Muscle Milk

Chester Woods Races welcomes the gang from Muscle Milk! They will be handing out samples after the races.

C.W. 10 Mile is part of the USATF series

If you run the Chester Woods 10 mile race and are a member of USATF ( U.S.A Track and Field) you are eligible to score points in the MUT (Mountain Ultra Trail) series.
Here is more info from Minnesota USATF

USATF Minnesota MUT Series

A series of 3 to 5 races which includes the Trail Championship.

Races

• Chester Woods Trail Run 10 Miler, June 2, 2012 - chesterwoodstrailrun.blogspot.com/
• Afton Trail Run 25K, July 7, 2012 - www.aftontrailrun.com
• Salomon Autumn Trail Run, September 5, 2012 - www.autumntrailseries.com/

Eligibility

• 13 years of age and older
• 2012 USATF Minnesota member as of the start of the race

Awards

• Top placing runners
• Most mileage completed with a minimum of 50% of races finished

Scoring

• Cumulative based on placements for each race

USATF Minnesota Association Trail Championship

The Afton Trail Run will host the 25 km USATF Minnesota Association Trail Championships on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Afton State Park in Afton, Minnesota. Race information available at www.aftontrailrun.com.

USATF Minnesota Association Trail Championship

Eligibility

• 13 years of age and older
• 2012 USATF Minnesota member as of the start of the race

Divisions

• Open - 13 years old and up
• Masters - 40 years old and up

Prize Money
Each race: Open and Masters, Male and Female

• 1st Place: TBD
• 2nd Place: TBD
• 3rd Place: TBD

Mountain/Ultra/Trail Running (M.U.T.)

Links

USATF MUT
Mountain/Ultra/Trail Sport Council
USA National 100K Team
American Trail Running Association (ATRA)

Six states and counting

As of today there are six states represented at the Chester Woods Races. South Dakota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. We will all be united on June 2nd at Beautiful Chester Woods Park. I am estimating about 400 runners to be traversing the woods on race day.
Remember prices go up in May go to; on line registration to sign up. If you want to mail in a registration use the discounted prices shown at the on line site and mail it in.

Fools Five

Congrats to all the people that participated in the Fools Five races this weekend. Wow! almost 3100 people running and walking for a great cause. It was great seeing a lot of old friends and meeting a bunch of new ones. Hope to see a bunch of you on June 2nd. It sounds like the trails at Chester Woods will be hopping with a crazed runners again this year.

Remember you have through the month of April to take advantage of some early entry specials :)
Be sure to like Chester Woods Trail Run on Facebook to get any news regarding the race

Strong Kids Campaign Run

Once again my friend Jim Parry is stepping up and helping kids that would not normally be able to afford taking part in Rochester Family Y programs do so. Jim will be running 16 hours on a treadmill just inside the Y lobby.The run will be taking place next Friday, March 9th, from 5am - 9pm.  2 other treadmills will again be set up for others to join him. All the info about this run can be found at http://mrparrysendurancechallenge.blogspot.com

Early Deals Part II

Because of the huge success of the Early Entry Deals from Dec through Feb. ( We have over 50 people registered so far) We will have some bargains through the month of April.
$20.00 for the 50k and $17.00 for the 5k/ 10 mile. There are also discounts for families, seniors and youths that aren't reflected on the printable paper forms.You can also take $2.00 off if you are a Rochester Track Club member. The Running Room has many options for pricing and this year I'm using all of them.
If you still want to mail in an entry just use the prices that are shown on the Running Room web page and send it in.
It's going to be a great time this year I'm estimating between 400-500 people for all three events and the weather is always perfect at Chester Woods.
Where else can you run a fully supported 50k on beautiful trails for just $20.00?  :)

Early Entry Deals

I'm doing a little experimenting with some early entry deals and youth/senior discounts this year.
You can find these deals by clicking on the Running Room on-line registration link in the right column. The Running Room on line entry website has many options so I thought why not give it a try to try to avoid the chaos of everybody signing up on race day. Sign up before Feb 28th to get the best deal.

The 50k will be only $17.00 through Feb 28th then the price goes up to $25.00
The 10 mile/5k is only $15.00 through Feb 28th then the price goes up to $20.00

Youth, under 18, and seniors, over 60, can sign up for only $10.00 for the 10 mile/5k through Feb 28, then the price goes up to $15.00

Because there are so many families that like to run the Chester woods races we have a family deal.
$50.00 for the first 4 members then 10.00 for each additional family member.

Take advantage of these early entry deals. It really helps to have your race organized when you know how many people to expect.