Peak.Com Vermont Ultra Marathon

Slide 1: **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** PEAK ADVENTURES Peak Adventures 3631 Route 100 Pittsfield, VT 05762 The Toughest 50 Miler East of the Mississippi. PITTSFIELD PEAKS ULTRA CHALLENGE The Annual Ultra Marathon In The Hills of Vermont Runners from across the country are runners face a total of 14,005 ft. of vertical making their annual trek to Riverside change over 53 miles. Relay teams of Farm for what some have described as three runners can divide up the course the “toughest 50-miler east of the based on their preferences as long as all Mississippi.” The Pittsfield Peaks Ultra three participate. “This race welcomes Challenge is a grueling test of endurance runners of all abilities,” says Andy held on the stunning grounds of Riverside Weinberg, the race’s director. “We’ve Farms, a popular wedding venue. This designed it to be a grueling course to gorgeous location, with its meandering challenge even the most experienced trails and Green Mountain views, provides runners.” an ideal backdrop for the summer race scheduled for June 14, 2008. The course will be on country roads, logging roads, NFS roads, snowmobile Similar to last years race, participants can trails, and rugged single track trails as it expect to be challenged to their human travels through some of The Green limits and pushed beyond their Mountains wildest wilderness. “The expectation to discover that they can rise rugged terrain, the amazing views, and to the height of their abilities and with the relentless hills were enough to truly some determination accomplish more challenge my soul,” says Shepa John For additional information visit than they ever have before. Lacroix. www.peakraces.com and www.peak.com contact race director The Pittsfield Peaks Ultra Challenge race If you are ready for the ultimate test of Andy Weinberg at 309-642-2230 or itself is split into solo and relay race endurance, head over to Pittsfield, email pittsfieldultra@yahoo.com. options, in which Vermont for the toughest 50-miler East of the Mississippi.