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…
Belmead Trail Fest
The inaugural Belmead Trail Fest took place this past weekend. Belmead is a conservation easement west of Richmond, not normally open to the public. For more information about it follow the link above. The race featured marathon, 50K, and 50 mile…
My First 50 Miler: Wildcat Ridge Romp — by Annie Rorem
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…
CAT Ass 50K recap (July 19 2014), and farewell to Jarrod Call
The first annual CAT Ass 50K happened last month. 28 people started from Sugar Hollow. We had many CAT regulars, plus others from NoVa, Richmond, Harrisonburg, and even a visitor from New Mexico! Obligatory pre-run picture The route took us…
Jarman’s Invitational Marathon recap Aug 2 2014
Danton’s JIM race director report: The First Annual Jarmans Invitational Marathon was a success! 41 runners started and 31 finished the 29 mile “marathon” with over 7600 feet of gain and loss total. The weather was unseasonably cool, yet no…
2014 Catoctin 50K – Falling to Victory
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:…
Triple Jarmans — Jarmans Invitational Marathon Prep
Three times up and down sucked. Five times is really going to suck bad. And the wildlife is worse than I thought. We saw this beast 3 or 4 times, seemed to have very little fear of us: David, Stuart,…
Wintergreen Trails
Wintergreen has ~30 miles of rugged hilly trails, including a 14 mile perimeter trail and 16 miles of alternate and connector trails. The AT used to go through Wintergreen, but was rerouted on the west side of the Blue Ridge…
CATass 50k
While many of our friends will be running the VT100 on July 19, those of us left behind can have our own fun at the CATAss 50k. Created as a training run for Western States by our friend Andy Jones-Wilkins,…
New CAT Shirts & Shorts!
As you might have seen on our FB page, it is finally time for a new CAT merchandise order from Patagonia! For this order, we are ordering shirts and shorts, including a standard shirt or tank with a large-print version…