2010 Larison Rock Hillclimb - Results

The second annual Larison Rock Hillclimb was held yesterday in conjunction with the Salmon River Run / Walk - a long time community event in Oakridge, OR. The field was small but several elite trail runners came from all corners of the state to see who would take the $150 award for first (woman and man). USATF-Oregon put up $100 and race director Alan Abbs put up another $50 courtesy of Sunsweet Growers. Series title sponsor La Sportiva also provided support including free trail running shoes. Race participant and Peterson Ridge Rumble race director Sean Meissner put his money where his mouth is by offer cash for anyone who broke 40 minutes.

The race started at Green Waters Park just off Rt 58 East of downtown Oakridge. After crossing the Willamette River on a foot bridge, the course proceeded along a half mile of flat single-track and half mile of dirt road before hitting the Larison Rock Trail. The Larison Rock Trail is 3.5 miles of continuous single-track climb up 2200 vertical feet to the tree topped summit of Larison Rock.

The race was won by Erik Skaggs and Jenn Shelton for the second year in a row. Both took home $150 in cash prizes and now lead the La Sportiva / USATF-Oregon Mountain Running Series.

Complete Race Results:
1 - Erik Skaggs - 27 (Ashland, OR) - 42:36 (USATF)
2 - Adam Booth - 27 (Eugene, OR) - 42:51
3 - Richard Bolt - 39 (Portland, OR) - 47:23 (USATF)
4 - Sean Meissner - 36 (Sisters, OR) - 48:34 (USATF)
5 - Jenn Shelton - 26 (Ashland, OR) - 52:07 (USATF)
6 - James Shanahan - 36 (Welches, OR) - 1:01:34 (USATF)
7 - Kristin Zosel - 35 (Eugene, OR) - 1:02:40 (USATF)
8 - Mario Tigli - 52 - 1:03:36
9 - Robert Yerex - 50 (Sandy, OR) - 1:05:50 (USATF)
10 - Sheron Rogers - 48 - 1:09:29
11 - Mark Bethel - 40 - 1:10:03

Race photos can be found at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/RichardABolt/

The next race in the series will be the Great NW Mountain Run at Mt. Hood on July 25.

USA 15km Trail Champs in Spokane, WA

The first ever USA 15km Trail Running Championships will take place on July 31, 2010 in Spokane, WA. This will be the second USATF sanctioned trail running National Championship to be held in Washington State. The White River 50 Miler has been the USA 50 Mile Trail Championship on several occasions. You can register for this race and find more information at http://www.usatf.org/events/2010/USA15kmTrailChampionships/entry/.

Trail Running Survey

The American Trail Running Association has a new survey available here.

Yassine Diboun wins Peterson Ridge Rumble

Portland's Yassine Diboun (picture left at the 2009 Where's Waldo 100k) won the 60k race at the Peterson Ridge Rumble over the weekend. You can read Yassine's account of the race on his blog here:
http://www.runforyourlife-yassine.blogspot.com/
He has posted photos here.
You can find complete results at http://www.gobroncobilly.com/rumble/
Nice job Yassine!

You can read another race report from Amy Sproston on her blog at:
http://amysproston.blogspot.com/2010/04/inside-mind-of-ultrarunner.html

XTERRA Bend 5/10km Trail Runs Coming in September

XTERRA Bend 5/10km Trail Runs and coming back to Bend, OR on September 18, 2010. You can register here:
https://www.clubsonline.com.au/eventsregform/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_event&EventID=3676&orgid=1628

You can go head to head with the best runners in the country in the 21k National Championship Race or if something more low key is what you want consider the 5k or 10k races.

Are you looking for a place to stay or other activities in Bend? Check out http://visitbend.com/

Gleukos Urban Cross - Portland, OR

Coming this summer to Portland - the Gleukos Urban Cross running race. The inaugural race will be on July 24, here is what the race website says:

"Who says cross country has to stay in the country? Welcome to the Gleukos Urban Cross where all of the dirt and muck of the most challenging and fun cross country courses is dumped on the golf course located inside the horse race track at Portland Meadows in Portland, Oregon. That’s right, six traditional cross country obstacles (on steroids) will challenge you and your team of seven to see which team can conquer the course in the least amount of time. Teams will be scored via traditional cross-country scoring rules. Each team participant will also be scored as an individual with overall and age group results posted. Team classifications include: High School, Club, Corporate and Open. This spectator-friendly course also allows your friends & family to view your progress in the race at many points with relative ease. Challenge your favorite rival for a not so average run in the park and bring the kiddos for a Kids’ Dash following the adult XC races."

Cross Country is typically a Fall sport but we'll take what we can get. Read more on the race website here:

http://www.gleukos.com/urbancross/