XTERRA OHIO TRAIL SERIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Emily McIlvaine
Phone: 808-792-2611
emily@xterraplanet.com

XTERRA LAUNCHES BRAND NEW OHIO TRAIL SERIES

RACE #1 IN THE 2010 XTERRA OHIO TRAIL RUN SERIES

March 24, 2010 – XTERRA is making its way back to the Midwest with the brand new, action-packed XTERRA Ohio Trail Run Series kicking off April 24th at Wooster’s Vulture’s Knob. The XTERRA Vulture’s Knob 15-kilometer Trail Run is arguably the most challenging of the five race series as it takes place on one of the area’s most infamous, technical mountain bike courses and features 1,000 feet of climbing.

For those not familiar with the series, XTERRA is known for its challenging, off-road, adventure trail runs, and the XTERRA Vulture’s Knob will be no exception. The course weaves its way through 125 acres along the majestic Killbuck River in Wooster’s rolling hills. The venue features some of the most challenging single track and unique manmade outdoor features the area has to offer, so this one event runners of all levels will not want to miss.
As the first of five races in the 2010 XTERRA Ohio Trail Run Series, this will be the earliest chance for the top fifteen runners in each age group to accumulate points toward their season totals. At the end of the series, a runner’s best four scores will count, and those with the highest scores will be crowned XTERRA Regional Champions and receive free entry into the XTERRA Trail Running National Championship on September 18th in the beautiful trail running mecca of Bend, Oregon.
From there, all runners are invited to race at the December 5th XTERRA Trail Running World Championship on the spectacular Hawaiian island of Oahu. The event takes place at the very location where major productions like Jurassic Park, Godzilla and LOST have been filmed and marks the dramatic end of the 2010 XTERRA Trail Run season.

For more information about the 2010 XTERRA Trail Run Series, visit http://www.xterratrailrun.com./

XTERRA Vulture’s Knob 15km Trail Run Race Information
When: Saturday, April 24, 2010 – race start 8:00am
Where: Vulture’s Knob – Wooster, OH
Registration: Online by visiting www.xterratrailrun.com.
Entry Fees: $35 until 3/31 - $45 thereafter
Contact: More information can be found by visiting www.xterratrailrun.com or by contacting race director Vince Rucci at vince@wrtr.org.

2010 XTERRA Ohio Trail Run Series Schedule
4/24 - XTERRA Vulture’s Knob Trail Run – 15km – Wooster, OH
5/22 – XTERRA Hargus Lake Trail Run – 7km – Circleville, OH
6/26 – XTERRA Chapin Forest Trail Run – 8km – Kirtland, OH
7/10 – XTERRA Mohican Trail Run – 18km – Loudonville, OH
8/21 – XTERRA Oak Hill Trail Run – 8km – Boston Township, OH
For more information about the XTERRA Trail Run Series, visit www.xterratrailrun.com.

ABOUT XTERRA
The XTERRA Trail Run Series hosts races spanning the nation with events ranging from 5km to 42km. XTERRA also produces an off-road triathlon series in the U.S. and overseas. To learn more about the exciting and evolving world of multi-sport and trail racing, visit www.xterraplanet.com.

Sometimes It's Not All About You

I had a bad week last week. I only got in a 2 mile recovery run on Monday. I had to send my van to the shop to get $2,000 worth of work done to turn off the stupid check engine light so I can pass e-check, then got get my plate sticker. The mechanic had the van for three days. As I drove to get the van the muffler fell off on the Toyota Rav 4. So I pick up the van dropped off the Rav 4 and as we were driving the van back home the damn check engine light was still on!!!!


Now we’re on Friday 2 running miles for the week. Cranky kids cranky wife all I want is to run!!! By Friday afternoon all cars were fixed, but I’m beat up from all the taxi driving I had to do with one car.

Sat. AM I met Bob, Cindy and Debi at Sand Run for a 16 mile road run. After running in the Run For Regis, I was in no mood for trails. We headed out on the blue line for an out & back. My mission was to get Bob & Cindy to commit to the Mohican 50 Miler June 19, 2010. We had kicked around the idea to get our first 50 miler done in 2010. I got it done…We will be registering for the 50 miler on Monday Jan. 25, 2010.

We got up to Portage Path and Debi was lagging behind, I keep coaxing her to “pick up the pace” and letting her know we were here to run with her. She wanted to turn and run down the hill, which would of gave her 7-8 miles. I talked her into running to Highland Square with us then if she wanted to run down the hill she could….NOT….Once we got to the hill I talked her into running back with us. We stopped from time to time to walk and slowed down to run with her and pushed her to run with us. I keep saying sometimes running isn’t always about ME. Sometime you have to find it in yourself to run for another purpose.

