Rickey Gates sets new course record at Canadian Death Race
Jul 31st
Rickey Gates of Woody Creek, CO, a multi-time member of the US Mountain Running Team, set a new course record yesterday at the Canadian Death Race, finishing in a time of 12h:18:15.
Gates at Canadian Death Race, Erholtz & Gutierrez at SAAB Harakiri Mountain Run in Austria
Jul 30th
Former US Mountain Running Tea member Rickey Gates is participating this weekend at the Canadian Death Race with teammate Grant Guise. You can follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/s_flightcrew
Multi-time team member Simon Gutierrez joins multi-time and 2011 team member Brandy Erholtz in Mayrhofen, Austria this Sunday to participate in the SAAB Harakiri Mountain Run, a 10.4km race with 1170 meters of climbing. Check out a race video and also check tomorrow for the results at this website: http://www.mayrhofen-harakiri.com/en/101306/101307/route-details.html
Brandy Erholtz takes 3rd Place at Dolomites Sky Race
Jul 24th
With a race that was modified due to excessive snow on portions of the original course, 2011 US Mountain Team member Brandy Erholtz (Evergreen, CO) finished 3rd place overall. Erholtz finished in 2:11:47, 5:24 behind winner Mireia Miro of Spain who won in 2:06:23. 2nd place finisher was Oihana Kortazar, also from Spain, who finished in a time of 2:10:58.
For complete results, follow this link.
Photos from the 2011 NACAC Championships
Jul 22nd
Photos from the 2011 NACAC Mountain Champs, where Joe Gray and Maria Dalzot both set course records to win the race. The US Women also won the team competition.
USA Junior Mountain Running Team Announced
Jul 18th
Athletes representing seven states comprise the 2011 U.S. Junior Mountain Running Team (www.usmrt.com). The team will accompany the senior team members as they compete at the 2011 World Mountain Running Championships in Tirana, Albania, on September 11. (http://www.wmrc2011.al)
The athletes include:
JUNIOR MENS TEAM
Oliver Bear Don’t Walk (Age 18, Everson, WA). Oliver currently holds the American Junior 50km record (3:10:07) and has also qualified for the USATF Junior Track and Field Championships in the 10,000 meters in 2010 and 2011. He has a 5K More >
Jared Scott & Rachael Cuellar win Vail Hill Climb
Jul 6th
2011 US Mountain Running Team member Jared Scott took first at the Vail Hill Climb over the weekend. He was followed by past team member Peter Maksimow in 2nd and 2011 team member Matt Byrne in third. On the women’s side, past team member Rachael Cuellar took first, followed by former team member Megan Kimmel in second and Cynthia Arnold in third.
Complete results for the race can be found here
Kasie Enman continues her winning ways, knocking almost three minutes off her course record at the Loon Mountain Race
Jul 3rd
Fresh off her strong showing at the USA Mountain Running Championships last weekend, Kasie Enman (Huntington, VT) set a new course record at the Loon Mountain Race in Lincoln, NH today, finishing 5th overall in a time of 50:58. Enman held the old course record of 53:17 which she set in 2009.
Tim Van Orden, the Masters Mountain Running National Champion remarked about Enman: “I was able to catch up to Kasie before the Upper Walking Boss trail and then bare managed to stay with her as she took on the steep slope. She was gaining on the male leaders ahead More >
Reminder – Call for Junior Mountain Running Team Candidates
Jul 1st
We will be making our decisions on Junior Team athletes by July 11th or 12th. If you know of a potential candidate for the team, please read all of the important information about the team here. This is a tremendous opportunity for junior athletes to represent their country and race at an international level- invaluable experience for any high school or college athlete.
USA Mountain Running Championships race results and photos
Jun 27th
Kasie Enman, 2011 USA Mountain Running Champion, crossing the finishing line
The results for the 2011 USA Mountain Running Championships are posted at the race website: www.whitemountainmilers.com/cranmore
Joe Viger’s Race photos are here
Congratulations to the 2011 US Mountain Running Team Members
Jun 26th
At today’s Cranmore Hill Climb the team was decided with some hard fought battles for some of the spots on both the men’s and women’s team. The team members are as follows:
Men (l-r): Max King, Jared Scott, Ryan Woods, Matt Byrne, Tommy Manning
Women (l-r): Kasie Enman, Megan (Lund) Lizotte , Brandy Erholtz, Michele Suszek
The team will go on to compete in Tirana, Albania on September 11 in the World Mountain Running Championships
Almost 250 people competed in the championship event today. Complete results and story to follow in the next few days.