By David Hanenburg on 27 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: race news
On October 15th, trail runners from around the country partook in a pilgrimage to west Texas for the visually spectacular Palo Duro Trail Run within the grounds of Palo Duro Canyon State Park. This is an amazing place to experience a sunrise while running the trails. Crisp, clear skies, 40F temps, and a bagpipe player, [...]
By David Hanenburg on 26 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: Live Coverage
What can you say about the weather this weekend for the old-skool Tejas Trails ultra called Cactus Rose? Temps will range from 38F – 74F (sunny) throughout the weekend. Low winds. Oh baby, it is lookin’ near perfect for an epic running adventure. I may be freezin’ my bumper Friday and Saturday (if I get to [...]
By David Hanenburg on 26 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: interview
“I remembered the last words of my trainer, “demand the impossible”. I thought, “Is this what he meant, could I actually win?”. This became my mantra.” – Lori Enlow Tahlequah local, Lori Enlow, won the female race in 22:52:37 and finished sixth overall at the inaugural Pumpkin Holler Hunnerd (results). This course guides runners along the scenic rolling [...]
By David Hanenburg on 25 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: trail running course flyover
The inaugural Pumpkin Holler Hunnerd Trail Run took place within the scenic J.T. Nickel Preserve just outside of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The clockwise loop course was mostly on low traffic dirt roads and included one short segment of pavement. Race distances included 100 mile, 100 km, and 50 km scampers. All distances ran the main 50 km loop [...]
By David Hanenburg on 21 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: Personal Journey, race reports
It was Friday morning and the sun was just beginning to rise. By mid-morning the entire family would be on the road into TATUR country for the inaugural Pumpkin Holler 50 km followed by a couple days at Beaver’s Bend State Park. I looked over at my four year old son who was snuggled between [...]
By David Hanenburg on 20 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: race news
Over the weekend, 166 runners laced them up at the start line for the inaugural Pumpkin Holler Hunnerd up at Eagle Bluff Resort in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, a short drive east of Tulsa. Clear, calm, dry, and crisp air welcomed runners at the start before temps warmed up into the 80F+ by mid afternoon. For a day out [...]
By David Hanenburg on 19 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: race news
Rainfall on the parched Hill Country land left many wondering what that foreign substance from the sky was doing to the hard packed earth that was now grabbing their tread and not letting go. On October 9th nearly 25 runners played on varied terrain 60 miles East of Austin, Texas for the XTERRA Bluff Creek [...]
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