Registration for the 7th CATS Summer Trail Race Series is open ! Register for the whole series and get a cool tech shirt for completing all four races, or a cotton T for finishing three. You can register for each…
As the day approached for the final race of the CATs Summer Series, it looked as if the weather would be the headline story. Instead, what developed was the various directions from which a handful of runners finished the race…
After the usual pre-race instructions, race director John Andersen reflected on the unfortunate death of friend and fellow racer Adam Kannapell at last year’s race. We do not remember Adam so much for how he died, but rather for how…
The first two races in the CATs Summer Trail Running Series don’t technically take place in the summer, but try getting the 2021 O-H!lly runners to believe that! Temps somewhat backed off the mid-90s daytime high as humidity set in…
A brilliant central Virginia spring day greeted what for many was a return to trail racing after over a year of race cancellations due to COVID. The setup crew faced some brisk dawn temps, but the sun quickly brought temps…
Part of the CAT’s mission is to help maintain trails in and around our community. Active CAT-club member Bob Clouston spends a lot of time maintaining trails on the AT and other trails near his residence at Wintergreen. In this…
Below are two great race reports from CATs that ran this year’s Hellgate 100K race. The first report is from Sophie Speidel, who has run Hellgate an amazing nine times. The second is from first-time Hellgater Becca Weast. Way to go…
RAIN! That’s a word that ran constantly through my head as Stuart Brown and I ran our first West Virginia Trilogy 50K last Friday, October 10th. The rain came steadily through the first 20 miles, in downpours at times and…
So, I’m a little nervous for my Mountain Masochist Trail Run. Though I’m proud of my performances in the earlier races of the Lynchburg Ultra Series, I know that my finish times suggest that I’ll be flirting with the MMTR…
Saturday July 26th was a very special day for me. I won the Catoctin 50K and my wife and 8-year-old son were there to see me finish. I also learned a lot about myself, about my limits, and about racing. (Note:…