Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon

Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 24 for the Tussey Mountainback race weekend! Be part of the 50 Mile Ultra, 50 Mile relay (2-8 teammates), 13.1 Miler, or the 50k!

Sign-up today at https://www.tusseymountainback50.com.


The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau

A big thank you to the eleven hardy athletes who ran the 2026 Eager Seeger Half-Marathon on Saturday. A brief rainstorm ensured it was not too hot this year. Congratulations are due Charles Vasey the overall winner with a time of 1+38 and Anne Menefee the lead woman with a time of 1+45. Anne also won last year’s race. Keep an eye on the website for news about some exciting Autumn races. www.tusseymountainback50.com

It's time again for the Eager Seeger Half-Marathon! Do you think you can run the course faster than Winter Parks' time of 1:26 from last year?
The course is on legs six, seven, and eight of the 50 mile course. See the details here: https://www.tusseymountainback50.com/50m
Come out to the Alan Seeger Natural Area at the intersection of Stone Creek and Seeger Roads. We'll start at 0800 to beat any heat and humidity. The race is free, with the usual prizes for the leaders, but registration is required.
We'll have water stations at the normal race aid station locations.

Are you ready for challenging run this weekend? Come out and join us for the umpteenth running of the Beidelheimer Sidewinder 10 and 20 km. The race begins and ends at Whipple Dam, on Beach Drive near the restrooms. If you're up for a moderate run, do the 10k from the lake to the bottom of Beidelheimer Road and back, following Greenlee Road. If you are getting frisky, head up Beidelheimer Road to where we have aid station four on big race, at the intersection with Gettis Ridge Road. Turn around and head back to the lake. We promise a great run. Since it's a free race, the price purses are sized accordingly (think chocolate). Details at www.tusseymountainback50.com. Run just for the hill of it!

Exciting news runners!

We have been approved to hold the 2026 race on Saturday, 24 October. This is a big change from past years and should allow easier travel for those coming from out of town. We will have more details soon, but the race day schedule will be a lot like earlier years.

Registration will open at 0001 on 16 March, in just a few hours

Sign up now at https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=136865.

Watch this space for exciting information about opportunities for charitable groups to both benefit the race and to benefit from the race.

As always get out there just for the hill of it.

A big thank you to the 20 runners who joined us on Saturday for the Laurel Run Switchbacker. Matthew Beyerle and Marisa Deicheva battled it out to be the captain of the swithbacks. When it counted, Marisa pulled ahead for the overall win and the coveted chocolate!

We’re taking a short break in April, but come back on May 2 for the Beidelheimer Sidewinder from Whipple Dam State Park to aid station four and back - 10.8 miles of beautiful forest running. See you then!

One last thing, watch this space this week for exciting news about the 50 miler.