Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile Selected as USA Championship
The race will be held on October 2, 2004 in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.
Posted Thursday, 11 March, 2004
The Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile was recently chosen as the 2004 MUT Championship for open and masters athletes. The race will be held on October 2, 2004 in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. Housing and free entries will be available to selected athletes. The Tussey Mountainback offers $2000 in prize money.
The Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile is a single-loop course through central
Pennsylvania's striking Rothrock State Forest during fall foliage season. The race takes place on paved and gravel roads with shaded and open segments and overlooks, taking in two state parks, two lakes and two designated natural areas. Total elevation gain is 5,035 feet.
Tussey Mountainback contact: Mike Casper, (814) 238-5918 or mcc4@psu.edu
In 2004 ultra, trail and mountain runners will have the broadest opportunity to run USATF National Championship and selection races in the history of the Mountain/Ultra/Trail Running Council (MUT) Championship program.
2004 Calendar:
MUT: http://www.cerritos.edu/lgersitz/MUT/2004_MUT_Nationals.html
USATF: http://www.usatf.org/calendars/
MUT Championship contact:
Janice Anderson, (678) 778-8211 (h) or 770-433-8211 x17654 (w)
Janice_Anderson@HomeDepot.com