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Harry Hamilton's 2013 Manitou's Revenge 54 Mile Ultra Race Report "Look Ma no Headlamp!"
Manitou’s Revenge is a 56 mile gnarly, grueling, nasty, sick mountain climbing ultra-beast in the Catskills of New York. If it was a dog it would be an abused, starving, ill-tempered pit-bull. There are roots and rocks everywhere on the course and it seems like they reach out of the ground and bite your ankles at every opportunity.
Photos from the 2013 Manitou's Revenge Ultramarathon!
The inaugural Manitou’s Revenge 56 Mile Ultra Marathon & Relay in the Northeastern Catskills, was a huge success! 61 of some of the toughest endurance athletes around showed up to test themselves both mentally and physically on some of the most demanding trails in the country.
2013 Training Camp on the Intensely Challenging Manitou's Revenge Course!
This past weekend we held our 2nd annual training camp for the MPF Campmor Trail Running Team and based it around the 2013 Manitou's Revenge 54 Mile Ultramarathon course in the Northeastern Catskills (Trail map 141). The Manitou’s Revenge Ultramarathon takes place June 22nd and spawned into life as an extension of the legendary Escarpment Trail Run.
Photos from the 2013 Bryce 100 Mile Trail Run! On scene with Grace & Elizabeth
The inagural Bryce 100 Mile Trail Run, in Bryce Canyon Utah took place on May 31st. Here is a video and pictures from the day or days events! Hope you enjoy! Hope to have a crew, pacer and runner report posted in the coming weeks.
Len Huffman's 2013 The North Face Endurance Challenge Half Marathon Race Report
The weekend of May 4-5th brought The North Face Endurance Challenge back to Bear Mountain in New York. I was competing in Sunday’s half marathon for the fifth time. This race has been my spring goal for the last few years. I have enjoyed high finishes and went into this years race looking for more success.
At the 2013 The North Face 50, Bear Mtn, A Clip of Jordan McDougal on his way to his 3rd win in a row “The Fall to 1st!”
During the 50 Mile Endurance Run, I was filming near Aid Station #4 Lake Skannatati, mile 20.7. I made my way up the red trail towards Pine Swamp Mtn because I knew this was one of the more visually fun sections to watch runners make their way through.
Grace Lin's 2013 Flatrock 101k Ultra Trail Run Race Report
I flew out to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday morning with a layover in Houston, all scheduled with plenty of time to spare. Things got off to a rocky start however as the FAA furloughs caused delay after delay leading to missed connections and increased nerves as I had checked my race gear and didn’t know...
Photos & Video from the 2013 CRCA Orchard Beach Criterium
After a long hiatus, CRCA was able to regain access to Orchard Beach as a race venue during the 2012 season, returning the Orchard Beach Criterum and its long history to the CRCA calendar.
Pictures From the 2013 The North Face Endurance Challenge, Bear Mountain NY
Another great weekend on the trails of Bear Mountain & Harriman State Park! Weather was perfect for the hundreds of runners that showed up for one hell of an adventure
On the trails with Niner Bikes!
By Joe Azze
Great day out on the trails today! I got chance to demo some great Niner bikes! Thanks Tom from Niner & Tahir from Campmor for setting things up!
Race Report: 2013 Singlespeed-A-Palooza Mountain Bike Race
Evan Fineman placed 2nd in the Singlespeed-A-Palooza this past Sunday! The weekend before he also came in 2nd in the Blue Mountain MTB SS Cat 2 Race. Here is his latest race recap
MPF Campmor Athlete, Phil Germakian's Triple Crown Half-Marathon Race Report
Last weekend, Jim Jansen and I drove down to Newark, Delaware to run the 16th Annual Triple Crown Half-Marathon. This race is a fundraising event that benefits 4 local homeless shelter programs. They offer four distance options: 5K, 10K, Half, and Full-Marathon, along with a unique Triple Crown category
MPF Campmor Athlete Chris Focacci's 2013 UltraFest 50 Race Report
It’s 6 am on Sunday morning and I am waiting at the race start. Despite what you might think, I’m not nervous at all. Mainly because I started and finished the 50 mile race I had entered over 12 hours ago. I now had the privilege of helping to crew a runner attempting to finish his first 100-mile race.
Harry Hamilton's 2013 Mt. Tammany 10 Race Report "1st Place & Course Record!"
The Mt. Tammany 10 is 10 climbs up Mt. Tammany, each climb having 1,200 feet of gain and you have 10 hours to do so. Here is how Harry's day went.
Photos from 3/31/13 Trail Run & Hike in Harriman
Last day of March and another great day on the trails with the team & friends! We kept it an easy pace in order to recover from a hard March of training & racing. Looking forward to April!
Elizabeth Azze's 2013 Mt. Tammany 10 Race Report
A hearty group of runners gathered at the base of a looming giant that would later challenge our heart, will and desire in epic proportions. I’m not saying its Mt. Denali or Everest but the terrain would challenge our ability to move forward as we chased the 10 hour cut off in Everest proportions.
2013 Spring Classic Ride with the RBNY Racing Team!
By Joe Azze
It was great leading RBNY Racing on their Spring Classic Ride today! The weather and conditions couldn't have been better for this time of year! We headed out from the Bear Mountain area with the goal of riding as many of the dirt roads and...
Lenny Huffman's 2013 Chilly Cheeks 7.2 Race Report
On race morning my wife and I drove out to Reading for the race. It was only about a 2 hour ride. The race had an 11am start time so it was nice not to have to rush out to early. Check in was held at a “social” club at the race finish
What's MPF Athlete Lenny Huffman up To?
I started my 2013 race season on February 3rd at the NJ Trail Series last race of the winter season. My goals for the first half of the year consist of shorter races so I signed up for the 5 mile race
A great weekend of Hiking in Harriman & Bear Mtn State Parks!
Thanks to the awesome winter weather we just had, we enjoyed a few days of great hikes through knee deep snow with friends, teammates and clients! We capped it off with a 5+ hour hike Sunday, breaking trail the entire way in the Bear Mtn area. Looking forward to a few more storms before the winters out!