Western States Lottery

Congratulations to NEO Trail member, Eric Deutsch, for getting selected in the Western States Lottery. The Western States Endurance Run is the oldest and original of the 100 mile foot races.

By being selected in the Western States lottery, Eric could also contemplate the Grand Slam of Ultra Running: The Grand Slam is a set of four of the most prestigious 100 mile races contested in the United States, compromising the Western States in Califorinia, The Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run in Vermont, the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run in Utah, and the Leadville Trail 100 in Colorado.

URINEO FA / NEO TRAIL CLUB FEST – Dec. 18th

WHO:  All NEO Trail Club members, and anybody running the free URINEO FA
WHAT:  First ever NEO Trail Fest
WHERE:  Old Log Cabin - (YUT-C Start/Finish) Mill Creek Park (Youngstown, OH)
WHEN:  December 18th - 1:00 PM
WHY:  Why not??
RSVP:  By December 13th to Bob Combs (bobcombs100@gmail.com)

The first ever NEO Trail Fest will be held in conjunction with URINEO in Mill Creek Park on December 18th, at 1:00 PM.  The party is open to everybody in NEO Trail and also anyone running the URINEO FA.  With the party scheduled to start at 1:00, everyone who is running is encouraged to adjust their start time so that they will finish their run at 1:00.  There is no set distance, but the "official course" is an 8 mile loop, that runners do 1-6 times, depending on his/her preference.

Please RSVP to the NEO Trail President Bob Combs (bobcombs100@gmail.com) if you are planning on coming to the Fest no later than December 13th.  We need to get an accurate count for the mass consumption that will occur during the afternoon.  Please bring a dish to share with everyone.  A stove and oven are available in the cabin, as well as electric outlets for crock pots and what not.

FA Discussion Page - http://www.neotrail.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=86

Facebook Event Page  - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126001644125552&ref=mf

Slim Pickins 2010

We had the best staging area for the 2010 Slim Pickins. This year, cabins were rented in Linn Run State Park, just a few miles from Donegal, PA. This is on the north side of the PA Turnpike.

Most of the Slim Pickins runs have revolved around a run on the Laurel Highlands Trail. Some runs originated at the south terminus of the LH Trail, in Ohio Pyle. One epic SP run was the Reverse LH in 2007, where the run began at Mile 70, and finished in Ohio Pyle. Only four NEO Trail Members finished the entire 70 miles.

The closing of the Turnpike Bridge-and a severing of the LH Trail made the idea of a cabin at Linn Run State Park a great idea.

The stream outside the cabin

Bob Combs on the Grove Run Trail

Starting at the Linn Run State Park gave us numerous trails to explore, including going over to the LH Trail and running there, and then back to the cabin.

Bruce McMurray, Bob Combs, Kim Love-Ottobre

Kim, Bruce, and Bob were able to get some mileage in on Friday. Rich "The Professor" Vrbonic arrived in time for dinner Friday night.

There was enough food to feed 12 or 15 hungry ultra runners.
The weather was beautiful on Friday night, with a huge full moon. So a night run was organized, getting in six miles in the darkness. In some spots the headlamps were extinguished, and we could run in the dark.
Donning gear for the run on Saturday

Jim "Slim" Harris and Cam "Wrong Way" Baker joined us on Saturday morning.

Cam Baker and Bob Combs

Jim Harris happy to be on the Laurel Higlands Trail again

Cam showing off his rock climbing skills

There are groves of rhododendrons on the LH Trail

Rich had dropped Aid at the Route 30 Parking Lot-thanks Rich!

Various distances were covered. Cam turned at the Aid Spot, going off on his own to run some side trails for future exploration. Rich and Jim ran around 40 miles. Kim, Bob, and Bruce ran around 28 miles.
There was talk of another night run, but the huge offering of food from club members-pirogies, lasagna, sausages, chili, chips, dip, made it too hard to leave the roaring fire and camaraderie.

There are future runs being considered with the Linn Run State Park cabins being used as the meeting place. Come join us sometime!

