The Ogden Valley 50 miler was one of those races we talked about in the store for a couple of years before we decided to actually run it in 2006.  The original idea was to make it a 50K, but Pete Peterson said he would run it if it was a 50 miler (Pete needs to come back and see what he started).  So we did it thinking nobody would ever want to do that again.  Well, 6 years later the race still lives, and because Old Snowbasin road has caved in, we brought back the course from 2006.  We had 30 starters this year and every single one of them finished!  This was the closest race to date with Shane Martin edging Michael Bergquist by less than a minute.  Sariah Long cranked out a fantastic performance by winning the female race and finishing third overall (her first ultra distance).  I hope she doesn't get mad at me, but Sariah had the best comment after finishing by saying she was going to go get pregnant now (have fun Nate).  Taud Olsen ran a gutsy race and finished 3rd amongst the males then kept running until he clocked 52.4 miles, making it back to back marathons. Lauren Halverson is going to celebrate her PR run and 2nd place female finish by getting married in January.  Launi Evans rounded off the money winners by placing third in the female category.  It was a great day for running, the temperatures ranging from 30-50 degrees in Ogden Valley; the fall colors are amazing right now.  We had the best help for this race; thanks to Tim Maurer, Holly Halverson, Rebecca Brimhall and Kristen Walker for helping with the meals on wheels.  Pastor Greg Baker offered up the Fellowship Bible Church at mile 27, thanks so much.  David Seedenburg, Mike Rosner and Larry Mangum are ultra marathon aid station experts, we're lucky to have them on our team - thank you.  Justin Walker and Shad Wojciechowski set up our finish line, prepared all the food and kept everybody fed and happy; thanks guys.  Carson Walker provided the entertainment as runners finished.  Kristin couldn't do any of this without all the help and support from you guys. I do my best but I think I just get in the way; sometimes I wonder if she would prefer it if i just ran instead (hehe, haha). I love you babe. Happy Birthday to Pearl Jam and Sherm Smith, you guys both rock! Sherm is a class act all the way, thanks for running with us on your big day.  Here's to a speedy recovery to all the OV50 finishers, congratulations and cheers!  

Shane Martin - 7:14:02
Michael Bergquist - 7:15:13
Sariah Long - 7:29:44 1st Female
Taud Olsen - 8:01:56
David Orgill - 8:10:55
Rick Nef - 8:29:54
Tom Remkes - 8:30:49
Clay Wilkes - 8:32:45
Quinin Barney - 8:43:05
James Harrison - 8:52:44
Lauren Halverson - 8:55:20 2nd female 
Paul Clark - 9:00:39
Launi Evans - 9:01:00 3rd Female
Justin Wyckoff - 9:16:25
Jim Peacock - 9:20:17
Kurt Halverson - 9:26:41
Mette Harrison - 9:28:41
Sherm Smith - 9:40:13
Melinda Sheridan - 9:45:00
Spencer Blodgett - 9:48:02
William Thomson - 10:18:11
Kate Roberts - 10:37:00
Kenzie Barlow - 10:37:00
Julie Maurer - 10:42:28
Michelle Duran - 10:42:28
Tara Low - 10:45:01
Ron Remkes - 11:20:01
Jamie remkes - 11:20:01
Basitan Cowsert - 11:48:27
Jeff Stowell - 11:49:36

The 6th annual OV50 is scheduled for this saturday, Oct. 22nd, in Ogden Valley.  The race starts at 5:00am in Mountain Green and runners will have until 6:00pm to complete the 50 mile course. Runners will start off by running up then down trappers loop.  Once they're in the "OV," they'll head east into Huntsville and make a counter clockwise loop around Pineview Reservoir. At mile 27, at the Fellowship Bible Church in Liberty, runners can refuel and pick up a pacer and head back to Mountain Green for baked potatoes and chili, but they'll have 3 hills to conquer in the last 23 mile stretch.  The weather should be perfect for a 50 mile run, we're looking forward to it.  All the shopping and prep work is done, let's get this thing rolling!  Its not too late to register if you want to run, no sense sitting at home if you didn't get a deer tag, might as well run 50 miles, right?  Thanks in advance to our volunteers: Holly, Rebecca, Kristen, Tim, Dave, Mike & Larry and a special thank you to Pastor Greg for his hospitality.  Packet pick-up at STRIDERS tomorrow.  Here's our start list, we'll see YOU all saturday:
850 - Ron Remkes
851 - Kenzie Barlow
852 - Quintin Barney
853 - Michael Bergquist
854 - Spencer Blodgett
856 - Paul Clark
857 - Basitan Cowsert
858 - Michelle Duran
859 - Launi Evans
860 - Lauren Halverson
861 - Kurt Halverson
862 - James Harrison
863 - Mette Harrison
864 - Sariah Long
865 - Tara Low
866 - Shane Martin
867 - Jule Maurer
868 - Rick Nef
869 - Taud Olsen
870 - David Orgill
871 - Jim Peacock
872 - Jamie Remkes
873 - Tom Remkes
874 - Kate Roberts
875 - Melinda Sheridan
877 - Sherman Smith
878- William Thomson
879 - Clay Wilkes
880 - Justin Wyckoff  

Ogden Valley is amazing in the fall.  For the past 5 years we've staged the OV50 Ultra-marathon every third saturday in October.  This year's race is scheduled for Oct. 22nd.  It's a lot of fun for the runners and volunteers alike; it's our favorite race we produce.  It's quite the sight to watch as these runners conquer 50 miles of mountain roads in OV.  Looking forward to this year as we prep for the race.  Registration at STRIDERS and details at www.stridersrunning.com. Pictures below are from 2010, courtesy of Tim & Julie Maurer our "meals on wheels" experts.