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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The ever industrious John Calabrese has conquered another 100 miler. This time the Viaduct Trail in northern Pennsylvania, held over the weekend of July 22-23, 2023. Here is his report.
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John Calabrese ventured out of the region to tackle a beast of a race known as Manitou’s Revenge, a 53 mile point-to-point run in the Catskill Mountains of south-central New York. He has shared his detailed report on his experience at the 2023 race, held on June 24th.
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Last person standing/backyard events continue to gain in popularity, and John Calabrese reports on a particularly epic weekend at the Backyard Ultra put on over the weekend of May 13-14, 2023, by Just a Training Run in Wakefield, in the Hampton Roads area of southeast Virginia.
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John Calabrese checks in with a report on his experiences during the 2023 running of the C&O Canal 100 Miler, held over the weekend of April 29-30.
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John Calabrese has come through with a detailed report on the inaugural running of the Hone Quarry 40 miler, held on March 25, 2023 in the mountains along the Virginia/West Virginia border west of Harrisonburg.
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John Calabrese is back with his latest race report, this time after a foray into central Virginia to tackle the surprisingly challenging Willis River 50k.
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Your intrepid reporter John Calabrese ventured up to Delaware on the second Saturday in January for the PHUNT trail race experience.
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Read about Devil Dog from the perspective of 100 mile finisher, John Calabrese.
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The 60th annual JFK 50 Mile race was held on Saturday November 19. Noteworthy VHTRC performances included Martha Wright, who won her age group with a time of 9:24; Jana Fridichova, who finished 10th among the women and 65th overall in 7:39 (a pace just over 9 minutes per mile); VHTRC Bored member Chelsea Smith, who came in just under 10 hours; and also John Calabrese, who settled into 11 minute mile pace and finished in 9:13. This placed John 212th among the 1,081 runners, on what was a bright, sunny and brisk day in western Maryland. Here is John’s report.
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