Richmond, Virginia is renowned for its urban trail system, which has been part of XTERRA multisport and trail run racing since 1999. June 13-14, 2009, XTERRA returns to Richmond for its eleventh consecutive year. The XTERRA Atlantic Cup weekend offers runners an opportunity to experience these legendary trails at one of two distances – 10km or the half marathon Xduro. The race course is the most unique in all of XTERRA with both man-made and natural obstacles from the Manchester staircase climb (known as the “Mayan Ruins”) to rock hopping the “dryway” over the James River. For registration and more information, visit www.xterratrailrun.com.
NEW! XTERRA CZECH TRAIL RUN
XTERRA is proud to introduce its newest international trail running venue at Hluboka nad Vltavou, in the Czech Republic’s Southern Bohemia region. The town has hosted the XTERRA Czech Championship of off-road triathlon since 2002 and is a favorite destination for XTERRA multisport athletes. It is best known for its famous Windsor style chateau, originally built in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th century. The castle is open to the public and was used in a scene from Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson’s Shanghai Knights. Both a 5km and a 10km trail run will be offered on June 26, 2009. For more information, visit www.xterratrailrun.com.
XTERRA RACE RECAPS
XTERRA THRILL IN THE HILLS XDURO “MUDFEST”
Following a day of rain, conditions were perfect for making the XTERRA Thrill in the Hills Xduro into an exciting mudfest. Around 500 runners trudged and slipped their way through 21-kilometers of dirty fun over the rolling terrain inside Winder, Georgia’s Fort Yargo State Park on February 28. Tom Kutter, 29, crossed the finish line first in a time of 1:19:18 with Nathan Haskins, 21, just 7 seconds back. For the women, 23-year old Elena Linn turned in the overall win finishing in 1:39:40. Tara Mooney, 26, and Katina Zuganelis, 22, took second and third places with their times of 1:46:58 and 1:47:56 respectively.
XTERRA SEVEN ISLANDS TRAIL RUN
Fred Smith and Cinandra McCeery, both of Knoxville, Tennessee, were the hometown heroes of the 10-kilometer XTERRA Seven Islands Trail Run on February 28. Smith, 32, turned in the fastest time of the day in just 44:07 to claim his rightful place on top of the podium. David Worth, 23, of Sevierville, TN and David Hance, 22, of Talbott, TN took second and third place with their times of 45:44 and 51:48 respectively. For the women, McCeery, 28, had almost a 4 minute lead over runner up Heather Freshwater, 22, of Jefferson City, TN.
XTERRA RUNNIN’ THE ROCKS TRAIL RUN
Less than a second separated first from second place at the March 7th XTERRA Runnin’ the Rocks Trail Run held at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers. Atlanta’s Chris Wiley, 40, bolted across the finish line at 35:49:50 and edged out Marietta’s Jeff Campbell, 38, by just six tenths of a second.
The women’s race had a little more breathing room as 36-year old Holly Ortlund of Decatur took top honors for the 10km event in just 43:01. Once again, Kennesaw’s Tara Mooney, 26, took second in 44:32 while Britney Almaguer, 23 of Atlanta, claimed third place in 45:23.
XTERRA SNOWSHOE RACES AT THE XTERRA WINTER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Fresh powder, bright sun, and blue skies made for fabulous racing conditions at the XTERRA Snowshoe Races in Snowbasin, Utah on March 7. Marc Lonac from Fort Collins, CO won the XTERRA Snowshoe 10km in 40:08 while Caprice Schwarzwalder from Ogden won the women’s race in 50:42 during the Saturday races of the XTERRA Winter World Championship. Marc Munns won the 5km in 37:49 while 12-year-old Kylie Osguthorpe from Ogden, UT won the women’s division in 47:07.
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Richmond, Virginia is renowned for its urban trail system, which has been part of XTERRA multisport and trail run racing since 1999. June 13-14, 2009, XTERRA returns to Richmond for its eleventh consecutive year. The XTERRA Atlantic Cup weekend offers runners an opportunity to experience these legendary trails at one of two distances – 10km or the half marathon Xduro. The race course is the most unique in all of XTERRA with both man-made and natural obstacles from the Manchester staircase climb (known as the “Mayan Ruins”) to rock hopping the “dryway” over the James River. For registration and more information, visit 
To keep track of all our trail running adventures, follow username XTERRAtrailruns. 
