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…

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:…
First off, congratulations to Neal Gorman on his win at Pinhoti! You can read Neal’s account of the race at his blog- http://www.nealgorman.com/. Now for my account: To make a long story short, I dropped at mile 40 of Pinhoti.…
After this week’s Sunday Sixer (look at this awesome group!), Thomas was generous enough to join me for some trail work on the Rivanna Trail. I’ve got a goal of making the section from Quarry Park to the Woolen Mills…
Fellow CAT runners Tom and Nick are featured in the C-ville cover story this week. A well written piece about the Rivanna Trail. You should check it out! C-Ville: Features – Twenty years after it was created, the Rivanna Trail…
CATs and other runners interested in trail running: We are hosting a super-fun training run at Observatory Hill in Charlottesville on Sunday, February 12th at 9 am. The run will start from the northwest corner of Fontaine Research Park parking…
For all of you who were running the Winter Solstice Run last weekend and thought, “gee, these CATS are cool and fun, and I wanna run more trails with them in the new year” or “gee, that CAT Mike Stadnisky…
I am extremely excited to unveil our first official clubshirt! David put in a great deal of work with Patagonia to arrange specialpricing for our group and Christian worked through numerous drafts of our clublogo before finally nailing it! We…
David Horton at the Tour Divide, 2011 “Do you have a bucket list?!” David Horton, legendary ultrarunner, teacher, race director, and newbie mountain biker, asked that question many times throughout his talk to CAT and CAMBC members last night…
Sophie Speidel has just published a great and thorough report on her blog of her 3-day trek last weekend of the entire length of the Shenandoah National Park (SNP). It is a must read, particularly for those thinking of trying…