Saturday, September 11, 2010 - Dances With Dirt - Hell - Pinckney State Park Hell, MI Saturday, September 11, 2010 - Emerald Mountain Trail Run - Steamboat Springs, Colo. Sunday, September 12, 2010 - Hartman Creek Trail Run - Hartman Crek State Park, Waupaca, MI Saturday, September 18, 2010 - The North Face Endurance Challenge - Madison, WI - Madison, WI Saturday, September 18, 2010 - The Merrell Oyster Off Road Race - Portland - http://www.oysterracingseries.com/Portland/Home.aspx Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 4th Annual Steamboat 50 Ultra Marathon - Steamboat Springs, Colo. Saturday, September 18, 2010 - Warrior Dash - Northeast - Windham Mountain, Windham, NY Sunday, September 19, 2010 - Ole's Astoria Assualt VII - Near Astoria, Oregon Saturday, September 25, 2010 - Mountain Chile Cha Cha - Pagosa Springs, Colorado Saturday, September 25, 2010 - The Merrell Oyster Off Road Race - San Francisco - http://www.oysterracingseries.com/SanFran/Home.aspx Sunday, September 26, 2010 - Vermont 50 - Ascutney Mountain Resort in Brownsville, VT Friday, October 1, 2010 - Santa Barbara Dirt Roads Trails Endurance Ultra Marathon - Santa Barbara, CA Saturday, October 9, 2010 - Warrior Dash - Mid-Atlantic - Camp Ramblewood, Darlington, MD Saturday, October 16, 2010 - The North Face Endurance Challenge - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta, GA Saturday, October 16, 2010 - The Merrell Oyster Off Road Race - Austin - Austin, TX Sunday, October 17, 2010 - The Eigth Annual Ravenswood Trail Race - Ravenswood Park, Gloucester, MA Friday, October 22, 2010 - Ragnar Relay Las Vegas - Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas, NV Saturday, October 23, 2010 - The Merrell Oyster Off Road Race - Nashville - Nashville, Tenn. Saturday, October 23, 2010 - Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race - Northeast Himalaya, India Saturday, October 30, 2010 - Warrior Dash - NorCal - Wild Adventure Paintball Park, Zamora, California Sunday, October 31, 2010 - New Balance Dogwood Canyon 25K & 50K Trail Run - Springfield, MO Sunday, November 14, 2010 - Kevin's Cup XVIII - The Ultimate Footrace - 8k Run - Mary S. Young Park, West Linn, Oregon Friday, November 19, 2010 - Ragnar Relay Florida - Howard Park, Tarpon Springs, FL Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - Trailrunner 2010 Calendar - Nationwide Saturday, December 4, 2010 - The North Face Endurance Challenge - San Francisco, CA - San Francisco, CA Monday, December 13, 2010 - Ho Ho 5k - A Festive Gig! - 5K Run - Cook Park, Tigard, Oregon Thursday, January 6, 2011 - La Ciaspolada 2011 - Fondo, Italy Saturday, January 8, 2011 - WinterTrails 2011 - A snowshoeing location near you! Saturday, January 22, 2011 - New Jersey Romp to Stomp - Mountain Creek Resort, Vernon, NJ Saturday, January 29, 2011 - Vermont Romp to Stomp - Stratton Mountain, VT Saturday, February 5, 2011 - Utah Romp to Stomp - Salt Lake City, UT Sunday, February 6, 2011 - Racchettinvalle 2011 - Pragelato, Italy Saturday, February 12, 2011 - Washington Romp to Stomp - Stevens Pass Nordic Center, WA Saturday, February 12, 2011 - Psycho Wyco Run Toto Run - Wyandotte County Lake Park, Kansas City, Kansas Saturday, February 19, 2011 - Quebec City Winter Pentathlon - Plains of Abraham in downtown Quebec City Sunday, February 20, 2011 - Ontario Romp to Stomp - Scenic Caves, Town of the Blue Mountains, ON Saturday, February 26, 2011 - Oregon Romp to Stomp - Mt. Hood, OR Saturday, February 26, 2011 - Blitz Snowshoe Fun Run (5km) - Mt. Norquay, Banff, Alberta Saturday, March 5, 2011 - Colorado Romp to Stomp - Frisco Nordic Center, CO Friday, March 18, 2011 - Coyote Two Moons 100 Mile / 100K Trail Runs - Thacher School, Ojai, CA Saturday, April 23, 2011 - Free State Trail Runs - Clinton Lake State Park, Lawrence, KS
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May 31, 2010
by Phillip Gary Smith
Friends Jeanette and Jerry way out in Alaska in the Lake Clark Reserve keep track of our fox friends playing in the snow. Here's what they saw:
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May 31, 2010
by Phillip Gary Smith
It helps when the founding Race Director not only teaches art but also creates it, and when I say “creates,” I mean really creates. See these four Wynn Davis examples. If you're fortunate, good or just lucky, one might be yours:
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May 30, 2010
by Phillip Gary Smith
A dazzling day, full-to-the-rim fields, and races with enough plot twists to make their own switchbacks . . . what better way to celebrate the eighth annual 2010 Superior Trail races. The 50 km’s special designation as the Upper Midwest Trail Runners Ultra Championship was an additional honor and recognition of this event’s importance. Moreover, this race is a key component of the UMTR Fab 5 Fifties Ultra Series.
