In the current issue of the German magazine "Running", a feature story highlights the Grindstone 100. In addition to runners from over 20 different states, Mexico & Spain, Klaus Muttke traveled from Germany to run, compete, and finish the first Grindstone 100. Klaus returned to Germany and wrote the article, relaying his experience to thousands of German runners!
Here are some shots of the magazine & Klaus' story.
Terrapin Mountain 50k Course
Starting at the Sedalia Center, proceed north on SR638, turn left on SR640 and right on SR764. Continue to follow road, turning into trail, up mountain to Camping Gap (Mile 4.1).
At Camping Gap proceed straight and follow Hunting Creek road to intersection with Goff Mtn road (Mile 9.4).
Turn left and follow Goff Mtn road for 2 miles to intersection with FS trail 3004. Proceed past gate and follow Glenwood Horse Trail (FS trail 3004) to Hunting Creek Road and retrace course back to Camping Gap (Mile 16.4).
Turn right following road to gate at Upper Reed Creek. Proceed past gate and follow FS road 3011 for 1.84 miles. Turn right on FS road and complete loop back to Upper Reed Creek and Camping Gap (Mile 22.1).
Once at Camping Gap, proceed straight on Terrapin Mtn trail to summit of Terrapin Mtn, continuing along ridge and down to aid station at Terrapin Mtn Road gate (Mile 25.6).
Retrace steps 1/8 mile back up to Terrapin Mtn trail, turn left and follow back to Lower Reed Creek.
Turn left and retrace course back to finish at Sedalia Center (Mile 31.1).
Terrapin Mountain ½ Marathon Course
Starting at the Sedalia Center, proceed north on SR638, turn left on SR640 and right on SR764. Continue to follow road, turning into trail, up mountain to Camping Gap. (Mile 4.1).
At Camping Gap turn right on Terrapin Mtn trail to summit of Terrapin Mtn, continuing along ridge and down to aid station at Terrapin Mtn Road (Mile 7.6).
Retrace steps 1/8 mile back up to Terrapin Mtn trail, turn left and follow back to Lower Reed Creek.
Turn left and retrace course back to finish at Sedalia Center (Mile 13.1).
50k & Half-marathon Courses - Aid Station Information
| Aid Station | Segment Distance | Mileage | |
| 1 | Camping Gap | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 2 | Hunting Creek & Horse Trail | 3.1 | 7.2 |
| 3 | Goff Mtn Rd. | 2.2 | 9.4 |
| 4 | Hunting Creek & Horse Trail | 3.9 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Camping Gap | 3.1 | 16.4 |
| 6 | Camping Gap | 5.7 | 22.1 |
| 7 | Terrapin Mtn Rd. | 3.5 | 25.6 |
| Finish | 5.5 | 31.1 | |
| Aid Station | Segment Distance | Mileage | |
| 1 | Camping Gap | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 2 | Terrapin Mtn Rd. | 3.5 | 7.6 |
| Finish | 5.5 | 13.1 |
There are several folks interested in organized training runs for Terrapin however, it is really difficult for me to commit more time from my family in addition to the race itself - I'm sorry!
As a result, David Horton has volunteered his time to lead two training runs for Terrapin...his note follows:
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Training Runs on the Terrapin Mountain course:
Click here for directions to the Sedalia Center (bottom of page).
1. March 1, 2009: Start at the Sedalia Center off highway 122 at 1:30 PM. Run the Terrapin Mountain half-marathon course. The run includes the summit of Terrapin Mountain and Fat Man’s Misery. No aid, no course markings, just a training run and some fellowship.
2. March 22, 2009: Start at Camping Gap at 1:30 PM: 5 miles off Highway 122 on Hunting Creek Road. Run the right hand loop from Camping Gap of the TM 50K course ( about 12 miles ) and if you so desire, then run the left hand loop of the TM 50K course, if you so desire ( a little less than 6 miles ). No aid, no course markings.
3. If you do all of these two runs, you will have covered the entire TM 50K course.
Training Run on the Promise Land course:
April 11: Starting at AS 1 and running the course from there throughout and back to AS 1 = 26 miles with an option to start and finish there but skipping the loop from Cornelius Creek back to Cornelius Creek = 19 miles.
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As many of you may remember, Renee Dittrich was shooting a film on location at the inaugural Grindstone 100 last fall. Just a couple weeks ago, that film, titled THE DISTANCE, debuted at a NYU film festival. Below are the links to its current iteration on Youtube - a longer version is in the works, possibly for other film festivals - ENJOY!
Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KETHolQboEY
Ch 1 A Race is About to Begin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgevZyJM-Mg
Ch 2 Meet some of the Ultra Runners I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFnpW3XuEGc
Ch 3 Meet some of the Ultra Runners II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MxchOSBZj8
Ch 4 Race Prep, Gary Pulls His Achilles, And They're Off! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMTaJFkA8HQ
Ch 5 Mile 20 First Runner Down, Winner Predictions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgDZ61eytKI
Ch 6 Mile 35-50 Runners are Missing, Hallucinations, Staying Awake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYDHDfC9j_o
Ch 7 Mile 50-60 Sunrise Cruisin' in Nature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR-87K1RP4s
Ch 8 Mile 70-80 Exhaustion Sets In, Dropped Runners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOcRMdyuIWE
Ch 9 Mile 95 Anyone's Race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmUZbQh47sg
Ch 10 Mile 100 Finish Line, Breakfast and Awards