This week plan is to run:
Monday at lunch time (6-7 miles)
a flippin dark-thirty Tuesday Morning run with Bob (one hour)
Wed. Lunch time run (6-7 miles)
Another flippin dark-thirty run (one hour)
Friday AM 14 mile road run
Sat off
Sunday afternoon 16 mile roads

BILLS' BAD ASS 50K 2009

In the spirit of ultrarunning, Chef Bill Bailey and Wild Bill Wagner will be hosting a FatAss 50k run on November 14th, 2009. This run will take place at the Covered Bridge on Everett Road in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

The BadAss FatAss run will start at 8:00 am with no entry fee but you will still get some swag!Since Wild Bill happens to be in the shirt business, he will be giving each finisher a free technical running shirt, as long as you let him know your shirt size and that you will be running the FatAss before Halloween (10/31/09).

Chef Bill, who happens to be in the cooking business will be there to satisfy your appetite with loads of good food.This BadAss FatAss 50k, will be six 5 mile loops of the Perkins/Riding Run Trail with the last mile up the steps to the top of Oak Hill. That’s it! No hills, no mud, no roots, no rocks, no water crossings, and the weather should be perfect in mid November.

Is that all you got?

VR's Sat AM Group Run

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Today was the Vertical Runners Trail Group Run. We started at 7:00am and had about 15 people running today. The plan was to run an hour loop on Pine Lane to Hudson Park then head back to Lock 29 parking lot to hook up with Southeast Running Cub at 8:00am. I ran with Nick and two ladies new to trail running. Vince and the "Trail Gazelles" took off way ahead of us.

The trails were nice and muddy!!!

Great trail running weather...a lite mist, warm, lots of mud!!! Nick almost bit it on a wooden bridge. The bridge was damp, we were running side-by-side, he slipped swung his hand back and popped me in the face and I grabbed his arm. He would have been on the ground if my face wouldn't have stopped him. Vince came back to see how we were doing, I ran back to the Lock 29 with him so we could run with the Southeast Running Club. Nick & the ladies were not running with us after the trail run.

Here's Nick and the new trail runners

Mother Nature carving a new route for us to run; this is a tree and its roots pulling the trail down the side of a cliff.


Once we were ready to running we head out on the towpath (my favorite running route...NOT). Vince and the Running Club were way ahead of me again. I ran with Al, he was with our 7:00am trail running group. Al and I had a hard time keeping up with them, so we decided to slow the pace and run to Bolanz Rd. then turn back to lock 29. That would give us a total 12 miles for the day.

Al& I at Lock 29 with the Might Cuyahoga River behind us.

Pre-Dawn $526.40 Run

I started this mornings run with a simple e-mail to my new running friend Mike. "Hey Mike I have to drive my car to the garage to get it fix, do you want to join me (at 5:45am) then run back home?" Of course his answer was yes!! Mike's directions to his house were pretty self-explanatory...the house number, the color of his house , and oh ya the patriotic flag out front, and "I'll leave to porch light on".
I couldn't see anybodies house numbers...The color of his house blended in with the pre-dawn landscape...I found six porch lights on...Luckily he was the only one flying a flag.

We check into Joe's Auto in Stow

Then we headed down Graham Rd., my plan was to run through Silver Lake. We had a great start, then we were stopped by the cops. I didn't think we were running that fast. We were stopped because, apparently there is no running on Graham Rd. We had to turn off on a side road and had to rely on Mike's piloting navigational skill's to get us to the lake. We got around the lake with only one other cop stopping us to make sure we were running on the sidewalk. then headed back towards Cuyahoga Falls towards Front Street & Riverfront.

This was our next photo stop next to this big Indian head near Rt. 8 & Front Street.

We split up near Riverfront Amphitheatre, the FINISHLINE FOR THE BURNINGRIVER 100. Then we each ran home. I'll have to calculate the mileage, but I think we ended up with around 6-7 miles this run. Mike Count on more pre-dawn/early am runs!!!!

I felt great, I change my training and add in a Tuesday & Thursday 5:40 am Spinning class and a Tuesday night yoga class; I thought I would have been wipe-out, but I could have ran longer. I had to get back home to get my wife to work...only one car. By the way the $526.40 in the title...that was the cost to get the car fixed at Joe's Auto.

Trail Running Through The Gorge

Tonight was trail running night. Took off around 6:00pm; the weather was great, 44 degrees, a lite sprinkle...but not to bad. Here are some pictures from my run.

Inside Mary Campbell's Cave