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May 30, 2010
by Phillip Gary Smith
(This article is brought to you with the compliments of StartLine Running Store, a sponsor of the Superior Spring Races. "Regardless of your goal, our focus is to help you get to the StartLine." Their experienced runners and triathletes can be reached at www.start-line.com, Minnetonka, Minn.)
A dazzling day, full-to-the-rim fields, and races with enough plot twists to make their own switchbacks . . . what better way to celebrate the eighth annual 2010 Superior Trail races. The 50 km’s special designation as the Upper Midwest Trail Runners Ultra Championship was an additional honor and recognition of this event’s importance. Moreover, this race is a key component of the UMTR Fab 5 Fifties Ultra Series.
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May 28, 2010
by Ryan Alford
In February 2009, Eileen Wysocki attempted what seemed like the impossible: Setting the record for the most vertical feet snowshoed in a 24-hour period. There wasn’t a previous record in the books, but Eileen set the bar high...really high.
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May 24, 2010
by Ryan Alford
As usual, no matter the season, a visit to Glenwood Springs, Colo. doesn’t disappoint. The town had the privilege of hosting the first Merrell Oyster Off Road Adventure Race – as part of the Oyster Racing Series – on May 22, 2010. The one-of-a-kind event challenged teams of two to four people in a combined mountain biking and trail running extravaganza (and a few surprises mixed in).
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May 20, 2010
by Derrick Spafford
It’s May and time to start thinking about snowshoe season! Okay, so most of us may be lacking a little in the snow department where we live right now, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t enjoy the thoughts of the upcoming season, in addition to getting our bodies ready for next winter.
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May 11, 2010
by Ryan Alford
"Out of sight, out of mind."
Have you ever heard somebody utter that phrase? It's a phrase that seems to be relative to a person's current thought-process: If I don't have to see it, then it's nothing I really care about.
But that's the kind of ignorance that many settle with; they care only about what it is they can reach. And they only care about what affects their current situation. Knowing this, would you care if somebody said our mountain forests are dying? Would you believe it even if you didn’t see it? I hope so.
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March 19, 2010
by Ryan Alford
(Please note: After publishing this article, Glacier National Park has gone from 25 named glaciers to 23.)
I was on a search for the true Montana – one of the last American wilderness areas that the masses have yet to alter or manipulate. Although I wasn't able to cover the majority of Glacier National Park's more than one million acres on snowshoes, I was well satisfied with the meager 18 miles that I checked-off on my "list of things to do before dying." Among the turquoise lakes, creeks and rivers, I found myself feeling some frustration: It had taken me 33 years to gain an acquaintance with one of Mother Earth's greatest treasures. Established in 1910, the Park is a memorial to a planet once unharmed by human dominion and sprawl. I was there to pay homage by snowshoeing among the wilds of a protected land and honor the Park’s Centennial commemoration.
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March 17, 2010
by Claire Walter
A towering monument less than an hour’s drive west of Reno in California’s High Sierra is a landmark for drivers along Interstate 80. The crest of Donner Summit, one of the most snow-rich mountain passes in the West, is less than 10 miles farther west and roughly 1,000 feet higher.
