Ballwin, Mo. – On a night seemingly more suited for the Summer Series rather than the first race of the spring trail running season, 204 participants covered a roughly 5k course in Castlewood State Park in the opening race of the Spring Trail Run Series presented by Columbia Sportswear. With temperatures hovering in the mid 80s and humidity above … Read more
BALLWIN, MO. – The opening course for the 2015 Spring Trail Run Series Presented by Columbia Sportswear will cover about a normal 5k distance with first half of the course keeping to the classic Grotpeter Trail at Castlewood State Park. Featuring one main climb and one creek crossing right at the end, this course should provide a … Read more
GRAY SUMMIT, MO. – Temperatures that dipped into the low 30s couldn’t damper the Inaugural Shaw Bloom Trail 10k/20k presented by the North Face on Saturday, March 28 at the Shaw Nature Reserve just west of St. Louis. This loop course trail run featured a variety of terrain from prairie grass meadows to sheer bluffs, from single-track … Read more
In 2010, Alpine Shop’s Trail Run Series was the first step we took towards developing a multi-sport series of off-road races for the St. Louis area: the Alpine Shop Off-Road Racing League. We meticulously developed the Summer Trail Run Series into an event that we now register to MAX CAPACITY each August. With … Read more
BALLWIN, Mo. – Alpine Shop’s 2014 Summer Trail Run Series, presented by Columbia Sportswear, capped off its four-run series with a 3.72 mile race that included Castlewood State Park’s famed Grand Staircase along with fantastic views of the Meramec River on the top of the bluffs. This race there were no fallen trees to concern … Read more