West Virginia Mountain Trail Runners » Uncategorized http://www.wvmtr.org ..........a mountain state of running Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:07:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Coopers Rock will ROCK this weekend http://www.wvmtr.org/2010/07/29/coopers-rock-will-rock-this-weekend/ http://www.wvmtr.org/2010/07/29/coopers-rock-will-rock-this-weekend/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:53:15 +0000 Dan Lehmann http://www.wvmtr.org/?p=4050 Brian and JL have everything set up for us at Chestnut Ridge Campground and Coopers Rock.  The campground is on the north side of I68 across from the entrance to Coopers. We will leave the campground at 8am for the Day Use Parking Area in Coopers where both the 19 and 10 mile loops courses will start. So if you are drining up from Mgtn Sat morning we will meet you there around 8:15.

Brian will have some maps prepared and there will be water available on the course. Bring whatever else you feel you need. We’ll talk about all thjis Friday evening.

Jody and I will have pasta, salad and bread for all Friday evening. Looks like around 35-40 will be there for the weekend. See list and other details at this LINK.

When you come into the campground tell them you are with the wvmtr group. We’ll be at pavilion B.

Dan

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AS 4/6 (photo: Joel Wolpert)

Well summer is slipping away and we’re less than a month away from the 3rd Annual Cheat Mountain Moonshin Madness 50M Trail Run.  I still need quite a few more volunteers for a couple of the aid-stations.  If you are interested in having a great time in the mountains, then come on out and support this club race and the runners brave enough to tackle it.  Please contact me HERE if you are interested in volunteering.

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Well, in case you aren’t, and need some help getting fired up. Or in case you are, and can’t think about anything else right now, check out this video Joel just made for Running Times about our very own Highlands Sky. You’ll recognize all the stars of the video:

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]]> http://www.wvmtr.org/2010/06/03/running-times/feed/ 1 Dirty Dog http://www.wvmtr.org/2010/05/17/dirty-dog/ http://www.wvmtr.org/2010/05/17/dirty-dog/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 01:58:59 +0000 Dan Lehmann http://www.wvmtr.org/?p=3810

It was so wonderful seeing everyone out for the 6th. . . I believe it was the 6th, Dirty Dog 15k. Still waiting to hear from Race Director Dan Todd on Men and Women possible course records and of course the Top Dog course record.

But for now let’s congrtulate Robin Weiner on her spirit, her recovery, and her beautiful smile. So wonderful to see you back on the trail Robin.

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Age Group Results

Finish Line Photos by Daniel Todd

Course Photos by George Gannon

Front of the Pack Photos by Joel Wolpert

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Photos by George Gannon of iplayoutside.com will be up in a day or two.

My finish line photos will be up on Tuesday.

Thanks for coming out and running the dog.

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The lucky 13th running of the Mt Run will be on Sunday September 12, 2010. Come to Helvetia for the weekend and enjoy our small Swiss Community Fair on Saturday, plus the challenging run on Sunday. Complete details HERE.

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Hi there,

My name is Gerry Hong, and I am a grad student at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. For my master’s thesis project I am studying what matters to runners when they look for a new pair of shoes, and was wondering if I could ask your help. 

I discovered the West Virginia Mountain Trail Runners on RRCA.org, and was hoping you could ask your members to complete a brief, 5-minute survey which asks them about their running shoe habits. My 5 teammates and I are offering a $300 gift certificate to one person who completes this survey, and your group’s insights would be incredibly helpful to us in completing our thesis.

We’re doing this as an academic project, and you do not need to enter any personally-identifiable information. Here’s the link to our survey:

http://bit.ly/cgO1kZ

Please let me know if you have any questions, and thank you so much for your help! My phone number is 858-220-1089. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Gerry Hong
MBA Class of 2010
The UCLA Anderson School of Management

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