BALLWIN, MO. – Wet weather earlier in the week couldn’t knock Race 2 of the 2018 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series off of Castlewood State Park’s trails. However, a combination of the three “H’s” will make this race one that the record 248 people who finished the course will brag about for years to come … Read more
ST. LOUIS – Hopefully, the record number of participants enjoyed the first course last week at the 2018 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series, because we’re doubling down on all of our favorite parts of the trails for course number two! Featuring two times the climbs and two times the creek crossings of our first course, … Read more
With rain in the forecast this week, especially for Wednesday, August 15, 2018, we’re going to hold off on releasing a new course for our scheduled Thursday, Aug. 16 race, at this time. If the trails hold up in good condition, we will be running an approximately 4.25 mile course with two different climbs for … Read more
BALLWIN, MO – Alpine Shop’s Trail Run Series kicked off it’s ninth year of races on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Castlewood State Park with a record 237 finishers on the course. The approximately 4 mile race featured one main climb up Castlewood’s Grotpeter Trail and a crossing of Kieffer Creek as the racers headed … Read more
BALLWIN, MO. – Our opening course for the 2018 Trail Run Series will be a classic tackling of the Grotpeter Trail at Castlewood State Park. Featuring one main climb and (at least) one creek crossing, this approximately 4 mile trail should provide a great opportunity for some fast times as we kick off this year’s … Read more