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Click below to read the new Tatur Newsletter February 2010 Photos !!!
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if you would like a copy of any of these pictures, slideshows or galleries

(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)
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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TATUR's Trail Zombie BLOG (by Ken Childress)
Tatur Infancy Emails
Polar Bear Plunge
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Valentines 5 Mile Poker Run Run/Walk 5 miles and collect 7 poker cards. Win prizes based on your poker hand. Cost is a minimum $5 Donation Click here for more information
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Six/Three Hour Snake Run Run for three or six hours and see how far you can run before the time runs out. Novice level dirt trails. Click here for more information
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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. |
Sooner State Trail Races -Win Three Free EntriesThree Free Entries. Email brian@tatur.org and if you can answer a trivia question we will give you one free entry into the race. The question is, "How long is one each lap on the Six/Three hour Snake Run? Comp entries are on a first come first serve basis.
Entry Fee & Deadline: (entry & T-shirt included) 3.5 miles $15.00 7 miles $25.00 14 miles $30.00 Children 12 & under free with paid adult. Packets can be picked up on race day starting at 11:00am

Schedule of Training Runs
Day |
Date |
Celebrity |
Time |
Location |
| Saturday | December 12 | Brian Hoover | 7am | Turkey Mtn. |
| Saturday | December 19 | Tom Dorothy | 7am | Turkey Mtn. |
| Saturday | *December 26 | Arnold Begay | 7am | * Turkey Mtn. Snowed Out |
| Saturday | January 2 | Dennis Crosby | 7am | Turkey Mtn |
| Saturday | January 9 | Marvin Lee | 7am | Turkey Mtn. |
| Saturday | January 16 | Randy Ellis | 7am | Post Oak Lodge** |
| Saturday | January 23 | Aaron Ochoa | 7am | Turkey Mtn. |
| Saturday | January 30 | Snow Day | 7am | Turkey Mtn. |
| Saturday | February 6 | Scott Herbst | 7am | Turkey Mtn. |
| Saturday | February 13 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | February 20 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | February 27 | 7am | Turkey Mtn. | |
| Saturday | March 6 | Ken Childress | 7am | Chandler Park |
| **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.
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TimelineFriday Feb 26 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Registration and Packet Pickup at the Post Oak Lodge Saturday Feb 27 7:00 am - 9:00 am : Registration and Packet Pickup at the Post Oak Lodge Start TimesSchedule - February 28 Time Limits: 50K - 9 hour time limit; Marathon - 8 hour time limit; 25K - 4.5 hour time limit; 10K - 2 hour time limit. Trail DescriptionThe trails are a combination of existing gravel roads, old farm roads, a couple of chat trails, and miles and miles of single track trail winding through meadows and deep woods. As hard as we have tried there is no avoiding the hills of Osage County. It is a beautifull course with a little bit of everything. There are some rocky areas but for the most part it is the hills that will give you the best workout. For this reason we have raised the difficulty rating to a five. If you plan to run this one fast then you need to trail for hills. We do cross several creeks but have not had to get our feet wet yet. The 10K will be one loop, the 25k will run the 10k loop and a 15k loop. The 50K will run the 25K route and then run it again the opposite direction. The Marathon will run the 25K course with two added out and backs.Water stations will be located every two miles and aid stations with food and drinks will be located every four miles. |
RegistrationOn-line registration will end on February 24 at midnight. Race day registration will increase by $5.00 per event.The Marathon entry fee is $40.00 until January 1, 2010. $45.00 until midnight February 24, $50.00 thereafter. The Trail Marathon is open to the first 250 entrants. The 50k entry fee is $45.00 until January 1, 2010. $50.00 until midnight February 24, $55.00 thereafter. The 25k entry fee is $30.00 until January 1, 2010. $35.00 until midnight February 24, $40.00 thereafter. The 10k entry fee is $20.00 until January 1, 2010. $25.00 untill midnight February 24, $30.00 thereafter. The 10k, 25k, 50k is open to the first 500 entrants combined. Early registration fees for double event participation (until January 1, 2010): Regular registration fees for double event participation (January 1, 2010 and after): AwardsBecause the TRC Post Oak Lodge Trail Race weekend promises to be a unique event in a beautiful location, it's fitting that the awards being designed for these special races are equally unique and impressive. All race awards will be cut from plate steel by Tulsa's own Garden Deva, and use the iconic Post Oak Lodge tree as their design inspiration. The top three male and female finishers in each of the four races will receive a custom 10" Overall Award, As well, the top three male and female age group finishers in each of the four races will receive a 6" version of the Post Oak Lodge tree award. But the awards are not just for the fastest runners: All finishers in all four races will receive a custom award that can be proudly displayed or used as a paperweight or coaster. And last, but certainly not least, all runners that "Do a Double" by completing the Marathon on Saturday and one on the three Sunday races will receive a unique "Doubler" award. These awards are sure to be highly-valued as a tangible memory of the TRC Post Oak Lodge Trail Races. Check back with this site in early January 2010 and see the actual awards you're running for!
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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
Tatur puts on about a race every month. Click here to view a page that shows all the Tatur Races
Palo Duro Trail Race Saturday October 17, 2009
Several TATURS made the trip to the Palo Duro Canyon, 30 miles south of Amarillo Texas, to participate in the Palo Duro Canyon 50 Mile/50K/20K. For several Tatur members it was their first ultra or first marathon distance run. For one runner it was her first 50 miler and two Taturs made it their first marathon and ultra. The weather was picture perfect and the course was flat fast and beautiful. Enjoy the pictures and make plans to join us next year.
TATUR & TAT Polar Bear Plunge 2010
Between 120-130 brave Tulsa Area residents braved sub freezing air temperatures and frigid water to participate in the fourth annual TAT & TATUR Polar Bear Plunge. Over 300 spectators watched as the "Bears" ran to the Westport apartments' swimming pool and jumped into the crystal clear water that was rumored to have a thin sheet of ice on the top as the leaders jumped in.
After the climbing out of the pool, the plungers ran down onto a peninsula in the middle of the Arkansas river where they had to get into the freezing water for the second time. This time the brave and already cold entrants barre led into the water, ducked under a limbo bar and went around a buoy in the waist to chest high water before running back to the finish line.
By the time the runners were done they had gone close to one mile. Many of the females had bikinis on and so did most of the male runners also. There were some great costumes including the "Best Dressed Bear" who wore what looked like a latex green body suit.
Over 50 large pizzas were consumed as well as many bottles of Peppermint Snapps, hot chocolate, two kegs of beer, Double Shot coffee and other snacks. There was a heated tent, a roaring campfire and changing tents so the participants could get warm afterwards. All of this for a small $5 entry fee.
Founder Scott Ostrem really outdid himself with this years' course which most declared the best yet. TATUR marketed the event and helped with some of the logistics. Stay tuned for the 2011 Polar Bear Plunge. TAT and TATUR promise some great surprises to come.
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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