Desiree Cowee Finishes the Wasatch 100

Congratulations to NEO TC member Des Cowie, who finished the very tough Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run in 35:40:53.

The run stretches from Layton, Utah to The Homestead in Midway, Utah and covers some of the most beautiful scenery the Wasatch Mountains have to offer. There is a cumulative elevation gain of approximately 26,882 feet, as well as a cumulative loss of approximately 26,131 feet throughout the course.

Great job Des!!!!!

Shames Combs Finishes His First Ultra

Congratulations to Shames Combs, who finishes his first ultra, at the Silverton 1000 Mile Challenge.

If you have not run a loop timed course; consider it. It is far harder than you think. This is the elevation profile and changes for each one mile loop.

Shames finished his ultra, the 48 Hour Challenge,by running 30 miles, on a very challenging one  mile loop.

NEO TC Members Bob Combs also finished the 48 Hour Challenge. Combs ran 52 miles, and Bill Losey made redemption after his DNF at Cascade Crest the week before by completing 100 miles.

Good job guys!
 

Sept 11

Cam Baker finishes The Ring!

Cam Baker finishes The Ring in second place, in 20.26.  He then almost automatically becomes A Master of The Ring, by virtue of his Reverse Ring Finish of the year before.

Sounds complicated? Ask him about it on the trails sometime, he'll give you the full story.

There was originally a large field, as Quatro, The Ring Leader, forgot to close the sign up list. But 45 dwindled as the day neared and the temperatures rose. Only 32 toed the parking lot at Signal Knob on September 3.



  NEO TC Members Tim Knapp, Cam Baker, Jim Harris early at Elizabeth Furnance. No one is sweating much..yet.

Tim Knapp is a cousin of Jim Harris and foolish enough to listen to his invitation to come run the rocks of Virginia. Tim twisted an ankle and was unlucky (lucky?) enough to bow out at Moreland Gap.  He did get to experience Waterfall Mountain however.

Jim Harris took the social run this year and took it easy over the rocks of Massanutten. He and Kimba finished together in 25.01.

 Warm temps and Cam Baker's wishes decimated the field. There were  only 12 finishers out of 32 starters...three of these were NEO TC!

Detailed race reports from Cam and Kim.

Slim Pickins'

Hey People, just a reminder that Slim Pickins' will be the weekend of November 18th, 19th, and the 20th.
Wheels are turning in the background to make this happen.
Check your calendars and mark this weekend down as a must do event.
If you don't know what Slim Pickins' is all about, find someone who has been there and ask them.

Here is the teaser...
This year the main run on Saturday will be epic.
7400 feet of elevation gain for the distance, and so far only two people have been able to put forth the effort to finish the run.
The most recent effort at this goal over the weekend resulted in failure.
They were not able to complete the miles neccesary to get the stated objective.

Here is a picture from SP2010.
See how much fun they are having.

Reminder that you must be a member of NEOTC by September 1st to participate.

Panarathon

Newest NEOTC member Taylor Sowers ran down in Mill Creek Park at the recent Panarathon.
Taylor placed 20th over all out of 1047 runners.
His time was 38:55 for a 6:17 per mile effort for the 10K.

More info here.

Combs Finishes Cascade Crest 100

Congratulations to Bob Combs, for finishing the Cascade Crest 100 Mile Race in 29 hours 42 minutes!

Losey Summits Rainier

Bill Losey summitted Mt Rainer on Saturday, August 20.

And more importantly, he made it off the mountain safely. Congratulations, Bill!

Cascade Crest 100

This weekend Gombobu and Shubi will run Cascade Crest 100.
More details here.

Vol State Report

Paul Lefelhocz has created a very interesting presentation on his Vol State Race, with also some commentary about his Burning River 100 Mile Finish also.

Please click this link for his report. It is in a Google Document format.

Pictorial of the YUTC Course

Mill Creek Park was established in 1891 by Volney Rogers, a Youngstown attorney. It is the second largest metropolitian park in the United States.

The Parapet Bridge, constructed in 1913, is located on the east side of Lake Glacier in Mill Creek Park. Architect and landscape designer Julius Schweinfurth created this striking masterpiece of massive upright boulders and a graceful arch. From the four viewing platforms, visitors can look east to Spring Brook Ravine and west to Lake Glacier.

You will be running under the bridge and to your left,with Lake Glacier on your right.

A blurry pic of the approach to the infamous Love Log.

 

After the Love Log, a little run on the rest of the  Monkey Trails, up Rainbow Hill, back into woods, across Pinball Ridge and down to the road.

