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Aug 28th
2009 USMRT Junior Team – Bios
Aug 17th
Athlete Bios- Junior Team
Juniors must be at least 16 in the year of competition and not yet 20Junior Women’s team
Robyn Arnold, Redlands, CA – Age 16*Robyn attends Redlands High School in Redlands, CA she will enter her junior year in the fall. She has quite a range of accomplishments across various distances including a remarkable fifth place overall and first place junior finish in the Mt Baldy Run to the Top. Her coach stated “Robyn is a very impressive athlete with a pure passion for running.”
Robyn says “I love the challenges that come with mountain running and I’m very excited More >
Gates & Erholz race at Sierre Zinal. finish in top 5
Aug 10th
Two members of the 2009 Teva Mountain Running Team raced over the weekend at the 31km Sierre Zinal mountain race, both finishing in the top 5.
Gates finished 4th overall, with a time of 2:38.52.Complete Men’s Results
Erholz finished fifth overall, with a time of 3:14.05.Complete Women’s Results
Cranmore Hill Climb offers Triple Mountain Challenge this Sunday
Jun 23rd
Paul Kirsch, Race Director, Cranmore Hill Climb, USATF-NE Mountain Ultra Trail Chairperson 603-367-8676 (h) 603-398-1852 (cell), pkirsch@roadrunner.com Nancy Hobbs, USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Chairperson, 719-573-4133, trlrunner@aol.com June 22, 2009 – For Immediate Release Cranmore Hill Climb offers Triple Mountain Challenge this Sunday Up for grabs: USA Mountain Running Championship Title, NACAC Mountain Championship Title, and team slots on the 2009 Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team NORTH CONWAY, NH — Top U.S. mountain runners will compete in New England this Sunday, June 28, at the Cranmore Hill Climb to earn the title of USA Mountain Champion. This is the second time the five-year-old Championships (held since 2003, but not More >
Cranmore Hill Climb Course Maps and Photos
May 4th
Course Profile, Maps and Photos have just been added for the Teva US Mountain Running Team Eastern qualifying race at Mt. Cranmore.
Select from the links below:
Course information updated for US Mountain Running Champs at Mt. Cranmore
Apr 12th
Go here to see it:
http://www.whitemountainmilers.com/cranmore/index.html
Photos and exact distances will follow by end of April but this can serve as a guide for course conditions until then.
-Paul KirschCranmore Race Director
Canadian Mountain Running Team News
Apr 9th
From the Canadian Mountain Running Team website…
Hello Mountain Runners! This year’s national team selection will take place on Saturday June 13th at the Canadian Mountain Running Championships at the Canmore Nordic Centre. More race details coming soon. There will be prize money available for the top athletes who commit to the national team. You must be a member of your provincial Athletics Canada branch (OTFA, BC Athletics, etc) AND of the CTMRA to participate. We’re working on the membership program and it will be available soon.
This is how team selection will work: The top three men and three women available from More >
2009 Mountain Team Qualifiers – Cranmore Hill Climb Preview
Mar 17th
This is the first of two posts about the 2009 Mountain Team Qualifiers. The first is at the Cranmore Hill Climb on June 28, the second is at the Cheyene Cañon Mountain Race on July 26th.
22nd Annual Cranmore Hill Climb – USA and NACAC Mountain Running ChampionshipsOn January 28th, all eyes in the mountain running community will be directed towards Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway, New Hampshire as runners from across the US, Canada, Mexico and other Central American countries compete at the 2009 USA and NACAC Mountain Running Championships. 3 American men and 1 American woman will automatically be More >
Vail Uphill Snowshoe Race – US Mt. Team Fundraiser
Jan 12th
If you will be near Vail on Feb 21 2009, there will be a Snowshoe race to benefit the US Mountain Running Team. For more info, see the event flyer.
Not only is the race a benefit for the Mountain Team, it’s also run in memory of former team member Lyndon Ellefson, who died in 1998 during a hiking accident.