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Philosopher's Way 15k Trail Race (2-MAY-09) :

Philosopher's Way 15k Trail Race (2-MAY-09)

Updated: May 08, 2009 8:05am PST

Little River (10-JAN-09) : The 3rd running of Little River, and ideal conditions for it, with sunny skies, cool temperatues and no exploding kamikaze hippos.

Little River (10-JAN-09)

The 3rd running of Little River, and ideal conditions for it, with sun ...

Updated: Feb 05, 2009 1:41pm PST

Blue Ridge Relay (5.6-SEP-08) : More smelly times in the mountains of Western NC, tracking the progress of a victorious Trailhead team, as they swept all aside, much like a gorilla in a forklift truck casting aside confused lemurs.

Blue Ridge Relay (5.6-SEP-08)

More smelly times in the mountains of Western NC, tracking the progres ...

Updated: Sep 18, 2008 2:04pm PST

Philosopher's Way 15k Trail Race (31-MAY-08) : The inaugral running of the Philosoph .. Phisph .. Pffpff ... buggerit - some 15k and 7k races around the Carolina North Forest, Chapel Hill, NC. The race was disorganized by the Trailheads, and results are available.

Philosopher's Way 15k Trail Race (31-MAY-08)

The inaugral running of the Philosoph .. Phisph .. Pffpff ... buggerit ...

Updated: Jun 04, 2008 8:47am PST

Little River Trail Race III (12-JAN-08) : It's ... Little River Trail race III. Excellent conditions, new course records, occasional falls, and a baroque battle between giant mechanical dinosaurs. Some of that, anyway... 81 pix are now labelled with Runner Name (number). All photos are now uploaded, I think. I'll try to get the labelling completed over the MLK day weekend. See Wingnut's gallery for even more Little River pictures.

Little River Trail Race III (12-JAN-08)

It's ... Little River Trail race III. Excellent conditions, new course ...

Updated: Jan 18, 2008 10:18am PST

Iron Mountain Trail Race (29-SEP-07) : The Iron Mountain Trail Race (IMTR) is a 51 mile run starting from Damascus, VA, and taking in a melange of fireroads, singletrack trails, dead goats and horse poo.

Iron Mountain Trail Race (29-SEP-07)

The Iron Mountain Trail Race (IMTR) is a 51 mile run starting from Dam ...

Updated: Oct 04, 2007 7:17am PST

Blue Ridge Relay 2007 : Hurrah for the 3rd running of the Blue Ridge Relay, a 210-mile wander from Grayson Highlands Park, VA, to Asheville, NC. This gallery charts the Happy Fun Times of the Trailheads team, who left the trails temporarily behind for 27.5 hours of sitting in a van, stinking.

Blue Ridge Relay 2007

Hurrah for the 3rd running of the Blue Ridge Relay, a 210-mile wander ...

Updated: Sep 13, 2007 8:53am PST

Owl's Roost Rumble IV (29-APR-07) : The 4th running of the Owl's Roost Rumble trail half marathon in Greensboro. Number of running photos shown here - zero. Instead, we have a large quantity of Trailheads being themselves, which is to say being Very Silly Indeed.

Owl's Roost Rumble IV (29-APR-07)

The 4th running of the Owl's Roost Rumble trail half marathon in Green ...

Updated: Apr 30, 2007 8:26am PST

Uwharrie trail races (3-FEB-07) : Possibly the premier trail races in NC, Uwharrie comes in 3 flavours: 8, 20 and 40 miles. A vast swathe of Trailheads from Carrboro / Chapel Hill descended upon the races, and this is how they did...

Uwharrie trail races (3-FEB-07)

Possibly the premier trail races in NC, Uwharrie comes in 3 flavours: ...

Updated: Feb 05, 2007 12:36pm PST

Carrboro 50k (6-JAN-07) : Possibly the last running of the Carrboro 50k, as the Bolin Creek woods through which it runs are due to be 'developed' (i.e., destroyed) by UNC Chapel Hill. This year, the course consisted of two 25k laps, as opposed to the 4 shorter laps in previous years.

Carrboro 50k (6-JAN-07)

Possibly the last running of the Carrboro 50k, as the Bolin Creek wood ...

Updated: Jan 09, 2007 7:05am PST

Vine 06 : The first running of The Vine, a 9-mile gnarly trail race around the woods of Bolin Creek, Carrboro, NC.

Vine 06

The first running of The Vine, a 9-mile gnarly trail race around the w ...

Updated: Nov 04, 2006 4:53pm PST

Colorado Outward Bound Relay (8-9 SEP 06) : The Colorado Outward Bound relay is a 170-mile continuous race from Idaho Springs to Glenwood Springs, over a series of gnarly mountain passes. A group of fools from the lowlands of Central NC rose to the challenge: Teams Rockin' the Rockies and Rollin' the Rockies of Millstriders running club brought the heady scent of Okra, Cornbread and desparation to the Western hills. It was a successful jaunt, with the teams scoring 43rd and 44th places out of 133 finishers.

Colorado Outward Bound Relay (8-9 SEP 06)

The Colorado Outward Bound relay is a 170-mile continuous race from Id ...

