Scenic and Fast! Presented by Terrain Trail Runners, the Wildwood Trail Marathon is a great wrap up to any runners racing season whether you run road or trail, novice or experienced the course will not disappoint. The event is held at LaSalle Springs Middle School located in Wildwood, Mo. There …
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Scenic and Fast! Presented by Terrain Trail Runners, the Wildwood Trail Marathon is a great wrap up to any runners racing season whether you run road or trail, novice or experienced the course will not disappoint.
The event is held at LaSalle Springs Middle School located in Wildwood, Mo. There will be miles and miles of great running through some of the beautiful trails in West County, St. Louis, Mo.
MARATHON COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Wildwood Trail Marathon starts on the asphalt Hamilton-Carr Trail which takes runners to the chat surfaced Al Foster Memorial Trail. The Al Foster Memorial Trail will take marathoners to the Bluff View Trail, where they will climb to the bluff that gives the trail its name!
After leaving the first aid station on the course, runners will proceed back down the Bluff View Trail and spend a number of gorgeous miles doing the entire Rock Hollow Trail. Racers will then leave the Rock Hollow Trail and run the entire length of the Al Foster Memorial Trail to the Sherman Beach Trailhead. From Sherman Beach, runners will take a connector trail to the Cedar Bluff Trail and return to Sherman Beach on the Stinging Nettle Trail. Once reaching Sherman Beach for the last time, competitors will travel on the Al Foster Memorial Trail and Hamilton-Carr Trail to the finish of the Marathon at LaSalle Spring Middle School.
The course is a combination of approximately 2 miles of paved greenway trail, gravel, dirt and 90 percent single track with enough rocks and roots to keep you present with approximate ELEVATION GAIN of 1700ft!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A TRAIL MARATHON AND NOT YOUR ROAD 26.2 SO YOU WILL BE RUNNING 26.2-ISH MILES. No Wimps, No Whining!
1/2 MARATHON COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Wildwood Trail 1/2 Marathon starts on the asphalt Hamilton-Carr Trail which takes runners to the chat surfaced Al Foster Memorial Trail. The Al Foster Memorial Trail will take marathoners to the Rock Hollow Connector, where they will spend a number of gorgeous miles running Rock Hollow West and East Trails (running the entire length of Rock Hollow Trail). Racers will then leave the Rock Hollow Trail and run the entire length of the Al Foster Memorial Trail to the Sherman Beach Trailhead. Upon checking in with the aid station at Sherman Beach, competitors will travel on the Al Foster Memorial Trail and Hamilton-Carr Trail to the finish of the 1/2 Marathon at LaSalle Spring Middle School.
The course is a combination of approximately 2 miles of paved greenway trail, gravel, dirt and 90 percent single track with enough rocks and roots to keep you present with approximate ELEVATION GAIN of 750ft!
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Beauty In The MO Ozarks
I wanted to do one more marathon in 2024 for a total of 15, especially since I missed running another MO marathon. Anyway this one was planned at the last … MORE
I wanted to do one more marathon in 2024 for a total of 15, especially since I missed running another MO marathon. Anyway this one was planned at the last minute but I made a great choice in choosing it.
It was held in Wildwood, just outside of St. Louis on the Ozark Plateau. It was as beautiful as it was challenging. It consisted of some impressive climbs with a course that took runners through and across changing landscape from rocky, wooded areas to sandy, wooded areas next to the Meramac River.
I hiked more than ran the course with a full out run the last three miles swallowing the pain in my foot, (from plantar fasciopathy), in order to finish the race in the allotted time. And I made it! The race director and other volunteers were there waiting for me, cheering me on. And all the volunteers were great, caring, and supportive.