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Having run the 25k loop a number of times it was pretty clear to me that running it twice was not a particularly good idea. And maybe even less so for a guy that had never run a 50k before. – An Interview with 2019 Afton 50K Winner Ben Schneider

by | Aug 1, 2019 | Interviews, Uncategorized

An Interview with Ben Schneider (BS) after his 2019 Afton 50K win – Interview conducted by Kevin Langton (KL). Photo Credit: Fresh Tracks Media   KL: Hi Ben. Congrats on your win at Afton (Ben won the 50k in 3:51:14). Can you tell us a little about yourself? BS:...

Afton 2019 Recap

by | Jul 12, 2019 | Race Recaps

Written By John Storkamp – Afton Trail Run Race Director | Above Photo: Tone Coughlin Afton was Awesome. I don’t mean awesome like we casually use the word today, but how it was used 100 years ago, with all the weight and impact of its intended meaning. I...

2019 Volunteer Thank You

by | Jul 8, 2019 | Uncategorized, Volunteer Thank You's

Monday July 8th, 2019 TO: 2019 Afton Trail Run Volunteers Dear Friends, My good friend Jason is pretty well known for telling it like it is. He rarely sugarcoats anything, a trait that I usually like (when his words are ones that I want to hear) and sometimes dislike...

Afton Trail Run 2019 Runner Email

by | Jul 1, 2019 | Race Updates

Welcome Runners to the 26th Annual Afton Trail Run! We are going to keep this email as short as possible since everything you need to know is already on our website https://www.aftontrailrun.com/ (which you should review in its entirety, especially the 25K and 50K...

Afton Trail Run 2019 Race Preview

by | Jun 30, 2019 | Race Previews, Uncategorized

Written By Kevin Langton & John Storkamp Stride for Stride at the Afton Trail Run – Photo Credit Fresh Tracks Media Welcome to the 26th Annual Afton Trail Run, the traditional Minnesota 4th of July Weekend gathering of trail running, our own little greater...