CARSON CITY, Nev., July 6 -- Western Nevada College issued the following news release:
It's back to normal for the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs (TRTER) after being impacted
by the Marlette Dam and Flume pipeline construction projects in the Sierra backcountry
a year ago.
In fact, TRT Race Director George Ruiz reports that the event is sold out for the
100-mile, 100K, 50K and 23K races. All told, there are 600 entrants, representing
35 states and eight countries, for the 25th anniversary of the four ultraruns, which
start and finish at Western Nevada College's John L. Harvey Field.
Ruiz has been involved with the event, aptly dubbed as "A Glimpse of Heaven . A Taste
of Hell,"since its inception. Appropriately, his introduction to it cam...