Get to know the vibrant running community in the New River Valley, home to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.
For years, I talked about it but found reasons not to do it. A road marathon seemed more manageable. Work was busy. But the real reason was self doubt. Fear of the unknown, of failure, of falling on the Appalachian Trail and breaking another bone. Luckily, I didn’t have to tackle it alone.
Aaron “Butch” Slabach’s win at last month’s Promise Land 50K builds on a series of impressive performances in the past … More
Blacksburg’s Rachel Spaulding punctuated an impressive year of racing with a record-setting performance at the 2021 Hellgate 100K. Rachel finished … More
Michaela Galya’s training regimen is impressive for any age. At age 61, she’s over-the-top inspiring. The assistant manager at The … More
Blacksburg’s Rachel Corrigan may have grown up near the beach but she fell in love with the mountains at an … More
Christiansburg’s Daniel Kolasa is a man of many talents and interests – a real renaissance runner. A radiographer by day … More
Sean Raines has a long list of running accomplishments. He has finished multiple 100-mile races. He survived the Hellgate 100K. … More
Morgan Corl ran her first race, the Bank of Fincastle 5k, in second grade as part of a team competing … More
Blacksburg’s Brett Sherfy achieved a running goal seven years in the making when he finished the 2021 Western States 100-mile … More
It’s an understatement to call Alisha Ebert a former standout runner at Longwood University. Six years after graduating, she still dominates … More
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