BALLWIN, MO – Alpine Shop’s Trail Run Series kicked off it’s ninth year of races on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Castlewood State Park with a record 237 finishers on the course. The approximately 4 mile race featured one main climb up Castlewood’s Grotpeter Trail and a crossing of Kieffer Creek as the racers headed … Read more
BALLWIN, MO. – Our opening course for the 2018 Trail Run Series will be a classic tackling of the Grotpeter Trail at Castlewood State Park. Featuring one main climb and (at least) one creek crossing, this approximately 4 mile trail should provide a great opportunity for some fast times as we kick off this year’s … Read more
[KIRKWOOD, MO.] Alpine Shop’s first long-distance paddle race made a quick ascent into popularity on Sunday, July 15 as more than 70 boats participated in either the full marathon distance or half-marathon competition on the water of the Meramec River. The 2018 Meramec Marathon Paddle Race featured nine different divisions: Marathon-solo-men, marathon-solo-women, marathon-tandem-coed, marathon-tandem-men, marathon-tandem-women … Read more
GRAY SUMMIT, MO – There was very little “bloom” in the 2018 The North Face Shaw Bloom Trail 10k/20k on Saturday, March 25 as the early spring has felt more like winter in the St. Louis area, but the Shaw Nature Reserve makes for a gorgeous backdrop for a run at almost any time. 325 … Read more
Today’s race is on! The course will be a little muddy but we’re good to go. Please. Be prepared for about a quarter mile hike from the parking lot to the race HQ. due to the rain, we did have to switch locations.