U.S. Army Captain Matt Cavanaugh participated in the 2008 GORE-TEX™ TransRockies Run. We’ve kept in touch with Matt, and he has informed us that in 2009, he will return to the event, this time in Support of the Wounded Warrior Project - a non-profit organization whose core mission is to “honor and empower [severely] Wounded Warriors.” We encourage everyone to support Matt in his efforts. Here is Matt’s message:

WHY SHOULD YOU HELP THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT?

Hello and thank you for taking a few minutes to read this message.  For those of you who don’t already know me, my name is Matt Cavanaugh, and I am a Captain in the U.S. Army (West Point, 2002).  In the two tours I served in Iraq, I saw several of my fellow American Soldiers suffer devastating wounds, and I have personally watched the resulting impact on their lives and the lives of their families as they struggle to recover. I am writing this to ask you for your help because our Nation’s most severely wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and their families desperately need our help.  Over the course of the next year, I am dedicating myself to raising money for the Wounded Warrior Project, which is a non-profit organization whose core mission is to “honor and empower [severely] Wounded Warriors.”

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It’s been a steady stream of entries for the 2009 event since we opened registration on October 1st. Curious who has signed up? Take a look at our preliminary list of registered teams by clicking here.

Although this list is not complete (allocated teams from our major sponsors are not included) it already shows that we are past our maximum number from 2008. We expect steady growth to continue throughout the winter and spring as the event approaches and for the first time, we may be in a position to sell-out all 150 team spots! All of our categories are already well represented. 

If you’re considering racing in 2009, don’t wait, sign up today. There’s plenty of space at the moment, but it’s going quickly!

REGISTER TODAY

PRELIMINARY TEAM LIST

The wait is over!

Register now for the 3rd Edition of the GORE-TEX™ TransRockies Run, August 23 to 28, 2009 in the Colorado Rockies. Sign up now to reserve your team spot - only 150 teams can compete in this epic 6-day run from Buena Vista to Beaver Creek, CO.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

You’ve already got the dates marked on your calendar, now you just need to register for the 2009 GORE-TEX™ TransRockies Run. The wait is over October 1, when registration opens at 10 a.m. MST

The 3rd Edition of the GORE-TEX™ TransRockies Run runs August 23 to 28, 2009, from Buena Vista to Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Join 300 runners as they traverse the Continental Divide through the majestic Colorado Rockies. This six day epic running race is not to be missed!

To read more about registering, please click here.

NEWS RELEASE

Beaver Creek, Colorado – A sprawling, difficult-but-doable adventure lasting nearly a week, the GORE-TEX™ TransRockies™ Run is more life experience than running race. This year’s iteration, the second-annual, witnessed a proposal of marriage, a third-anniversary party, a 50th birthday and a wedding of two competitors at the finish line.

That the race served as a metaphor for life was evident in the vows exchanged by Amy Baker and Ryan Flock, two Californians who figured that if they could make it through 106 miles of the ups and downs of the gnarliest terrain Colorado had to offer, the marriage thing would be a cinch.

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Stage 6 Results (Excel)

Stage 6 Results (PDF)

General Classification - Stage 6 Results (Excel)

By Colleen Cooke

What a week and what a night of celebration. In true TransRockies style – you run hard all week so you must celebrate hard when it’s all over. Not only does TransRockies put on an amazing event, but they know how to throw a party, too! We enjoyed great food all week and the final night was no exception with an amazing buffet of wonderful food and alcohol! After abstaining all week the theme of this party was “retox” (thanks Jeannie for that term).

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By Colleen Cooke              

Today was definitely a day full of tears from the start; with the final playing of the GORE-TEX TransRockies theme song, “Keep On Running” (which you can download off their website) it was a deeply emotional day for me.  Every time I thought of the finish line my eyes filled with tears.  I slip on a rock – tears. Hit my head on a tree branch: tears.  Think of my family – tears.  I have no doubts that pure exhaustion had set in on this day, but so had the reality of this whole experience being over and having to go back to “reality” soon.  TransRockies is not only a phenomenal experience of pushing yourself beyond what you knew capable and a battle of the human spirit, but it’s a time to be totally in touch with yourself without outside distractions.  On most days there is no cell service.  For some that provokes anxiety, but for me it was a nice sense of “ahhh… sorry, no one can reach me and I am completely unplugged”.  Loved it!

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