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Jan Gautier, Rock/Creek's Newest Race Team Member

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Jan Gautier, Rock/Creek's newest Race Team member, talks about trail racing. Jan teaches science at Baylor, a local Chattanooga school, and coaches runners there. As a younger runner, Jan was 4 time AllAmerican in College and National Champion in the 3000. She had PR's of 34:30 for the 10K and 2:45 for the marathon. Jan qualified in 1999 for the Olympic Trials Marathon. As a Master's runner, she's run 38 minutes for the 10K, but has been running around 40 minutes lately. Jan started trail running at the Rock/Creek River Gorge Race and has been a top finisher in many of the Rock/Creek Trail Series races over the last few years. Welcome to the team Jan! To learn more about Jan Gautier and other Race Team members, visit: http://www.rockcreek.com/race-team/jan-gautier/

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StumpJump 50k: Josh Wheeler

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Rock/Creek Race Team member and Chattanooga native Josh Wheeler, currently a pre-med student at Appalachian State, talks about his experience as an ultrarunner. Wheeler won the 2009 Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k. He would come back to Chattanooga a couple months later and win the Lookout Mountain 50 miler as well. For more race information on the race, visit rockcreek.com/stumpjump/

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StumpJump 50k: Jaclyn Greenhill

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Rock/Creek Race Team member Jaclyn Greenhill talks about trail running, the StumpJump 50K, and tips for first-time ultra runners. For more race information on the race, visit rockcreek.com/stumpjump/

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Greenway 5 Mile Trail Race

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The Greenway 5 Mile, a trail running race on Chattanooga's Greenway Farm, drew trail runners from all skill levels, including several families. http://www.rockcreek.com/greenway/ The race is part of the Rock/Creek Trail Series and takes place annually in August; proceeds from the race benefit Wild Trails, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to promote the use, expansion and protection of trails in greater Chattanooga. Learn more at http://www.wildtrails.org Listen as locals Peyton Miller, Chris Mawata and others talk about the experience of running trails.