(HERMANN, MO.) — A record 33 people made their way into an elite club this past weekend by completing all 200 miles over five loops of Alpine Shop’s 2022 Tour of Hermann Gravel Challenge bike race throughout Missouri’s wine country in Hermann, Mo. Saturday, April 30: Storms threatened to postpone the race before anything could … Read more
GREY SUMMIT, Mo. – Officially, spring will begin tomorrow, on Sunday, March 20. For the runners who participated in the 2022 The North Face Shaw Bloom Trail 10k/20k on Sat., March 19, spring may have looked like it was trying to hide out for awhile. In typical Midwestern fashion, temps were in the 80s on … Read more
ARNOLD, MO – On a shockingly warm day with the added difficulty of up to 17 mph headwinds, the 2021 edition of the Meramec Marathon may have started nearly four months after it was supposed to have due to the pandemic, but it sure felt like we could have been back in the early summer … Read more
As has been the case for so many things this year, Alpine Shop’s and the Off-Road Racing League’s annual Trail 10k/20k at Shaw Nature Reserve was just a little different than normal. Instead of the usual spring kick off, the date moved to late September. Instead of the beginnings of blooming flowers, we had the … Read more
BALLWIN, MO – With a new Race HQ, a new starting line, and finally a new season after the 2020 campaign was cancelled due to the pandemic, Alpine Shop and the Off-Road Racing League were thrilled to welcome a capacity crowd back to Castlewood State Park for the 2021 Trail Run Series.