TRAIL RUN EVENTS NEWSLETTER
Website: http://www.trailrunevents.com
January 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR from Trail Run Events! My New Year’s Resolution for 2010 is to try to improve communication with you, our TRE Runners. We are so appreciative of your support in running these races in 2009; a year that was difficult for many, in so many ways. We look forward to presenting you with some great trail running opportunities in 2010 and hope to see many of you at some Trail Run Events.
I would like to extend appreciation to Greg Minter for his many years of care and attention to the Trail Run Events website design and management. Greg has passed the torch to Jakob Herrmann who will take over as official TRE Webmaster. Jakob is an avid ultra runner who says Bulldog is his favorite race and he has agreed to make the website more user-friendly for me to make edits and updates… a “win-win” for me and you; to improve our communication through the website.
2010 TRAIL RUN EVENTS:
The ULTRALADIES will kick off their training season in April with bi-weekly training runs in the Santa Monica Mountains and the Angeles National Forest. The UltraLadies are a come-and-go-as-you-wish ultra running training group that’s been together since 1995 and began as a women’s training group, but now includes UltraLadies’ Men. We are especially supportive of new ultra runners and we have helped train more than 100 runners to complete the Bulldog 50K as their first ultra running experience. The training season extends from Spring to late Summer leading up to the Bulldog 50K Ultra Run in August. Please see the website “Latest Info” for the “ULs Official Training Schedule” and check back for any last minute updates. Ultra Newbies are welcome and best of all… IT’S FREE!
We had hoped to offer a new venue on April 3/4; the FOOLS DAY 12/24 HOUR RUNS & RELAY. The bad news is that we ran into a snag when we learned that the CA State Parks permit office decided to close between September and January because of the state budget crisis and cut backs to the parks, so the FDRs will be deferred to April 2/3, 2011. The good news is that this gives us 15-months to plan this event to guarantee that it will be awesome. Please put the date in your calendar and keep checking the TRE website for updated information.
The 9th Annual VALLEY CREST HALF MARATHON will be held on Sunday, June 13, 2010. The Valley Crest is a challenging and scenic mountain half-marathon run on historic Mulholland Drive fire road and passes through Topanga State Park and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. The VCHM is a Road Runner Club of America Regional Championship Race that will feature awards packages for Open, Masters, and Grand-Masters and 1st through 3rd place awards in 5-year divisions. Of course the VCHM continues to provide medals and the coveted VCHM race shirt to all finishers and a free raffle with spectacular Sponsor prizes. Online registration is available at: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1797676&assetId=4568D314-1973-4480-AC95-E20667D0ECFE
The BULLDOG 50K ULTRA RUN will celebrate its 19th running in 2010 on August 21. There will continue to be a BULLDOG 25K race that will start one hour after the 50K start. The BDOG courses are in beautiful Malibu Creek State Park on fire roads and trails in mountainous terrain with spectacular ocean and valley views and fully stocked aid stations every 3-6 miles. The 50K is a Road Runner Club of America Regional Championship Race that will feature awards packages for Open, Masters, and Grand-Masters and both events will offer 1st through 3rd place awards in 10-year divisions; finisher medals; race shirts; awesome Sponsor prizes; and light lunch to all finishers.
50K race registration is available at: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1797675&assetId=5C76C7D4-DC79-45F1-B2A0-A0D78D98F559
25K race registration is available at: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1797674&assetId=EAB8A522-56E8-4BCD-8F25-F362794F9BBA
Our good friends in the next valley will soon be hosting the 2nd Annual BANDIT TRAIL RUN on March 13, 2010, in Simi Valley, CA. This tough little trail run was my re-introduction into trail running last year, after a long hiatus. I will be back to hopefully improve my time and hope some of you will support this beautiful event. Website: http://www.BanditTrailRun.com
Larry and I want to extend HUGE THANK YOUs to all our Trail Run Events Volunteers and Sponsors who work together to provide for your safety and enjoyment at the races. We have a wonderful team of people who come together each year and we depend on them and know that all our runners appreciate their support.
Some of you know that we are crossing our fingers and toes that we will sell our beautiful 25-acre adobe ranch in Chama, NM. If you are a realtor, know a realtor, or just know someone who wants to own a pristine mountain getaway property, please have them take a look at http://www.chamadreamhouse.com. Once we relocate back to Los Angeles permanently we look forward to adding some exciting new races to the Trail Run Events calendar. I know… “why would anyone want to relocate back to Los Angeles?” you ask? Well, I’m a Valley Girl; I guess it’s in my blood!
Happy New Year and Happy Trails,
NSD
Nancy Shura-Dervin & Larry Dervin
