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
Blacksburg’s Brett Sherfy achieved a running goal seven years in the making when he finished the 2021 Western States 100-mile … More
George Tolton’s first “obsession” was skateboarding. “From age 9 to 15, skateboarding was my life. I skateboarded on almost a … More
Trevor Stewart, a former Marine and a seasoned ultra runner, admits that running 50 or a 100 miles doesn’t make … More
2018 has been quite a running year for Blacksburg’s Jordan Chang — and the last five months have been especially … More
Conditions were horrendous at last weekend’s Looking Glass 50 Miler. The race’s signup page describes the course as “an extremely scenic … More
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