Iola Trail Mix Race Report
May 8, 2008

Runners were treated with an absolutely gorgeous day and a fantastic course for our first trail run of the season. Fifty two runners took to the trail with 22 of these runners registered as series competitors. We would like to thank the Iola Winter Sports Club and all the volunteers for their hard work and gracious hospitality. The combination of their efforts and the incredible trails made for a grand experience for all. A special thankyou to Phil and Jon who opened a new trail for the 10K run and put in extra time to help make this a great start to our series!

Our first race winner of the year was Bill Gilmore of Janesville, WI who won the men's 5K event in 19:44. Don Gellerup of Appleton, WI took second followed by Matthew Hattenhauer ofWausau, WI. The women were led in the 5K event by Amie Mahlab of Madison, WI in a time of 21:17 Anne Zepp of Stevens Point, WI followed up with second and Kristi Jennings finished out the top three.

On the 10K course Katie Sallard of Madison, WI took first for the women in a time of 42:04. Gretchen Sasse of Clintonville, WI took home second place while Heidi Welk came in third. The men's 10K saw Jay Punke of Wausau, WI take honors in a time of 36:51. Scott Hansen of Rothschild, WI followed in second and Larry Swanson of Loves Park, IL finished third.

WORS Trail Running would like to thank our Series Title Sponsor Teva and other sponsors of the series, Road ID, Eastbay and RunAway Shoes for their generous and enthusiastic support for our 2008 kick off event. We also want to thank all of our racers. You are why we took on this role.

We hope to provide a fun and exciting racing experience for every one of you. We ask for your understanding as we are trying our best to give you what we, as racers ourselves, expect.We appreciate your feedback as we learn the role of race director.

Thank you again for your participation and hope to see you at our next event, Nine Mile Forest Chase on June 1st - presented by EastBay - in Wausau, WI. 

Tracey Ubl and Bill Ritchey

Welcome To WORS Trail Running Series!
April 23, 2008

On behalf of TEVA, all of our other fine sponsors, and each of our organizing committees and volunteers, we welcome you to THE WORS TRAIL RUNNING SERIES OF 2008.

Once again the season is here for another year of adventure and challenge on the trails of Wisconsin. In WORS Trail Running's 6th year of racing we continue to seek new and exciting ways to present our runners with the best experience possible. New in 2008, runners will see more competitive age groupings and new venues across the state.

Relative to the essence of trail running, we are focused on environmental awareness. With this focus, we are personally determined to take on the responsibility of minimizing the impact on our environment. As advocates for a greener planet, we feel that it was our responsibility to take steps within the WORS Trail Running Series to support companies that provide products that are earth friendly. The t-shirts that participants are receiving are made of 100% organic cotton by American Apparel. Water stations will be offering the water in biodegradable cups. We will be composting all waste from fruit. We will be enforcing a "no sign left behind" policy for the trail systems we use.

We hope that in appreciation of our efforts that we can count on you to be as conscientious as possible with your actions. Please respect the beauty of nature and try to only bring items that you can take back with you. Also, we would like to encourage everyone to bring their own water bottles. However, water will be available at the half way point of the 10K and at the end of both of the races. We thank you in advance for your effort to this commitment.

"How you imagine the world determines how you live in it" --David Suzuki

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our fine sponsors for making this series possible, they are as follows:

TEVA www.teva.com as the Series TITLE Sponsor
Eastbay www.eastbay.com
RoadID www.RoadID.com
Runaway Shoes www.runawayshoes.net
Clif Bar www.clifbar.com
Top Dog as exclusive screen printing and embroidery company www.topdogapparelinc.com

Iola Trail Mix, May 4, 1008.  We are looking forward to our first race coming up next Sunday! After a long winter, it's going to be great to do some fast running on a great trail! The Iola race course is considered one of the favorites. It has rolling hills, open ski trails and a sandy wooded track through pine forests. It's a great course that has it all! The 10K starts at 8:30 a.m. and the 5K at 8:35 a.m.

If you need directions for this event or any other within the series go to Event Schedule on the home page, then click on the www.wors.org link.

For details on the series, please click on guidelines on the home page.
   
A sincere thank you for your participation in this series! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Happy Trails,

Tracey Ubl and Bill Richey, Directors
WORS Trail Running Series
920-378-5432

For another trail running series in Wisconsin and Michigan, go to  www.greatlakesendurance.com

WORS Announces the addition of two race directors for the 2008 Trail Running Race Season!
December 14, 2007

In mid September the Trail Running race director position was filled with two people coming forward and accepting the challenge. Welcome aboard Traci Ubl and Bill Richey! Tracey and Bill are both avid runners, both road and trail. They are excited about the opportunity to create a new trail series for 2008. As it stands right now they have 7 races planned and scheduled for next year. Please see the "Event Schedule" for the dates and locations. As in past years the trail runs will take place on the same day, Sunday morning, as the mountain bike races. The 10K's will kick off at 8:30 and the 5K at about 8:35. The awards ceremony will take place at 10:30.

The trail run series is proud to announce the title sponsor of TEVA! Teva has agreed to sponsor each of the seven races. This will likely mean that each age division winner, and overall Male and Feamle winners receiving a certificate for a free pair of TEVA Trail Running Shoes! Wow! Thanks TEVA! And in case you want to know how to pronounce the TEVA name: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9V_nFWSQUE

Also, we have signed on RoadID as a series sponsor. RoadID will be supplying us with a colletion of giftcertificates for each race redeemable for product purchases from their website. Welcome RoadID!

That's all for now. Please check back soon, as we continue to update the information for each of the 7 scheduled trail races as well as more info on our new directors.

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