Steamboat is a great town for summer fun, and the growing ultramarathon community there has created a vibrant race scene in the past few years. I managed to get a few days off of work and headed up there last weekend for the Mt. Werner Classic, a 50K held in the mountains around the ski […]
Ultramarathons
Need inspiration? Check out our Thunder Rock 100 mile trail race preview video.
I’d type something up here, but you’ll just skip past it to watch the preview video — so do that! We’ll wait… …okay, you back? We’re ecstatic to announce that, for 2014, Rock/Creek is finally bringing a 100 mile trail race to the Chattanooga area. It’s called the Rock/Creek Thunder Rock 100 miler, and it’s […]
Sheridan Ames on the 2013 Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race
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Last 25 spots available for Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k
UPDATE (16 July 2013): We’ve sold out the 50k as of last night. Thanks to all who registered, and we’ll see you in October! Looking for a trail marathon & 1/2? Check out the Still Hollow Trail Marathon & 1/2 in August. This is a fun one. — If you’ve been thinking about signing up […]
Photos & Results from the 2013 Rock/Creek Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race
What more can we say that hasn’t been said? Rock/Creek’s Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race…
R/C trail runner John Brower on his attempted Smokies Challenge Adventure Run
What can you say about such an experience? I am finding the words to be almost impossible… it is difficult to capture the sights and the feelings of such a run. This was the most pure run I have done, probably in my lifetime up to now; pure in the sense that there were no […]