:55. Many VHTRC members were there, no doubt trying to get in a "trail" run after Snowmageddon. Times were slower than usual due to 5+ inches of snow and ice on the course, which is now closer to a true 50K than in years past with more single track. Because of the snow, RD David Horton extended the cut-off time to 9 hours and 244 out of 268 runners finished. Results are here.