OSS 50 Miler
John Calabrese reports on his battle to complete the 2025 edition of local trail legend Alex Papadopoulos’s OSS/CIA 50-Mile Night Run, held on June 14-15 in Prince William Forest Park.
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23
Jun
2025
1
Jul
2024
Taco Trail Marathon
In the latest installment of Calabrese Corner, our intrepid runner and reporter has the story of a relatively new event on the mean trails of DC to bring to light.
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3
May
2024
2024 C&O Canal 100 mile race report
The annual C&O Canal 100 miler was held in Maryland over the weekend of April 27-28. Lo and behold we have not one but TWO reports from competitors in the race. First up: frequent contributor John Calabrese on his finish in the 2024 race.
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1
Mar
2024
Calabrese Corner: The Reverse Ring
Our intrepid trail reporter, John Calabrese, capped off an amazing February of tackling big winter mountain challenges with a finish at the Reverse Ring. This newly-minted Master of The Ring has shared his thoughts on the race in the latest installment of the Calabrese Corner.
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28
Feb
2024
31
Jan
2024
Willis River
In the latest installment of the Calabrese Corner, John Calabrese managed to emerge from the bogs of central Virginia and submit the following report on his run at the Willis River 50k, held on Sunday January 28, 2024
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25
Nov
2023
61st Annual JFK 50 Mile
John Calabrese and Denise Freeman raced the nation’s oldest ultramarathon, the JFK 50 Miler, on Saturday 18 November 2023, and have kindly shared a report on their race experience.
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1
Oct
2023
City Invincible Race Report
Our running correspondent, John Calabrese, took a week off from racing on trails to race around a track. It went better than anticipated, as John came away from his loops around the 400 meter oval outside of Philly having not only covered over 100 miles in 24 hours, but also with the overall win! Here is his report on the first ever ultramarathon to be held in the city of Camden, over the weekend of September 30th.
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19
Sep
2023
Barkley Fall Classic Race Report
John Calabrese has returned from the long journey down to Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee, and his running of the infamous Barkley Fall Classic on Saturday September 16, 2023. Here is his tale …
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8
Aug
2023
The JIM - Jarmans Invitational Marathon
While it is not a “trail race,” the Jarmans Invitational Marathon (or the JIM) is in the mountains (on the edge of Shenandoah National Park near Crozet in western Albemarle County), the course is primarily dirt road, and just about everyone has a beer at the finish. So it very much has a VHTRC vibe to it. John Calabrese reports on the 2023 race.
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