The 2nd race in this year’s No Coast Trail Series took place over the weekend at the Hawkeye 50k/25k in Solon on a sunny but chilly spring day! With an eclectic course that challenged runners with all types of terrain and even a mid loop spillway crossing, the Hawkeye provided not only a Trail division distance with the 25k but the series’ first Ultra division offering of the year with the 50k distance. As a result, the standings have grown and diversified with runners now claiming stake in all eight divisions!

If you ran at either Red Shamrock or Hawkeye and haven’t signed up for No Coast yet, fret not! Click the Sign-up link at top and you’ll be put in the system with your points from either or both of the races!

We get a short break from No Coast racing this next month and resume again at the Sunderbruch B&B Trail Races in Davenport on May 21st and the Booneville Backroad Ultras on May 28th!

Race number one in this year’s No Coast Trail Series is in the books! A beautifully sunny but ferociously windy day made for a fun and challenging time at the Red Shamrock Survivorship Trail Challenge in Iowa City this past weekend!

Of exactly 200 total finishers, 42 are currently signed up and participating in the No Coast Trail Series! This level of participation and support for this awesome Iowa trail race is incredible and exactly what this series is all about! If you ran at Red Shamrock this last weekend and haven’t signed up for No Coast yet, fret not! Click the Sign-up link up top and you’ll be put in the system with your points from Red Shamrock!

Next up, this weekend’s Hawkeye 50k and 25k!

Men’s overall winner Ross Salinas! Ross has been a part of No Coast since year 1 and is off to an early lead in the series!

Women’s overall winner Brittany McConnell!