The Castlewood 8-Hour Adventure Race turned 19 in 2025 with more than 200 racers lined up at the start, ready to push their limits across the parks of St. Charles County for the first time in CW8 history. Ideal weather made for a perfect day as teams headed out for a full day of paddling, … Read more
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. – 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
COURSE HAS BEEN CHANGED. PLEASE FIND THE NEW COURSE HERE. BALLWIN, Mo. – The 2018 Alpine Shop Trail Run Series has just one more race left on the docket, and as we’ve done for almost every series since we started back in 2010, we’ll tackle one of the steepest climbs in the park: the Grand … Read more