Runners to get Wild in the Woods
August 8, 2009
St. Charles County, MO
The St. Charles County Parks Department will host its Eighth Annual Wild in the Woods Trail Run Series from September through early November in four County parks.
These are off-road runs which may be competed as single races or as part of the four-race series.
The first race is at 9 a.m. on Sept. 19 at Matson Hill Park. The trail features steep and rolling hills and will travel 6.2 miles over paved and gravel roads and winding single-track dirt trails. The race will begin at the Katy Trail parking lot on Highway 94 South in Matson and continue into the park.
The second race is at 9 a.m. on Oct. 3 at Klondike Park. The trail features multiple steep hills, uneven terrain and will travel seven miles over hard surface, park roads, crushed stone trail and single-track natural surface. The race will begin at Shelter #1 in Klondike Park located at 4600 Highway 94 South near Augusta.
The third race is at 9 a.m. on Oct. 24 at Indian Camp Creek Park. The 10-mile course will cross mostly flat terrain with a few hills on paved park roads, single-track dirt trails and natural terrain. The race will begin at the Lakeside Pavilion in Indian Camp Creek Park located at 2679 Dietrich Road, about seven miles north of Interstate 70 along Highway 61, near Foristell.
The fourth race is at 9 a.m. on Nov. 7 at Quail Ridge Park. This five-mile course includes hard-surface and single-track dirt trails. The race will begin at the Group Picnic Area in Quail Ridge Park located near the intersection of Interstate 70 and Highway 40/61 at 5501 Quail Ridge Parkway in Wentzville.
Prizes will be awarded at each race to top males and females in five-year age groups and for the top overall finishers in each age group for the entire series.
Registration fees: $25/each individual race or $85/for four-race series. To receive the discount, series entrants must register before Sept. 1. Though race-day registrations will be accepted, the first 125 registrants will receive a giveaway at each race.
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