BALLWIN, MO — Four Thursday nights. Hundreds of runners. Countless hills, high-fives, and post-race hot dogs. That’s what the Alpine Shop Trail Run Series is all about—and on August 28, the 2025 edition crossed the finish line at Queeny Park with a party worthy of fifteen summers of tradition. This year’s final course stretched 3.8 miles. … Read more
View Route Details Create routes or search for a route at MapMyRun. Thursday, August 28 • 6:15 pm • Queeny Park (Smith Shelter, 550 Weidman Rd.) Here we are, trail family—the grand finale of the 15th Annual Alpine Shop Trail Run Series! Fifteen years of dirt, sweat, laughter, and adventurous Thursday nights in first, Castlewood, and … Read more
BALLWIN, MO — When a heat wave finally broke, Queeny Park delivered the kind of night trail runners dream about—80 degrees, a few clouds, and plenty of shade. Race 3 of the 2025 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series had the weather on its side, but the course had a few tricks up its sleeve. At just … Read more
Thursday, August 21 • 6:15 pm • Queeny Park (Smith Shelter, 550 Weidman Rd.) Race 3 is here, and we’re flipping the script again at Queeny Park. Same headquarters at the Smith Shelter — just follow the Weidman entrance, up the hill, left turn, park, and look for us in the northeast corner of the … Read more
BALLWIN, MO – If you have run in Alpine Shop’s Trail Run Series before, chances are you’ve run on a course similar to what we tackled tonight. Using different sections of nearly every trail system at Queeny Park, the 3.95 mile course featured two significant climbs along with our first slippery water “crossing” next to a … Read more