West Virginia Mountain Trail Runners

If you are a member of WVMTR or read this site it is because you like trails. We all can agree that trails are as different as their uses.  There are rail trails for walking and biking. There are single track trails for hiking, running and mountain biking.  We search for these trails out and use them in different ways.  When we find a nice section of single track trail we cherish and use it often.

Two such trails were recently destroyed by park officials in Kanawha County’s Coonskin Park.  The Pine Trail and the Patriot Trail were both bulldozed and made 8 foot wide.  A long time trail runner and member, Joni Adams worked ten years to carve the Patriot Trail out of the forest at Coonskin.  Then with little warning it was undone in a mater of a few days.  Park Official put an legal ad in the paper and posted information at the clubhouse about their plans.  Users of the trails don’t use the club house and a ad in the paper fails to provide adequate information in today’s internet age. Continue Reading »

Kyle Skaggs shattered the Hardrock 100 course record by 3 hours this past weekend to be the first sub-24 hr runner on the course. He finished in 23:23:30.

This article quotes the race director saying that the first 10 years the race was run, they thought a sub-30 hour time was impossible. Just goes to show what runners will manage if you tell them something is impossible. Full article here >>

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Adam Casseday and Bradley Mongold will run the 292 mile, or 300 mile depending on your source of information, Allegheny Trail later this summer. They have been planning the adventure for over a year. The north-south ALT extends along the eastern mountains of from the WV/PA line near Bruceton Mills to Peter’s Mt on the WV/VA border. The guys exact daily schedule is still fluid but they will start at the northern terminus on 8/28 and intend to finish in five days on 9/1. A personal blog is in the works. Watch for more details here.

The new site has been running (pun intended) for three months now and it has been very active.  I have turned off the feature that allows anyone to register as a subscriber to the site as of today.  We will take steps to make sure any new club members get a login and password when they join.  If you are a current member and want access to be a contributor feel free to contact me - Daniel Todd.  Don’t worry if you are not registered you can still read all the content currently available at wvmtr.org.

We arrived in Tahoe Tuesday full of excitement. This rock marks the start of the race.

Lots to do here. Jody and Lara rafted the Truckee River yesterday, Willie went fly fishing. But there won’t be any running this year, maybe 2009?