Bills’ Bad Ass 50K

2nd Annual Bills’ Bad Ass 50K Results
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Place Name Time M/F 

1 Dave Wank 4:41:57 M  
2 John Reynolds 4:51:44 M  
3 Joshua Strzala 5:00:00 M  
4 Crystal Basich 5:05:19 F  
5 Brad Polman 5:12:00 M  
6 George Themelis 5:21:00 M  
7 Terri Lemke 5:22:40 F  
8 Chris Basich 5:26:46 M  
9 Jeannine Nicholson 5:29:03 F first 50K
10 Ladd Clifford 5:29:03 M  
11 Mike Manozzi 5:33:00 M first 50K
12 Dan Bellinger 5:36:00 M  
13 Rich Henderson 5:38:00 M  
14 Michael Moran 5:39:00 M  
15 Radames Colon 5:42:00 M first 50K
16 Matt Swetel 5:45:00 M  
17 Sue Ottogalli 5:50:38 F  
18 Bob Combs 6:08:00 M  
19 Chris Phillips 6:08:00 M  
20 Mike Shaughnessy 6:08:00 M  
21 Kevin Chiuley 6:09:00 M  
22 Todd Keserich 6:09:00 M  
23 Mark Anson 6:11:00 M  
24 Luke Landis 6:12:00 M first 50K
25 Kevin Landis 6:13:00 M  
26 Joe Jurczyk 6:14:00 M  
27 Pete Faith Whitworth 6:14:00 M  
28 Jim Brockman 6:17:00 M  
29 Shannon Fisher 6:17:00 F  
30 Dave Koch 6:20:00 M  
31 Glenn Dumonthier 6:20:00 M  
32 Charlie Bolek 6:22:45 M first 50K
33 Suzanne Weightman 6:24:00 F  
34 Chris Wagner 6:26:00 M  
35 Steve Hawthorne 6:26:00 M  
36 Rachel Nypaver 6:26:00 F  
37 Brian Perusek 6:27:00 M  
38 Bob Drake 6:31:00 M  
39 Mike Erhardt 6:34:00 M  
40 Bob Baldwin 6:34:00 M  
41 Bob Clark 6:34:00 M  
42 Erin Petit Lewis 6:35:00 F  
43 Lou Karl 6:35:00 M  
44 Paul Lefelhocz 6:44:00 M  
45 Gerald Hurd 6:45:00 M  
46 Lisa Fine 6:45:00 F  
47 Liz Ferro 6:45:00 F  
48 Austin Ashwill 6:47:00 M  
49 Suzanne Pokorny 6:48:00 F  
50 Brian Musick 6:49:00 M  
51 Kathy Goad-Wolf 6:50:00 F  
52 Kurt Osadchuk 6:53:00 M  
53 Bruce McMurray 6:55:00 M  
54 Danielle West 6:57:00 F  
55 Kirk Harrison 6:59:58 M  
56 Melissa Cairns 7:01:00 F  
57 Jeannette Spade 7:04:00 F  
58 Patty Roberts 7:05:00 F  
59 Ron Demyan 7:05:00 M  
60 Cheryl Splain 7:10:00 F  
61 Julie Bowen-Miller 7:10:00 F  
62 Tara Schweitzer 7:10:00 F  
63 Desiree Cowie 7:16:00 F  
64 Michael Kazar 7:16:00 M  
65 Daniel Davbner 7:17:00 M  
66 Denise Flores 7:23:00 F  
67 Thomas Patton 7:23:00 M  
68 Heidi Finniff 7:28:00 F  
69 Cindy Antenucci 7:29:00 F  
70 Bob Cassill 7:38:00 M  
71 Debi Glinksek 7:38:00 F  
72 Fred Davis 7:38:00 M  
73 John Herraghty 7:59:00 M first 50K
74 Jade Running 8:19:00    
75 Libby White 8:19:00 F  
76 Betty Sharpe 8:33:00 F  
77 Tim Harber 8:33:00 M  
78 Tapatha Knupile 8:50:00 F first 50K

