Registration Open! October 14, 2023! Andy’s Backyard Ultra is a “last person standing” event. Runners must complete the 4.17 mile lap each hour to remain in the race. The sole finisher is the runner who completes one more lap…
Andy’s Backyard Ultra
2023 50K Training Program
Join us for the 2023 CATs 50K Training Program! Training runs occurring every Saturday, keep a look out on the CATs Facebook Page and check your CATs email for training run announcements. CATs/CR 50K Training Program
Naked Creek Trail Race
A BRAND NEW CATs RACE We are excited to announce the unveiling of a brand new CATs race! Coming March 4th, 2023, the CATs will be partnering with Panorama Farms and title sponsor Formula Complete Fitness to host the NAKED…
Summer Meltdown: Lost in Race
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…
A Respectful Remembrance at the Boar’s Head Turn & Burn
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…
O-H!lly: Hot and Muggy as H!ll !
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…
Mint Springs Trail 5K Kicks Off the 2021 CATs Summer Trail Race Series
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…

Trail Work: Interview with Bob Clouston
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…

CATs at Hellgate 100K 2014
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…

West Virginia Trilogy 50K
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…