Keith Knipling holds the record, 14h46m30s, set Sept. 6, 2008
The Massanutten Mountain Trail is
a National Recreation Trail. It is
a 71-mile loop in the George Washington National Forest, on the ridgelines of the eastern and western ranges
of the Massanutten Mountain. According to the
Virginia Happy Trails Running Club (VHTRC)
"The 'trail' is hard, rocky, and slow. Sections of the trail have been around in some cases for
centuries, but the entire, uninterrupted, 71-mile Massanutten Trail was not completed until 2002."
With the close proximity of a very active group of ultrarunners (VHTRC), the MMT ring was run
by Chris Scott and Anstr Davidson (27h51m) even before it was officially dedicated in 2002. Since then,
VHTRC organizes a race of the route every September, and some fast times have been recorded.
Here is a list of winning times for each year, from the VHTRC website:
2002
Harry Bruell
16h45m
2003
Ryan Henry & Randy Dietz
19h32m
2004
Sue Johnston & Scott Brockmeier
19h11m
2005
Jeff Wilbur
17h15m
2006
Event Not Held
2007
Mike Schuster
15h41m
2008
Keith Knipling
14h46m30s
There is also a reverse loop run
organized in February.
