The folks over at DREGS have announced the details for their summer series of underground trail/adventure runs. Head on over to http://dregsclub.com/ for full details but here are the dates and locations:
Sat. Aug 15 - South Mtn. ReservationNon-Competitive
Sun. Aug 23 - Cheesequake State ParkNon-Competitive
Sat. Aug 29 - Pyramid Mtn.Non-Competitive
I'd like to make at least one of these summer events since I really enjoyed the run I did with them in the spring out in Watchung. If anyone is interested in going to any of these leave a comment or email me and let me know.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Race Report: The Great Underground Trail Series - Race #4
On Sunday morning, I headed off all by my lonesome to represent HATR at The Great Underground Trail Series - Race #4. The 7-mile trail race was held at Watchung Reservation in Watchung, NJ and hosted by Iron Pete Priolo, Ironman triathlete turned ultrarunner. It took me about an hour to get out there from Hamilton, having trekked out 206N to 78E. When I arrived I was surprised at how many people had showed up for this "unofficial" race. I'd say there were about 30-40 runners at the start. After some quick announcements, Pete literally dragged his foot through the dirt and then proceeded to point out the starting line.
A few moments later we were on our way. Going into this race I really had no idea what to expect other than hills. That's why when we ran the first 2 miles in mostly flat or downhill trail I become a little worried that this was just setting us up for the rest of the race. After making our way around the aptly named Lake Surprise, we turned it uphill and then out past the "deserted village"...it's actually not as scary as it's name but it certainly was a little odd to these deserted houses in the middle of the trails. Once past the houses, the trails narrowed again and we went back in and started to climb some decent hills. After about 3 miles of ups and downs along the powder marked trails we came out along the edge of a river and continued to climb for about another 1/2 mile or so before coming upon a beautiful waterfall. I took just a second or two to take in the sights before running back off into the trails. It wasn't long after that before we hooked it back up one last huge hill to the finish.
Before the race I met up with John Otten, of njtrailrunners.com. John and I discussed the possibilty of getting our respective groups together for a run sometime over the summer. One possible venue may be Six Mile Run Park, in Somerset County. Stay tuned for details...
A few moments later we were on our way. Going into this race I really had no idea what to expect other than hills. That's why when we ran the first 2 miles in mostly flat or downhill trail I become a little worried that this was just setting us up for the rest of the race. After making our way around the aptly named Lake Surprise, we turned it uphill and then out past the "deserted village"...it's actually not as scary as it's name but it certainly was a little odd to these deserted houses in the middle of the trails. Once past the houses, the trails narrowed again and we went back in and started to climb some decent hills. After about 3 miles of ups and downs along the powder marked trails we came out along the edge of a river and continued to climb for about another 1/2 mile or so before coming upon a beautiful waterfall. I took just a second or two to take in the sights before running back off into the trails. It wasn't long after that before we hooked it back up one last huge hill to the finish.
Before the race I met up with John Otten, of njtrailrunners.com. John and I discussed the possibilty of getting our respective groups together for a run sometime over the summer. One possible venue may be Six Mile Run Park, in Somerset County. Stay tuned for details...
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