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Website of the Week:
LIART Sports
(TRAIL spelled backwards)
Check out this great website featuring some sweet races in NW Arkansas
TATUR Chatroom (Find out what races your fellow Taturs are doing and when we are training)
Quote of the Week:
I had a great time at the Tatur Snake Run. The three aid stations they had on the course were fantastic.
Note: There is only one aid station on the course. Runners approach it from three different sides. From an email after the race.
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Upcoming TATUR Races
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Tatur's Six/Three Hour Run for three or six hours and see how far you can run before the time runs out. Novice level dirt trails. Sign up online
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Lake McMurtry 12K/25K/50K Trail Run Saturday April 3 -8am Lake McMurtry Oklahoma Extremely scenic and novice level trails along Lake McMurtry. Great tech fabric shirt as well as post race food. |
Midnight Madness 50 50 Mile Road Race Friday July 2nd - 11:59 P.M. 50 mile road race. Five 10 mile loops around the Arkansas river. Tech shirts. Post race breakfast. $65 entry fee. Sign up coming soon
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Five Taturs Tackle the Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile / 50Mile Trail Race
Congrats to Taturs Tom Dorothy, Caroline Glenn and Susan Alexander for completing their first 50 mile race. Roman Broyles finished his second fifty miler and Kathy Hoover was going for her sixth 100 miler but had to pull out early due to kidney problems.
New !!! Trail Running Training at Turkey Mtn
Every Saturday - Free Trail Training
Schedule of Training Runs
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| Saturday | March 13 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | March 20 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | March 27 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. |
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| Saturday | April 3 | 7am | Turkey Mtn | |
| Saturday | April 10 | 7am | Keystone Lake | |
| Saturday | April 17 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | April 24 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | May 1 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | May 8 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | May 15 | 7am | Greenleaf State Park | |
| Saturday | May 22 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | May 29 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | June 5 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| **Special thanks to the Post Oak Lodge and the Tulsa Running Club for allowing the T-TOTs to train on the Post Oak Lodge trails. | ||||
TATUR has started a guided trail running program on Saturday mornings. These are open to anyone who enjoys trail running. This is a great opportunity for those of you who have wanted to run up at Turkey Mountain but have been worried that you will get lost. Distances vary from 2 -8 miles.
Trail running veteran and endurance athlete, Greg Kittinger, is heading up this group and invites any new runners, new trail runners, and veterans to start your weekend off with an adventure.
Greg's motto is "no one gets left behind". No one is too slow to come out and enjoy the beauty of Turkey Mountain. We are also still looking for leaders to lead some of the groups. Knowledge of the mountain is necessary, speed is not.
Tatur will provide water and Gatorade when necessary, however be warned, there are no water fountains on the hill, so bring a water bottle if you need it.
Meeting place is the north side of the new rest room building at the parking lot off Elwood. Current run time: 7am. Try to be there 10 min early, we'll wait no longer than 7:05 to start run.
Trail shoes are recommended but not necessary. If you have any questions about the Saturday morning training run please email brian@tatur.org or greg.kittinger@gmail.com
Also check the TATUR Chatroom or the new Tatur Facebook Page for more info.
Tatur's Annual Holiday Party
Tatur Donates Over $8,500 to Charity
What a great turnout for the Fourth Annual Tatur Christmas Party. We had a packed house that enjoyed some pulled pork from Billy Sims Barbecue, beans, dip, casserole, tons of desert and beer.
The event was held at the Glen Eagles IV Clubhouse. After the Taturs and friends started eating a presentation was made to the Westside YMCA. The largest check in the history of the Turkey & Taturs Trail Race was given to the YMCA to send under privileged children to summer camp. Ricki Wimmer and Matt Hancock was on hand to receive the check for over $2,900 !!!
We also presented a check to the Oklahoma Firefighters Burn Camp to benefit children who have received disfiguring injuries in a fire. The Mud run came close to doubling the amount that was donated last year. A check for over $5,000 will be given to the children this year.
After the check presentation several "Silver Spud" awards were given to some very deserving Tatur members.
Tatur of the Year - Arnold Begay
Most Beat Up Feet - Earl Blewett
Most Inspirational Tatur - Randy Ellis
Best Performance of the Year- Jason McGinnis
Overachiever
of the Year - Lisa Keduf-McGinnis
Rookie of the Year - Janeen Lovelace
Special Recognition Awards:
Crew Chicklets, Susan Michaels, Sandra Wright, Christin Bennett
Crew Babe of the Year: Dana Childress
Want to see a list of all the TATUR Races?
Tatur puts on about a race every month. Click here to view a page that shows all the Tatur Races
Athens Big-Fork Trail Marathon
Several Taturs made the annual trip to the metropolis of Big Fork Arkansas to take part in what many consider the toughest trail marathon in the United States. Runners climb a total of sixteen mountains in this extremely tough and demanding race. The general rule of thumb is that you take your regular marathon time and can count on doubling it at the the ABF marathon.The weather was close to perfect with crystal blue skies and temps in the he high30's and low forties. 2010 saw more marathoners than any year previous with over 40 starters.
This year was also a historic since TATUR Tom Brennan shattered his previous course record by over seven minutes. With only 3.6 miles left in the race Tom Brennan came through the Tatur aid station and when asked how he was feeling, he remarked, "I feel so good I am not going to stop here". And he didn't he passed through the aid station so fast that we could barely get the camera out fast enough to snap off a picture.
A few people got a couple of bonus miles, some dropped out and most everyone got what they came here for. To see how far they could push their bodies on a trail that was literally designed for mules not humans. See you all next year.
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