Posted by David Hanenburg on Jan 11 2012 | Tagged as: TALON athletes
UltraRunning magazine put together a panel of 22 race organizations from across North America to submit ballots for the 2011 runner of the year, performance of the year, and age group performance of the year. TALON athlete and races were mentioned which was kind of cool.
The TALON highlights…
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Posted by David Hanenburg on Jan 10 2012 | Tagged as: race news
Over 750 trail runners experienced the ruggedly beautiful and technically challenging trails at the Bandera Trail Run over the weekend. For the second year in a row, Bandera was host of the USATF 100 km trail national championship which adds addition excitement and fast tread to the event.
The usual dirt lovers buffet of 100km, 50 km, or 25 km was prepared and included some sweet singletrack, a mix of 200-300 foot climbs, and some rocks…oh, those rocks!
Running along the 3 Sisters at Bandera. (Photo: David Hanenburg)
The 100 km scamper contains two 50 km loops.
The 50 km is one loop but not the same loop at the 100 km event.
The 25 km course is also one loop.
All three races started at the same time and headed off into different directions before all eventually ending up at “The Lodge”.
I enjoyed a great weekend taking pics, a few videos, being inspired by fellow runners, and helping Bryon Powell of iRunFar with race coverage during the afternoon as the race began to spread out.
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Posted by David Hanenburg on Jan 05 2012 | Tagged as: Live Coverage, race news
2012 starts off with a bit of national excitement in the trail running world with the USATF 100 km Trail National Championship taking place in Bandera, Texas this weekend at the Bandera Trail Run. There are nearly 800 athletes registered for the 100 km, 50 km, or 25 km rock littered scamper.
Bandera Country
Trail sounds to be in great shape, weather looks quite pleasant (45F – 67F, Partly Cloudy).
The USATF trail championship is a small component (total of 47 athletes) of the race but there is a spunky and speedy group of TALON athletes excited to mix it up with some national tread and simply be a part of this event. Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico will represent from the TALON region with 21 trail runners.
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Posted by David Hanenburg on Dec 20 2011 | Tagged as: race news
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A 50 miles, 50 km, 25 km, or 10 km scamper awaited over 350 runners on the varied trails at Bluff Creek Ranch near Warda, Texas, for the Wild Hare Trail Run. Twisty single track, a few climbs, sections to open-it-up, and a guest visitor – moderate temps and even some humidity.
View along the course at Wild Hare. (Photo: Courtesy Corina Cervantes / txskatemom.blogspot.com)
The course consisted of a main 7.5 mile loop. A shorter loop or out-and-back section is included at the start of each distance to provide your full money’s worth!
Photo: Courtesy Corina Cervantes / txskatemom.blogspot.com)
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The journey begins! (Photo: Courtesy Corina Cervantes / txskatemom.blogspot.com)
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Posted by David Hanenburg on Dec 17 2011 | Tagged as: race news
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Big silver, cash, and fun were brought home from the UltraCentric weekend at Meadowmere Park located on the shores of Lake Grapevine, just northwest of Dallas, Texas.
If you enjoy running with a group of friends of all paces, this type of event may be for you. The course is a paved two mile loop along the lake where you run 6, 12, 24, or 48 hours. Run, rest, eat, sleep…whatever. Run and much or as little as you want within your time limit. That is your result! Simple enough. The short loop allows you to chat with a wide variety of runners…a cool feature of this format.
Loopy fun! (Photo: Courtesy Suann Lundsberg / suannontherun.blogspot.com)
For those that have the speed and perseverance, there is a pound of silver (or cash value) awarded to the male and female 24 and 48 hour winners. That turned out to be a $520 payday!
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Posted by David Hanenburg on Dec 16 2011 | Tagged as: race news
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On November 12, 18 runners went ultra on the hard-top in Russellville, Arkansas for the Bona Dea 50 km Ultramarathon. This was the sixth race of the Arkansas Ultra Trail Series. The course is a flat and fast 3.4 mile loop on a paved trail. Run it nine times and include a short out-and-back and you have yourself a 50 km finish!
Bona Dea Trail (Photo: Courtesy dbarronoss @ http://flic.kr/p/qsuJM)
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Posted by David Hanenburg on Dec 16 2011 | Tagged as: race news
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On the rugged and remote terrain in San Ysidro, New Mexico, 25 spunky trail runners ran in the White Mesa FA Trail Run. Runners ran on the White Mesa Bike trails that contain a variety of gnarly terrain and spectacular views.
Let's run! (Photo: Courtesy Perky Garcia)
The announced distances include a multi-loop 50k (4 loops) and 64k course (4 loops + out-and-back). Of course, in typical FA style…run more, run less…whatever. Have fun!
Perky showcasing the White Mesa trail system. (Photo: Courtesy Perky Garcia)
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