ST. LOUIS – On one of the nicest summer nights in Trail Run Series history, participants in Race 2 tackled one of the longest courses in Series history. Covering all but one of the named trails in Queen Park, the 4.39 mile course had two main climbs and an uphill finish along the way.
The 2022 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series continues with Race #3 on Thursday, August 18, at 6:15 pm with a little bit shorter trail for you this week. With the sun beginning to set earlier in the evening, we’ll move to shorter courses for the rest of the month.
ST. LOUIS – On one of the nicest summer nights in Trail Run Series history, participants in Race 2 tackled one of the longest courses in Series history. Covering all but one of the named trails in Queen Park, the 4.39 mile course had two main climbs and an uphill finish along the way.
Are you ready for more? The 2022 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series continues with Race #2 on Thursday, August 11, at 6:15 pm with our longest course of the Series – and the most “Castlewood-esque” elevation profile we can give you in our new favorite park – Queeny Park. Race HQ remains at the same … Read more
ST. LOUIS – It’s a whole new era for the Trail Run Series. After more than a decade at Castlewood State Park, Alpine Shop’s original Off-Road Racing League event made the move to Queeny Park about five miles to the northeast in St. Louis County. Heavy rains all evening long throughout the St. Louis area prior to the race may have made for a mud pit at Castlewood. Instead, runners were barely affected on the opening night of the Series.