The Castlewood 8-Hour Adventure Race celebrated its 18th edition this year, and it did not disappoint. The sold-out race, with over 250 adventure racers, featured an intense and action-packed course. Racers had an early start, with bikes dropped off at Route 66 State Park before heading to Wyman Center by 7 a.m. to catch buses … 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.
UPDATE: PLEASE SEE THE POST HERE FOR UPDATES ON THIS RUN. BALLWIN, MO. – The fourth and final course for the 2019 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series is FITS Sock Co. Night! We’re pleased to welcome David Olson, from FITS Sock Co., who will be on hand with us. The first 150 people to arrive … Read more
BALLWIN, Mo. – Over the first two weeks, we’ve made you go up the Mountain Ridge (AKA Love) Trail and had you come down the western most edge of the Grotpeter Trail. So for the third race of the 2019 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series, we’re flipping that script. The approximately 4.16 mile course will … Read more
BALLWIN, Mo. – The little note we included in Monday’s course reveal about a “call for rain” turned out to be a little too prescient; if only it could have warned us about the sheer amount of rain we received. So, we’ve ripped up the previous course we announced and we’re presenting another one for … Read more