The 2012 Little River Trail Run broke several records this year and not just for the fastest times. In addition to the purchase of the highest amount of carbon offsets to date (see Little River Trail Run Sets New Records), the Trailheads were able to increase their donation to the park to $6,000.00. They also donated $500.00 to Triangle Offroad Cyclists (TORC), the organization who helps maintain the single-track mountain bike trails at Little River.
Donations from the trail runs have been used to purchase materials and equipment to help maintain the hiking and mountian biking trails including such things as rakes, shovels, rocks and half the cost of a John Deere Gator. The money has also underwritten programs like the Morehead Planetarium star gazing sessions which are free to the public. The park plans to use donation money to offer more free public programs this year to include the NC Herpetological Society, the Raleigh Raptor Refuge and others.
Thanks Trailheads for continuing to make the Trail Run such a fun and successful event for the runners, volunteers, spectators, the park and the earth!
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| Little River Park's Michelle Pesavento (far left) and Mike DiFabio (far right) accept the big check from Trailhead's race coordinators Dave Elam and Layna Mosley (center) |
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| David Housekeeper (left) from TORC accepts the check from Trailhead member Squonk (right) |
For an excellent article and listing of race results, Randy Young from the Chapel Hill News wrote this about the race: Little River Trail Runs continue to bring out the winter runners
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