Race week has arrived… and so has the flood. Due to Castlewood State Park’s location on the Meramec River, flooding has already affected much of the southern section of the park and will continue to worsen through this Wednesday’s crest at near-record levels. We will not be able to race this Thursday, May 4. For … Read more
GRAY SUMMIT, MO — A record field of runners took to the roads, trails, paths, and boardwalks of Shaw Nature Reserve on a damp Saturday morning in March. The Alpine Shop Shaw Bloom 10K/20K Trail Run, presented by The North Face, featured a variety of on- and off-road surfaces to challenge the runners through undulating terrain of … Read more
EUREKA, MO — A sell-out crowd of 79 teams toed the line at the 11th annual Osprey Packs Castlewood 8-Hr Adventure Race on Saturday. Teams gathered at The Legends Country Club for a pre-race meeting after having dropped their bikes off at Route 66 State Park Visitor’s Center on the east side of the Meramec River. … Read more
Council Bluff Lake, MO — A record-number of runners battled the trail, the heat, and the bluff to become finishers at the 2016 Smartwool Battle The Bluff Trail Half Marathon. Just in its second year, the Battle The Bluff Trail Half Marathon more than doubled the number of registrations (82) and finishers (69), bringing new faces … Read more
BALLWIN, MO. – Castlewood State Park somehow dodged enough rain through a week marked by scattered shower after scattered shower, to host the final (and already rescheduled once) race of the 2016 Marmot Trail Run Series. More than 180 runners tackled a hot and a humid night along with Castlewood’s Grand Staircase to finally crown … Read more