We hope everyone has been having a wonderful winter and holiday season so far and making the most of the cold weather. So whether you’ve been busy training for a big spring race or taking the opportunity to rest and recover from a long year of trail running, we hope you’re getting excited for 2017 and another great year of racing trails on the No Coast!
The 2017 edition of the No Coast Trail Series is ready to roll and will be for the most part, very similar to last year’s.
With nine Iowa trail races on board with over 20 options for distance ranging from 5k to 100mi, there’s something for everyone! All important information on the series including the sign-up link, info on the races, rules and past results can be found at https://nocoasttrailseries.com/ so please take a look and spend a minute browsing around!
And always, be sure to Share the No Coast Trail Series Facebook page to help spread the word about NCTS!
-2017 NCTS Series Schedule-
Red Shamrock Foundation Survivorship Run (earn 3x points!) – April 1
Hawkeye 50K – April 8
Sunderbruch B&B Trail Races – May 20
Booneville Backroads Ultra – May 27
Schuetzen NEIN! Hour Endurance Run – June 17
Mines of Spain Trail Races – August 12
Pleasant Creek Trail Run – September 16
Swiss Valley Trail Run – October 7
The Runner’s Flat – October 14
A couple updates for 2017…
-Overall awards have been expanded from a single category to one for each Division. Now instead of a single Overall Male & Female winner, there will be an Overall Trail and Overall Ultra award for both Male & Female.
-The calculation for points from timed events has changed. See https://nocoasttrailseries.com/how-it-works/ for further details and complete rules.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact NCTS via the Facebook page or nocoasttrailseries@gmail.com
Thank you and we hope you’ll join us for another year of training, racing and building this awesome slice of trail running community on the No Coast!
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