CANDY ASS LIST     
DNF Angie Kovacs DNF    
DNF Becky Judy DNF    
DNF Beth Ann Miller DNF    
DNF Chris Casa DNF    
DNF Don Holtzapple DNF    
DNF Jennifer Branch DNF    
DNF Hjohn Buerle DNF    
DNF Kristen Perusek DNF    
DNF Mike Keller DNF    
DNF Patrick Murphy DNF    
DNF Carl Di Vita 

Photos by Mark Shelton – CLICK HERE

Photos by Laurie Colon – CLICK HERE

Take a minute to say a pray for our Veterans today.

Forget the PR 50K is filling up fast.

http://www.mohican50k.com/

Run with Scissors Marathon & Double Marathon

Congrats to the following NEO Trail members who completed the Run with Scissors Marathon/Double Marathon this past Sunday:

Double Marathon Finishers
TJ Hawk – 9:10:00 (11th overall)
Ron Ross – 9:17:00 (12th overall)
Eric Deutsch – 9:39:00 (15th overall)
Frank Dwyer – 10:45:00 (19th overall)
Paul Lefelhocz – 10:48:00 (20th overall)

Marathon Finishers
Dave Peterman – 3:49:00 (3rd overall)
Todd Hanks – 4:08:00 (6th overall)
Dan Bellinger – 4:12:00 (8th overall)
Mike Keller – 4:20:00 (13th overall)
Tanya Cady – 5:05:00 (27th overall)
Bill Wagner – 5:16:00 (31st overall)
Tara Schweitzer – 5:18:00 (33rd overall)
Dave Janosko – 5:37:00 (41st overall)
Julie Bowen-Miller – 5:38:00 (43rd overall)
Mike Halkovich – 6:07:00 (45th overall)

For complete results and photos - CLICK HERE

TO VOTE

Winter Run for Regis

The Winter Run for Regis event has sold out.
There will not be a wait list for this event, but you are able to swap entries.
Race website is here.
http://www.winterrunforregis.org/

Oil Creek Trail Runs - Results

Congratulations to the following NEO Trail members that completed this past weekend’s Oil Creek Trail Runs in Titusville, PA:

100 Mile
Cam Baker – 20:39:32 (7th overall, 2nd age group)
Jim Harris – 20:42:11 (8th overall, 2nd age group)
Bill Losey – 28:26:35
Bob Combs – 29:44:46
Rich Vrboncic – 30:50:30
Brian Musick – 31:35:57

100K
Kim Boner – 13:02:20 (1st female)
Roy Heger – 15:20:17
Mark Anson – 15:49:55

50K
Lloyd Thomas – 5:03:30 (4th overall, 1st age group)
Dan Bellinger - 5:59:26 (1st age group)
Gale Connor – 10:27:34

Oil Creek Trail Runs - This Weekend

Good luck to the following NEO Trail members that will be participating in the 2nd Annual Oil Creek Trail Runs this weekend:

-

100 Miler
Bob Combs
Jim Harris
Paul Lefelhocz
Bill Losey
Brian Musick
Rich Vrboncic

-

100K
Mark Anson
Kim Boner
Roy Heger
-
50K
Dan Bellinger
Gale Connor
Lloyd Thomas

During the runs a live webcast will be updated.
Click on the links below to track each race:
100 Mile - 100K - 50K

West Virginia Trilogy

This past weekend NEO Trail member Kim Love-Ottobre completed 2 out of the 3 runs that are a part of the West Virginia Trilogy, which is organized by the West Virginia Mountain Trail Runners. On Friday she completed the 50K in 8 hours and 57 minutes and on Sunday she finished the half marathon in 3 hours and 20 minutes. Congrats!

October WRTR Newsletter

The October Edition of the Western Reserve Trail Running (WRTR) Newsletter has been published!

Highlights this month:

- Bobcat Trail Marathon SOLD OUT!

