End of 2008 / 2009 Races

Look for members of the Memphis Ultra at the following races.

11/1 Wades Big Adventure 18 Mile
11/2 New York City Marathon
11/2 MSRT Half Marathon
12/6 Memphis Marathon
1/18 SwampStomper 50K
1/24 Mountain Mist 50K
2/7 Rocly Raccoon 100 Mile
2/21 Sylamore 50K
3/7 Mississippi 50 Mile

We might see you out there. In the meantime, keep on running!!!!!

6-hour Endurance Run Results!!

First of all, congrats to all of the runners today! Thank you for making our first attempt at putting on a race a success! We look forward to putting on another event in the future.

Male Results
1. Mike Hudson - 8 laps
2. Michael Poole - 8 laps
3. John Dodd - 5 laps
4. Drew Hen - 5 laps
5. Vinnie Spataro - 4 laps
6. Mike Wallace - 4 laps
7. Patrick Dodd - 3 laps
8. Darren Hope - 3 laps
9. Chuck Hurt - 3 laps
10. Sam Schill - 3 laps
11. Greg Geske - 1 lap

Female Results
1. Laura Jaggar - 4 laps
2. Holly Hen - 3 laps
3. Chickie Messlein - 3 laps
4. Janet Wallace - 3 laps
5. Gretchen Gintz - 1 lap

We will be posting race pics in the next couple of days!

Race day!!

The course is marked and everything is ready! See everyone out at St. Columba tomorrow!

Race information

Thanks again to everyone who has signed up for the race so far. If anyone else is interested, come to packet pick-up or to the race and sign-up!!

Packet pick-up will be at St. Columba from 12:00-3:00 Saturday afternoon, April 12 or you can pick up your packets Sunday morning before the race. You will receive your race number and goody bag at the pick-up. We have had lots of great items donated for door prizes and for the overall male and female winners.

We marked part of the course today and I want to warn you that with all of the rain, part of the course is wet. If you are planning to run the entire six hours, you might want to bring some extra socks and shoes. The loop is a 3.1 mile loop on dirt trails, grassy trails, and a gravel road. We will have plenty of aid at the start/finish - all kinds of food, water, and gatorade. There will also be hotdogs, hamburgers, and many beverages for all participants at the completion of the six hours.

There will be signs directing you to the start/finish once you arrive at St. Columba - make sure to see below for directions to St. Columba!

Thanks!!

6-hour Endurance Partipants (so far)

1. Michael Poole
2. Patrick Dodd
3. John Dodd
4. Holly Hen
5. Drew Hen
6. Mike Wallace
7. Janet Wallace
8. Laura Jaggar
9. Mike Hudson
10. Samm Schill
11. Chickie Messlein
12. John Rawlinson

**I have had many people tell me that they will be there running, so please either get your forms to me or drop us an email at memphisultra@gmail.com to let us know if you plan on coming - we want to make sure we have enough t-shirt, goody bags, and food for everyone!!

6-hour Endurance Run!!

On the way to Laurel, MS for the MS 50 Michael, Patrick, and myself starting tossing around ideas for a race. We have been talking about putting on a race for a while now, but that's all it was - just talk. We have heard from numerous sources that the death run is not going to happen this year, so we decided to hold an event of our own. After brainstorming, we decided to do something different for the Memphis area trail runners. We aren't going to hold a typical 10K, 25K, or 50K - we are going to hold a 6-hour endurance run!!

So what is a 6-hour endurance run? You have many options:
1. Run as far as you can in 6 hours.
2. Run as many miles as you want then stop before the 6-hour mark.
3. Run as far as you want, take an break, run again, take a break, run again.
4. You get the picture.

So you can try to run a 50K in 6 hours, you can try to run a marathon in 6 hours or you can come out for a long run. It doesn't matter to us - we just want a fun event for trail runners.

Here are the details:
When - April 13, 2008, start time at 9am, finish time at 3pm
Where - St. Columba Episcopal Conference Center - see map below for directions
Course - 3 mile loop on gravel road and green trails
Aid - One aid station at the start/finish with plenty of water, Gatorade, ultra food, and a bathroom
Awards - Awards given out at 3:15
Post-race party - Heck yeah! Stay around for food, drink, and music!!
Entry fee - $35 pre-registration (4/1/2008) $40 late and race day registration
Proceeds - Go to St. Columba so make checks payable to St. Columba
Swag - T-shirt plus a goody bag
Questions - post a comment below or email memphisultra@gmail.com

How do I register? Click on the picture below!!

Map to St. Columba

Take the Sycamore View exit 12 (the first exit east of I 240). Go north on Sycamore View through Bartlett, (it will change names to Bartlett Boulevard). At Memphis Arlington it will change to Billy Maher Road. Continue going north 2.1 miles, turn left into St. Columba.

We hope to see you all April 13!! Happy running!

Race updates!

Many of the Memphis Ultra crew have been busy running lots of races lately...and here are the results:

Sylamore 25K
Holly - 3:30
Vinnie - 3:30

Sylamore 50K
Drew - 6:14
Michael - 6:25
Patrick - 7:45
John Dodd - 8:26

Mississippi 20K
Holly - 2:01

Mississippi 50 miler!!
Michael - 10:42
Patrick - 11:32

Congrats to everyone!!