September 2, 2010
The Shoe at Mule Shoe Bend Recreation Area next Saturday September 4th. The 10km will start at 8:00am and the combined 30km/60km will start at 7:00 PM. The 10km has 3 hours to finish. The 60km has 12 hours. The 30km has 6 hours. The race is sponsored by Tejas Trails and Team Traverse and Hammer Nutrition.
We have made numerous changes to the course. in the last few weeks, so please take a look at the new course map online and give it some thought. It is now a much bigger loop: over 9 miles.
Packet Pickup will ONLY be at the start/finish area. The same place where you park. You can also camp there.
Parking is no problem at this race. There is plenty of parking at the start/finish.
Camping: You can camp at the start/finish. Also, they do have a permanent bathroom. Keep reading →
August 24, 2010
Brad-RD giving instructions.
If you want to know what are those tough Texans doing while most of the country enjoys cool mountain air, come and sign up for one of Tejas Trail races, this particular one also being sponsored and benefiting Team Traverse. Since it’s 102F outsdide, the summer fun happens to be run (literally) at night, with races beginning at 7pm. And since you won’t see me racing in the area at these temperatures, I am a main aid station volunteer coordinator every summer at every race of the series (my 3rd summer now, thanks to meeting my sweetie). The races go in circles (parks are not THAT big to put a 30 mile loop in it, besides Bandera), and I get to see runners and revive them (forcefeeding or sweettalking) a few times. Enjoy the picture story below. Keep reading →
August 24, 2010
Team Traverse Athlete Liza Howard wins the 2010 Leadville 100 miler in 21:19!
Liza Howard and her pacer, former Leadville winner Amanda McIntosh, motor through Pipeline Aid Station - photo by Tony Maldonado
Leadville is a great race and the people involved are outstanding. I had a pretty hard time there. My stomach turned on me after about 40 miles and I was reduced to eating Saltine crackers during the last 30 miles. One Saltine cracker and then a mouthful of water to wash the pasty mass down. (Not as fun as it sounds.) T., who paced the last 13 miles, can probably still hear my grumpy orders in his head. “Give me a cracker! I need more water!” Tha … Read More
via Lizahoward’s Blog
August 11, 2010
Dear friends and supporters of Fuego y Agua, Ultramaraton Fuego y Agua is canceled for 2010 due to lack of funding and sponsorship. The ongoing economic recession has made it increasingly difficult to hold these kinds of events. If you have already signed up, we will begin processing refunds at the end of this month. As of yet no decisions have been made about 2011. We want to thank everyone for their support and interest in sharing the vision fo … Read More
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