The Swiss Valley Trail Run took place this past weekend near Dubuque on a beautiful crisp October morning! Race #10 saw runners tackling the 5.2mi loop once, 3x for the 25k or 6x for the 50k!

Congratulations to all of the Swiss Valley runners and special kudos to the TWENTY TWO No Coast runners at the race, many of whom placed on the podium!

In the 50k, Bryan Powers and Eileen Yi Ni Tan both took 3rd place! In the 25k, Nate Shaffer and Melissa Taylor both took 1st place and in the 5.2mi race, Jacob Gallagher took 1st place!

On the Club side, Thorsday TC (749.3 pts) maintain their commanding lead ahead of the QC-TUR(d)s (654.3 pts) and the LoKeyz (619.3 pts) but it’s a small gap that’s sure to shrink and stretch with the last two big point races left on the line!

The 3 race minimum rule is beginning to take effect and we’re seeing the point spread becoming much closer in both the individual and club competitions! A big Ultra slugfest rapidly approaches at the Mines of Spain 100 next weekend followed up with the Woodpecker Six on November 12th! The six hour timed format provides something for everyone and will be a great opportunity to score some final series points!

The Doggone Tired Ultra took place this past Saturday in Vinton for race #09 of this year’s series and runners enjoyed some last minute summer heat for their 50k or 10mi races in and around Rodgers Park!

Congratulations to all of the Doggone runners and special kudos to the No Coast runners at the race, many of whom placed on the podium!

In the 10 miler, Heather Picray was in 1st place and Rose Amundson took 2nd place for the women along with Nate Shaffer taking 1st place and Leo Buzalsky in 3rd place for the men! In the 50k, Bryan Powers finished in 1st place!

On the Club side, Thorsday TC are still in the lead with 749.3 points, QC-TUR(d)s in 2nd place with 654.3 points and the LoKeyz in 3rd but in hot pursuit with 619.3 points!

Just 3 races remaining in this year’s No Coast Trail Series with the Swiss Valley Trail Run coming up this weekend followed by the Mines of Spain 100 on Oct. 20th and the series finale at Woodpecker Six on Nov. 11th!

The Pleasant Creek Trail Runs took place this past Saturday and runners were treated to some cool and overcast skies at the start that eventually gave way for some sunny but moderate temps. All in all, it was some great running weather on this fun, fast and flowy loop around the lake!

Congratulations to all PCTR runners and special kudos to all of the No Coast runners at the race, many of which placed high in the standings and top in their age groups!
Brett Rosauer, Grant Stimart, Jodee Ross & Michele Sun in the 15k!
Ashley Chizek, Leo Buzalsky, Allison Hartwig & Tim Cahill in the 30k!
Bryan Powers, Candace Wood, Tiffany Miller & Eileen Yi Ni Tan in the 45k!

On the Club side, Thorsday TC (749 pts) maintain a strong lead over the QC-TUR(ds)s in 2nd (654.3 pts) while the LoKeyz made some big gains at PCTR and are in a close 3rd with 615.6 pts! These top 3 teams all have all 20 Trail slots and all 15 Ultra slots filled so these last few races, it’ll be a pure shootout to run long and fast at the final races of the year!

Just 4 races remaining in this year’s No Coast Trail Series with the Vinton Pizza Hut Runs Doggone Tired 50k/10mi up in two weeks on the 30th followed in rapid succession by the Swiss Valley Trail Run on Oct. 7th, the Mines of Spain 100 on Oct. 20th and the season finale at the Woodpecker Six on November 11th!