Darn rain… After discussing the situation with the Castlewood State Park Superintendent, we’ve made the decision to reschedule tonight’s race (Thursday, August 7) to Thursday, September 4. Nothing will change about your registration except for the date. The trails were hit extremely hard these past two days, and with more severe storms expected this afternoon, … Read more
BALLWIN, MO – We’ll start off the 2014 Summer Trail Run Series presented by Columbia Sportswear with a 4.45 mile run that merges two of our favorite descents at Castlewood State Park into one course. (Of course, that also means we need to have some climbs as well.) We’re keeping the starting line at the main … Read more
BALLWIN, MO. – The course had to wait two weeks to actually be run after the original date was rained out, but one of the steepest trail routes in Trail Run Series history (not including the stairs) was finally unveiled on Thursday, May 29 in the final run of the 2014 Alpine Shop Spring Trail … Read more
BALLWIN, MO – After we put the Race 4 course to a vote of the participants earlier in the week, the majority chose what we nicknamed the “Hills” course. On Thursday, May 22, they got to experience that course with just one little wrinkle we didn’t divulge in the voting process: a creek crossing to … Read more
After 24 hours of voting, the final tallies are in from Facebook and from offroadracingleague.com, and the Hills have it. The May 22 course features more of the trails north of Kiefer Creek Road than we’ve ever included before in a single race. The course will follow the same way we started week 1, up Justin’s Trail … Read more