OH, THE NIGHTLY WINTER TRAIL RUNS

Just got these picture from local trail runner, Johnny Coyne - a nice pic of us from last winter running at Mt. Airy. BRRRRR.......it was chilly. You can also see me with my brother's dog, Quincy. His poor little paws got clumped with snow, so I carried him out the last 3 miles! Good thing he is a little one. Last snowy run for him!!!

French Park Dirt Days!

This race was a hot one! It was a short and beautiful coarse with lots of stream crossings. Smartwool kindly donated prizes for a raffle - t-shirts and such. Thanx smartwool! After the race OCIN (Orienteering Cincinnati) put on an event. Orienteering is always fun, so check it out! A great way to get in some exercise without really feeling like you are out there working out! OCIN will also be at East Fork, so plan to stick around for a little orienteering after the race and you enjoy some wonderful eats by The Unwritten Chef.

Top 3 male finishers were William Rathkamp, Jason Pitney and Zachary Triplett. Top Female finishers were Meghan Shagena, Ashli Joseph and Cameron Kurz. Way to go!!

Mt. Airy Dirt Days

The Mt. Airy run at Dirt Days 2008 was a great day! Windy, sunny and warm! Delish! There were storms all week up to the day of the race, so we had some trees down, but the running spot did not fail to flawlessly re-route the course. I know Adam was concerned about chopping through parts of the forest to re-route the trail as he felt he had disturbed nature. I assured him it was ok as i pointed to the fallen tree that had itself crushed all the natural life under it.

The top males in this race were (starting in first place) Court Lilly, Bradley Mills and Patrick Harvey. The top 3 female finishers were Leslie Kraus, Cameron Kurz, and Meghan Shagena. Congrats!