June is here! What makes June such an exciting time? It’s the gateway to the summer months. School is out, temperatures are rising, snow is melting from the high country, and many of us will spend as much time outdoors as we can. The longer days mean more sunset runs after work and the time is now to take to the trails and start training for an upcoming trail race. Oh yeah, that’s another good thing about June, trail races galore! Here’s a sampling at some of the June trail races we’re supporting:
6/5/10 – Golden Gate Dirty Thirty – El Dorado Canyon, Colorado: 50km, 12 mile and 7 mile trail races on gorgeous single track in the Colorado foothills
6/5/10 – North Shore Trail Series race #1, Kupenda 5K Trail Race in Massachusettes
6/5/10 – Chicago Trail Series race #2, Trail Challenge 8k: single track trails in a forest preserve outside of Chicago
6/6/10 – USATF – New England Mountain Running Series, Pack Monadnock: 10 mile uphill race
6//12/10 – Wahsatch Steeplechase – Salt Lake City, UT: 17 miles of trail running and rock scrambling in this adventurous race
6/12/10 – Pagosa Peaks Trail Series race #1, Turkey Track Trail: marathon and half marathon on the trails of beautiful SW Colorado
6/19/10 – San Juan Solstice 50 – Lake City, CO: this challenging 50 miler is sold out again this year, and runners will likely deal with the snow at the higher elevations
6/19/10 – Highlands Sky Trail Run – Davis, WV: a 40 mile trail run on scenic single track trail of mountainous West Virginia
6/19/10 – Great Adirondack Trail Run – Keene Valley, NY: 12 mile trail run in upstate NY
6/20/10 – Mt. Hood Scramble – Mt. Hood, OR: X-Dog Events throws down the gauntlet here at this challenging and unique scramble event
6/26/10 – Western States 100 – Squaw Valley, CA: If you’re an ultrarunner or endurance athlete, you know about this one. It’s the big dance. It’s the Super Bowl for ultrarunning. Should be another exciting race.
Are you running a trail race in June? Tell us about it, and let us know your personal goal for the race.
