BALLWIN, MO — The final course for the Alpine Shop Summer Trail Run Series presented by Marmot has been confirmed. The infamous Castlewood State Park stairs are waiting for you! The run starts out flat and fast, with the opening 1/4-mile being slightly downhill towards the railroad tunnel. Once under the tunnel, runners will veer … Read more
BALLWIN, MO — The course for Week #3 of the Alpine Shop Summer Trail Run Series presented by Marmot is revealed! Join us for a 3.8-mile race almost entirely on the northern side of Castlewood State Park. After completing the standard loop around the parking lot, we’ll dive into the woods south of Kiefer Creek … Read more
BALLWIN, MO. — The course has been set for Race #2 of the Alpine Shop Summer Trail Run Series presented by Marmot! We will visit one of the signature castles that Castlewood State Park is named after, and dip our toes into Kiefer Creek in the final quarter-mile. Our course this week charges straight up … Read more
BALLWIN, MO. – It’s the first week of the Summer Trail Run Series presented by Marmot! To kick off the Summer Series in style we will complete a large counter-clockwise loop around Castlewood State Park. The Start/Finish line will be at Pavilion #1. From the pavilion, you’ll run a short loop around the grassy field to … Read more
CHESTERFIELD, MO — 22 paddlers gathered at River’s Edge Park for the second-ever Alpine Shop Paddle Sprints presented by Huga Bar. Similar to the inaugural event two weeks ago, most paddlers elected to use Alpine Shop’s demo kayaks (Wilderness Systems Tsunamis and Jackson Journeys) but some dedicated paddlers also brought their own kayaks and stand-up … Read more