BALLWIN, MO – A massive storm system moved through the St. Louis area late Wednesday evening, forcing race officials to alter their plans for the fourth and final race of the 2019 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series. But the rain couldn’t stop the event from happening. With an alternate course in play and no extreme … Read more
Castlewood got hit pretty hard last night and we’re playing a waiting game to see if it gets hit again today. We’re watching two separate cells go right around it as I’m typing this. As of 11 am on Thursday, 8/22/19, we are expecting to run tonight at 6:15 pm. The exact course is still … Read more
UPDATE: PLEASE SEE THE POST HERE FOR UPDATES ON THIS RUN. BALLWIN, MO. – The fourth and final course for the 2019 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series is FITS Sock Co. Night! We’re pleased to welcome David Olson, from FITS Sock Co., who will be on hand with us. The first 150 people to arrive … Read more
BALLWIN, MO – When you name a course after a hill titled “Cardiac Hill,” you’d expect times to go up. Instead, the 218 runners that tackled the “Cardiac Course” at Castlewood State Park on Thursday, August 15, pushed the pace up a notch compared to the week before. The approximately 4 mile race featured two … Read more
BALLWIN, Mo. – Over the first two weeks, we’ve made you go up the Mountain Ridge (AKA Love) Trail and had you come down the western most edge of the Grotpeter Trail. So for the third race of the 2019 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series, we’re flipping that script. The approximately 4.16 mile course will … Read more