West Virginia Mountain Trail Runners
A Mountain State of Running
West Virginia Trilogy Oct 8-10, 2010 On October 8-10, I participated in a unique raced called the West Virginia Trilogy, a three day stage race consisting of a 50k (31 mile) on Friday, a 50 mile on Saturday and a half marathon (13.1 mile)…
This was by far my best ultra-running experience, but instead of dwelling on the epic details, I offer five quasi-objective reasons to consider signing up for the Trilogy next year: First, the quality of the courses is outstanding. You will be on different trails…
Intro I would first like to thank the race directors Adam Casseday and Dan Lehmann for their extremely hard efforts, encouragement, and incredible support for this race and making it an enjoyable experience as a spectator, participant and aid worker. Their family, friends, Katrina…
Thanks again for putting on a great race as well as inviting us into your community to experience one of the neatest little places in the state. This was my first trip to Helvetia and it will stick with me for a long while,…
This was my second time running the Helvetia 10k Mountain Trail Race. Last year’s run was my baptism in trail racing. It was such a great experience in 2009 that I continued trail running throughout the year and made sure to come back in…
This was my FIRST trail run and my FIRST 10K. I can’t image there would have been any better way to experience these firsts! Getting to Helvetia was an adventure but the run made everything worth it. It was a spur of the moment…
Highlands Sky 2010 40 Miles of Wild, Wet and Wrocky WV I was nervous the days leading up to this year’s race but having one under my belt eased the anxiety that I felt last year. I’d been looking forward to the start of…