Updated: Sep 13, 2006 7:20am PST

Jay Mountain Marathon (29-JUL-06) : The Jay Mountain Marathon is part of a 3-day paddling, running and mountain biking challenge (Jay Mountain Marathon) that takes place - oddly enough - around Jay, VT. The 'marathon' is a 32-mile / 5000' ascent jaunt over a wide variety of increasingly stupid terrain, such as forest tracks, swamps, mud holes, rivers, endless fields, overhanging cliff faces. Not so much a run as a stagger, stumble and bumble. Several Trailheads and Millstriders made the trip from Chapel Hill, NC, to get their arses sorely whipped by the course. Pain is good! As well as a mixture of running pix, there are a few shots of the start of the bike event.

Jay Mountain Marathon (29-JUL-06)

The Jay Mountain Marathon is part of a 3-day paddling, running and mou ...

Updated: Aug 23, 2006 9:58am PST

Gribdale Gallop 2006 (11-JUL-06) : A very small collection of shots from the Gribdale Gallop (7.5 M, 1400' of ascent) in the North Yorkshire Moors, England. My first UK fell race for quite some time, given that I've been living over t' pond in sweaty North Carolina. It was good to be out dodging the black pudding and whippets once again. Mind you, I did manage to get lost for a couple of minutes and had a terrible time decending anything technical - I have grown SOFT on OKRA and other Southern Delicacies. The race was also notable in that it was my brother's first ever race ... a gentle start for a part-time runner, eh...? Indeed, most of the photos are of the bro's first (and last?) fell assault. Full results and more photos are available from North Yorkshire Moors AC. I managed a 56'40 and 20th place (out of 85) which was not great, but if I hadn't got lost things would have been much cheerier. My brother snagged 79th place in 1:17'11 which is a sterling effort for a true novice.

Gribdale Gallop 2006 (11-JUL-06)

A very small collection of shots from the Gribdale Gallop (7.5 M, 1400 ...

Updated: Jul 17, 2006 8:33am PST

Owl's Roost Rumble 2006 (29-APR-06) : Yay for the 2006 Owl's Roost Rumble, a jolly 13.1 mile jaunt around Lake Brandt, Greensboro, NC. The Trailheads were there in great quantity - races were run, beers were quaffed, testicles were grilled (really!) and a good time was had by all. Official race photographs are elsewhere.

Owl's Roost Rumble 2006 (29-APR-06)

Yay for the 2006 Owl's Roost Rumble, a jolly 13.1 mile jaunt around La ...

Updated: May 02, 2006 7:10am PST

Powerman North Carolina 2006 (23-APR-06) : A few random pix from the Powerman duathlon in Chapel Hill, NC where I happened to be standing on a street corner and waving ineffectually at runners. First few images are of people I know, the rest are random collections of random people, randomly arranged. There are no images whatsoever of bikes. I mean, who cares about bikes? I think there was an official photographer from Brightroom, for your official photographic desires.

Powerman North Carolina 2006 (23-APR-06)

A few random pix from the Powerman duathlon in Chapel Hill, NC where I ...

Updated: Apr 24, 2006 3:15pm PST

Carrboro 50k Trail Race (21-JAN-06) : A low-key (Fatass) event around the Bolin Creek trails of Carrboro, NC. Low-key, but not low rain...

Carrboro 50k Trail Race (21-JAN-06)

A low-key (Fatass) event around the Bolin Creek trails of Carrboro, NC ...

Updated: Jan 23, 2006 6:52am PST

Little River 9-mile Trail Race (14-JAN-06) : The inaugral running of the Little River trail race, Little River State Park, Near Durham, NC. (Inaugral is an adjective meaning 'in a wobbly fashion'). This was the first ever race put on by the Trailheads. Yay! If you see yourself in one of these photos and would like to buy a 9 foot wide print via Smugmug, then I can upload a larger file - leave a comment. Note that there are no pictures whatsoever of participants in the 5k race. (17-JAN-06): There are maybe 20 more photos that might appear in this gallery in the next week or so, if they get through Total Quality Assurance (aka the approval of my cat, Offal Breath). (sometime later): OK, maybe the 20 more photos won't appear.

Little River 9-mile Trail Race (14-JAN-06)

The inaugral running of the Little River trail race, Little River Stat ...

Updated: Jan 17, 2006 7:05am PST

Kiawah Island Marathon / Half Marathon (10-DEC-05) : Millstriders running club of North Carolina journeyed to South Carolina to run about in big or very big circles. Apparently they do this for fun.

Kiawah Island Marathon / Half Marathon (10-DEC-05)

Millstriders running club of North Carolina journeyed to South Carolin ...

Updated: Dec 12, 2005 7:45am PST

Run at the Rock (03-NOV-05) : 14 mile trail race at Cedarock Park, Nr. Burlington, NC. There was also a 7 mile race, but I have no pix whatsoever of the 7-milers. If you happened to be in the race then I might have a pic of you that I haven't uploaded - feel free to ask.

Run at the Rock (03-NOV-05)

14 mile trail race at Cedarock Park, Nr. Burlington, NC. There was als ...

Updated: Dec 04, 2005 10:56am PST

Triple Lakes Trail Race (05-Nov-05) : Triple Lakes Trail Marathon and 40 (and relays), Greensboro, NC.

Triple Lakes Trail Race (05-Nov-05)

Triple Lakes Trail Marathon and 40 (and relays), Greensboro, NC.

Updated: Nov 10, 2005 12:08pm PST