 

Hop across the road and back next to the water, heading for the Covered Bridge and Lanterman's Mill.

When you see the beginning of the boardwalk, you are approaching Lanternman's Mill and the Covered Bridge, where the Aid Station will be set up.

At the end of the 18th century the land surrounding a beautiful, natural waterfall, now known as Lanterman's Falls, belonged to John Young, founder of Youngstown.
The first mill was built of logs from the site. Millstones were cut from granite boulders found in the area of what is now Fifth Avenue at Rayen Avenue. This mill operated from 1799 to 1822.

In 1823 the original mill was replaced by a second mill. Built by Eli Baldwin, this frame structure served only as a gristmill. Baldwin's mill operated until 1843 when a flood washed it away. A grinding stone from this mill can still be seen resting in the creekbed 500 feet downstream of the Falls.

The current frame structure was built in 1845-46 by German Lanterman and his brother-in-law Samuel Kimberly. German and his wife Sally Ann owned a large tract of land around the Falls. Lanterman's Mill was the third mill constructed at the Falls and was used solely as a gristmill.

Lanterman's Mill was restored over a three year period, from 1982 to 1985. 

You will then cross the Covered Bridge, where the Aid Station will be set up.

 

After you cross the Covered Bridge you will be running down the south side of the course, beside Lake Newpoort.

This is the southern end of the YUTC race course, around Lake Newport.

After you round the bottom end of Lake Newport, there is just one section of road to encounter, just less than one mile.

After you have crossed the Covered Bridge and started on the east side of the course, you will come across the Suspenion Bridge.

The Suspension Bridge, located on Valley Drive, was erected in 1895 and spans Mill Creek connecting the east and west sides of the park. Following the wishes of Volney Rogers to create fanciful park entrances, Charles Fowler of the Youngstown Bridge Company designed the structure.

Pioneer Pavilion, is one of the oldest structures in Youngstown, Ohio. Constructed in 1821, this sandstone building served as a mill for carding and fulling wool. The building was later used as a storeroom for the nearby Mill Creek Furnace, then remodeled for party use in 1893. In 1894, the woolen mill was officially named Pioneer Pavilion to honor its pioneer history.

The flagpole is a new addition at Pioneer Pavilion, dedicated 2011 to Gary L Nilsson.

This would be the view as you come out of the woods and make the left turn back down the drive to the Start/Finish Line at the Log Cabin.

YUTC Volunteer/Familiarization Run At Mill Creek Park

A good group of runners turned out for the YUTC Volunteer/Familiarization Run on Saturday. More pictures to come soon!

YUTC Training Run

Course Familiarization run this Saturday the 14th of August.
8:00 start for the group at the Log Cabin.
We will cover the 12 miles of the YUTC course, with water stops every 4 miles.
Others are starting earlier, in case you need a few more miles.

More info here.

NEOTC Dominates at the Speece Family Duathlon

Quick report on the Speece Duathlon.
Eric Harris wins the duathlon with a come from behind effort on the 2nd run.
Eric was also the fastest on both runs.
Todd Hanks dominates the bike portion.
Following is the list of the NEOTC effort at the Duathlon.
1st place  -  Eric Harris   1:01:14
2nd place -  Jim Harris    1:02:48
3rd place -  Todd Hanks 1:03:16
4th place  -  Pat Dillon     1:08:36

Great event and one that many of us are looking ahead to next year to compete again at the Speece Venue.
Should have the Triathlon back next year is the latest word from the event organization.

Speece Family Duathlon

This Saturday is the Speece Family Duathlon.
While not on trails, this race is a great experience for those who like to compete and particiapte in unique events.
The Speece Family has taken it upon themselves to create an event that raises money for Pacreatic Cancer research.
After the event there will be a family picnic and everyone participating is asked to bring a covered dish to share.
More info here.

Burning River 100

Congratulations to all who participated in the Burning River 100 Mile. And big THANK YOU to the many many volunteers who gave up their weekend to support the runners!!

There were some great performances by NEO TC members:

Courtney Russell 25.38.54

Roy Heger 25.38.59

Paul Lefelhocz 27.16.43

Ron Ross 28.51.06

Kurt Osadchuck 28.36.27

The 100 mile distance of the past weekend must have seemed 'short' for Paul Lefelhocz, who earlier in the month completed the 314 distance of the Vol State Race.  The other participants in the "King of the Miles" contest should be relieved that July is over and Paul can't add any more miles for the month!

King of the Miles

Get your July Miles to Jim Harris.

Paul L takes a big lead in the Race miles with Vol State and BR100 to his credit.
Paul had over 400 miles racing in the Month of July.