- 2011 Run for Regis 50K, Marathon, 1/2 Marathon registration opens this Friday

- 2011 Forget the PR Mohican 50K registration opens November 1st

- Bigfoot 50K/3-person Relay now 65% full - December 2010

- "New" Tar Hollow 50 - May 2011

- YUT-C 50K/25K Race Report

- Inaugural Leave No Trail Trail 1/2 Marathon Race Report

- Inaugural Marshall Mangler 50K on November 14th

- Run with Scissors Marathon and Double Marathon Race Preview (Halloween 2010!)

- Local Trail Runner Spotlight: Michael Patton

- 2011 Burning River 100 registration NOW OPEN

Don't get the newsletter?  Read it online here.

Grindstone 100

Congrats to NEO Trail member Dave Peterman for finishing the Grindstone 100 this past weekend in 20th place with a time of 26 hours, 45 minutes! Click here for more info and complete results.

Big Schloss FA 50K

This past weekend Bob Combs, Jim Harris, and Brian Musick completed the 8th running of The Big Schloss FA 50K. This free no frills event starts and finishes at the Trout Pond Campground in Wardensville, WV and traverses through the George Washington National Forest in WV & VA. The weather this year was sunny and in the low 80s. Results will soon be posted here. To view Brian's photos - click here.

YUT-C 50K/25K Results

 
Congratulations to all 2010 YUT-C 50K & 25K finishers!

Results and Photos are now posted.

YUT-C Update

Thanks to Mill Creek Park, the limit on the YUT-C 50K has been lifted for the first time in the race's history. Race Day Registrations WILL BE accepted! The 25K remains sold out but anyone can register for the 50K and drop at the 25K point.

Wasatch 100 Results

Congrats to NEO Trail member Bill Losey for completing the Wasatch 100 Miler in Utah this past weekend with a time of 35:12:36!  Click Here for complete results.

Wasatch 100 Tomorrow!

Good luck to NEO Trail Club member Bill Losey as he gets ready to run the Wasatch 100 in Utah tomorrow morning!  Click Here for live runner tracking during the race.

The Ring

Congrats to NEO Trail Club member Kim Love-Ottobre for joining the "fellowship of the ring" this past weekend, by completing the VHTRC's annual run titled "The Ring". She has also declared her intentions to move on to the "Reverse Ring" in February... another stepping stone.

For the unititiated, The Ring is a circuit of the entire 71-mile orange-blazed Massanutten Trail in the George Washington National Forest, on the ridgelines of the eastern and western ranges of the Massanutten Mountains around the Fort Valley, roughly between Front Royal and Luray. The "trail" is hard, rocky and slow. Sections of this trail have been around in some cases for centuries, but the entire, uninterrupted, 71-mile Massanutten Trail was not completed until 2002. The Virginia Happy Trails Club immediately pounced on this trail upon completion and now every fall more runners are initiated into the Ring.

Click Here to read Kim's full report on the weekend

NEO Trail members Jim Harris and Cam Baker also ran The Ring, went off course and actually ran further, but were disqualified. Click here to read a post from Jim.

YUT-C 50K Limit Extended

The YUT-C 50K will reach it's limit today or tomorrow. However, the race director will accept more entries BUT all entries must be received ON or BEFORE Saturday, September 11th. Any entries received after this date will be returned. Note: the 25K remains sold out.

Website: http://www.neotrail.org/yutc.html

Happy Trails!

September WRTR Newsletter

The September Edition of the Western Reserve Trail Running Newsletter has been published!

Highlights this month:

- Bigfoot 50K and 3-Person Relay already 30% full

- Comprehensive regional trail links including Google Map links (northern Ohio and western PA)

- YUT-C 50K/25K (Youngstown Ultra Trail Classic) Update

- Tar Hollow 50 in May 2011

- XTERRA 2010 Complete!

- Bills' BadAss 50K Announcement

- Top 10 Reasons to run the 2nd Annual Bobcat Trail Marathon

- The Barkcamp Race (a $15 race entry fee?  Yep!)

