BALLWIN, MO – 140 participants took on the challenge of Castlewood State Park’s Trails on Saturday, November 16 as part of Alpine Shop’s Castlewood Challenge Trail Run 5k & 10k. As many have already discussed, the 10k race did run long. Depending on a number of different GPS units, the race was somewhere between 6.9 … Read more
BALLWIN, MO. – The 5k and 10k courses for the Alpine Shop Castlewood Challenge Trail Run have been announced today, showcasing the wide variety of terrain that Castlewood State Park in St. Louis County offers. The 5k trail will stay mainly to the North of Kiefer Creek Rd., and follow the Grotpeter trail in a … Read more
Thanks to everyone who participated in Alpine Shop’s 2013 Trail Run Series. Below are the final point totals for all four races. The winners in the four different categories each received a Columbia Sportswear Omni-Heat Jacket. (It was pretty darn hot out there for the final two races, wasn’t it?) After each race, the top … Read more
BALLWIN, MO. – Alpine Shop’s Trail Run Series concluded its 2013 affair with the traditional run up Castlewood State Park’s staircase to the top of the Meramec River bluffs on a 3.9 mile course on Thursday, August 29. More than 210 runners were registered for the fourth and final race of the series once again, … Read more
This Thursday’s final run of the 2013 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series could feature some pretty high stakes for the overall series podium finishers. Below you’ll find the complete point totals for the Men’s and Women’s Open categories and the Sage standings for men and women over the age of 50. The top three finishers … Read more