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Team Selection and Championship Information May 2008 2007 Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team Selection Process 2008 USA Ultra Championships Information 2008 USA Trail Championships Information

USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Running Council Announces Award Recipients 2006 Colorado Springs ---The Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) Council of long distance running has chosen the 2006 USATF Mountain Runners of the Year, Ultrarunners of the Year, and Contributor of the Year. The following will receive their awards at the annual USATF National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, December 2 at an awards breakfast Simon Gutierrez, 40, Alamosa, CO received the nod for both open and masters mountain runner of the year. On minimal running due to an early spring injury, Gutierrez placed fourth overall and first master in the USA National Mountain Running Championships at Mount Washington. He followed that up with wins at the Teva Vail HillClimb, the Vail Mountain Trophy Race (where he qualified for his fifth straight Teva U.S. Mountain Running Tea), La Luz Hill Climb, and Pikes Peak Ascent. The following week he placed third at the Challenge Stellina mountain race in Italy and then led the U.S. men in Turkey at the World Trophy race where he placed tenth. After the Trophy Race he returned to Europe and won the World Masters Mountain Running Championships and placed third in the international Course des 2 Bains WMRA Grand Prix Race the following day. He works at the San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center as an outpatient manual /orthopedic physical therapist and works closely with the Adams State men's and women's cross country and track teams. Lisa Goldsmith, 41, Nederland, CO is a repeat winner in the masters mountain runner of the year category having won the award last year. Goldsmith performed consistently in the qualifying races for the Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team as well as at the World Trophy race. She placed 30th overall as a member of the gold-medal winning U.S. team at the World Trophy Race. She was the USA National Mountain Running Champion and won the Vail Trophy race to secure her spot on the U.S. team. Other top finishes were a first overall in the Front Range Frenzy trail series, Lookout Mountain hill climb, Indian Peaks 10k, Arthur's Rock(&roll) 10m, and Pikes Peak Ascent. Goldsmith is a massage therapist. For more winners and information, please visit www.usatf.org

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2006/2007 USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Championships
Date	Event	Distance	Location	Category
Feb 4-5 2006	Rocky Raccoon Information	100Miles	Huntsville State Park, TX	Trail Championships
March 5 2006	Camusett Park 50K Information	50km	Long Island, NY	Road Championships
June 3 2006	Teva Spring Run Off Information	10km	Vail, CO	Trail Championships
June 17 2006	Mt Washington Hill Climb Information	7.6Miles	Gorham, NH	Mountain Championships & Teva US Mountain Running Team Selection Race
June 24 2006	Loon Mountain Hill Climb Information	10km	Lincoln, NH	TEVA US Mountain Running Team Selection Race
July 9 2006	Vail Mountain Trophy Race Information	10Km	Vail, CO	TEVA US Mountain Running Team Selection Race
July 29 2006	White River 50Mile Information	50 Miles	Crystal Mountain, WA	Trail Championships
August 26 2006	Headlands50k Information	50km	Sausalito, CA	Trail Championships
Oct. 15 2006	Dupont Forest Trail Marathon Information	26.2 Miles	Hendersonville, NC	Trail Championships
March 4 2007	Camusett Park 50K Information	50km	Long Island, NY	Road Championships
August 25 2007	Headlands50k Information	50km	Sausalito, CA	Trail Championships
Oct. 14 2007	Dupont Forest Trail Marathon Information	26.2 Miles	Hendersonville, NC	Trail Championships