Hobby Trails to You! 5k and 10k were successful and very humid TCTC trail races this year. Fifty-five runners from ages 11 to 70 grappled with rocks and roots of the twisting trails at Hobby Park. For the tenth anniversary, this year ranks up there as one of the most uncomfortable. According to AI, “On August 8, 2026, the dew ...
There once was an idea and a race came to beIt would include running, beer and eventually – me!So winding back one, no two entire scoreWe’ll take a little trek into history and loreIt had to be unique, it had to be wildAnd attract all ages from geriatric to child!“We’ll do one track race, no we’ll do four!”“Hell, add some ...
Well, if you’re 26, you can celebrate your birth year together! That’s right. Local Politician, Dan Besse started this race in 2000, the year the infamous Y2K bug (didn’t) wreak havoc. About 50 participants ran 50k (31.07 miles). The race has morphed into a fantastic community event with over 600 participants! “Pfff”, you say. Your longest distance is one lap around ...
For those who don’t know me, I’m Monica Kamin with the Lynchburg Road Runners Club, and on Sunday, October 26, 2025, I had the incredible honor of participating in the 50th anniversary of the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM).While I don’t typically write post-marathon reviews, this experience was so unique that I felt it deserved to be written down. Below, you’ll ...
Back in July, the Twin-City Track Club hosted their annual Beat the Heat 5K—a summer tradition that draws an impressive crowd, including visiting runners from other Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) groups. This year, my husband Brandon and I (Monica) were among those visitors, traveling from the Lynchburg Road Runners Club to experience the event firsthand.Photo by Robert HillI ...
The ninth year of the Hobby Trails to You ‘25 races was cool, both literally and figuratively. This year’s weather was overcast with temperatures hanging around mid 70s. Runners chose to complete 5k or 10k in the shade, a welcome venue for an early August race and the typically oppressive humid heat. Heavy rain from previous days was not an ...
At long last exiting the woods at the top of the Hobby Trails 10K course, maybe two tenths of a mile from the finish, I faced the humps. The dreaded, treacherous humps! Words of wisdom were sung by Golden Earring’s “Radar Love” protagonist: “No more speed, I’m almost there/gotta be cool now, I gotta take care”, and I’d better heed ...
As far as destination races go, you could do a lot worse than the Royal Victoria Marathon in Victoria, BC. This event also features a half, 8K, and 5K. Victoria is a beautiful city in the Pacific Northwest nestled between Vancouver, BC to the north and Seattle, WA to the south. The total number of participants in the three events are ...
In case you missed it, another fantastic racing weekend was accomplished the weekend of November 16th as almost 60 of TCTC’s finest members took on the Richmond races to cap the success of another travel race for the club. 3 races of varying distances: Full marathon, half marathon and the 8k provided differing challenges for our runners. This race isn’t run ...
Alrighty Flyer readers, buckle up, this is gonna be a long one. We usually try to keep our articles short, sweet and to the point to keep your attention, but we’re making an exception for the 2024 Boston Marathon. A questionnaire was sent out to gather the runners’ experiences and the responses received were too great to pick and choose ...