- Trail Runner Spotlight: Kathleen Alexander Dickson

View it online here.

Happy Trails!

YUT-C 50K/25K Registration Update

The YUT-C 25K is filled, but entries will be accepted until this Saturday Aug 28th.  After the 28th entry is CLOSED.  Any 25K entry received after the 28th will be returned. 

Approx. 25 spots remain for the 50K as of 8/24.

Leadville Trail 100 Results

Congrats to the 363 individuals that crossed the Leadville 100 finish line this past weekend within the 30 hour time limit. 99 of them finished sub-25 hours.

Race Recap

Final Results

YUT-C Registration Update

Are you still interested in running this year’s YUT-C 50K or 25K?  If so, make sure to send in your entry form ASAP as the race is now over 70% filled with 30 spots remaining in the 50K and 10 spots remaining in the 25K.  For more info, visit http://www.neotrail.org/yutc.html

Also, if you would like to preview the course with other runners, there will be a familiarization run on Saturday, August 28th, starting from the Old Log Cabin.  Park at either the upper or lower parking lot.  The GPS address to the upper parking lot is 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, OH.  Click this map for a view of the area:

If you have further questions, please visit the following link:
http://www.neotrail.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=100

Burning River 100 Results

Congrats to everyone who completed the 2010 Burning River 100 Miler.  Click Here for final results.  Click Here for age group awards.

Burning River 100 Volunteer Opportunity

If you are interested in helping out and volunteering at this weekend's Burning River 100 Mile Trail Run, please contact Maria at dividemyinsanity@yahoo.com She is in charge of the Happy Days aid station (mile 64).

Are you entered into YUT-C yet?

The 2010 Youngstown Ultra Trail Classic (YUT-C) 50K & 25K will take place in Mill Creek Park (Youngstown, OH) on Saturday, Sept. 18th.  Entry fees for both distances will go up after Sept. 1st, so make sure you get your entry in as soon as possible!  Click Here to see a list of current entrants.

Buckeye Trail 50K Results

Congrats to the following NEO Trail members for completing the Buckeye Trail 50K on Saturday...

Ron Ross  5:44:01  (26th overall)
TJ Hawk  6:13:45  (43rd overall)
Roy Heger  6:17:59  (55th overall)
Dave Peterman  6:32:51  (67th overall)
Kurt Osadchuk  6:43:53  (76th overall)
Carole Krus  7:07:02  (86th overall)
Tim Knapp  7:10:05  (90th overall)
Mark Anson  7:28:45  (96th overall)
Frank Dwyer  7:41:40  (106th overall)
Nick Billock  7:57:20  (112th overall)
Buck Itrale  8:26:22  (120th overall)
Joe Novicky  8:41:47  (123 overall)

Complete results will be posted here:
http://www.buckeyetrail50k.com

Buckeye Trail 50K Live Webcast

The Buckeye Trail 50K will take place tomorrow morning in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  Click Here for a live race-day webcast or click here to visit the event website.

Run the Keweenaw 25K

Congrats to NEO Trail member Dan Bellinger for completing the “Run the Keweenaw 25K” in a time of 2:21:47 (2nd age group).  This trail race takes place in Copper Harbor, MI on difficult single-track mountain bike trails.  Click Here to visit the event website.

Hardrock 100 Miler

The 17th running of the Hardrock 100 Mile Endurance Run is scheduled to start at 6:00am tomorrow morning. This year the course will be run in the clockwise direction- a big loop through the San Juan Mountains of beautiful Colorado: Silverton - Ophir - Telluride - Ouray - Sherman - back to Silverton. 33,992 feet of climb and 33,992 feet of descent for a total elevation change of 67,984 feet with an average elevation of 11,186 feet - low point (7,680), high point (14,048).

Good luck to NEO Trail members, Bob Combs (bib #39) and Mike Dobies (bib #34)!!!

Click here for live tracking.