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  • Home
  • About
    • Race Director
    • TTR Kids Group Run
    • Sponsors
    • Blogs
    • SUSTAINABILITY
    • Trees for Tees Program
    • 2026 Photography/Videography Internship
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us
  • Events
    • 50K Mashup
    • Doomsday 5k
    • 963 Beulah Challenge
    • Queeny Backyard Ultra
    • Ozark Foothills Endurance Runs
    • Thunder Chicken 100K Stage Races
    • Dark 2 Dawn Night Trail Races
    • Triple Crown 10K Night Trail Run Series
    • Rockin Rockwoods Trail Races
    • STL Women's Trail Summit
    • Babler Bongo 15K Trail Race/15K RUCK
    • Kidventure 1.5 Mi & 5K
    • Wildwood Trail Marathon
  • Coaching
    • Shalini Bhajjan
    • Private Coaching
    • Group Coaching
  • Volunteer
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • JOIN THE TTR CHALLENGES
    • THE DOUBLE TAP CHALLENGE
Terrain Trail Runners-STL

Race Director
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Shalini Bhajjan  - Founder/Race Director, Running Coach, Ultra-Runner

Just lace up and go for a run, you won't regret it! ~ Shalini Bhajjan 

Things to know about me: 

I am the heart and soul of Terrain Trail Runners-STL, I've been a trail/ultra-runner since 2014 and February 4, 2014, was when Terrain Trail Runners came to life. It all started with the need to find others who run long distances and the itch/question: Why aren't there more trail ultras in St. Louis, MO? 
 

13 events later, rest is history!

Pertinent facts: Rockin' Rockwoods 53K and 1/2 Marathon was the first trail ultra I laid out the course for and race directed!
​I LOVE the course for Rockin' Rockwoods and everything about this race and I hope you'll find the challenge and beauty in the variations this course has to offer out of all the other races currently held here in St. Louis, MO!!! 


Want to know more about me?

Talk to me after you cross the finish line at one of our races or we can chat over a cold dark beer anytime!

READ MORE ABOUT Shalini Bhajjan
*Click the links below to read more
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How to become a Trail Race Director - Run Spirited

Terrain Trail Runners spreads ultra marathon sport one mile at a time - St. Louis Magazine 
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Earth Mover Podcast
 

NY Times - A Beginner's Guide to Trail Running

​Happy Pace Podcast

​West Newsmagazine 

Run Spirited


St. Louis Magazine 

VoyageSTL Magazine 
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The Rise of Ultra-Endurance Sports - Ultrarunning Magazine



​PUBLISHED ARTICLES by Shalini Bhajjan
*Click the links below to read


Ultrarunning Magazine - One More Loop: The Relentless Rise of the Backyard Ultra

ATRA - Finding My Way Home on the Trails: My Journey Into Ultrarunning and the Birth of Terrain Trail Runners-STL
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Ultrarunning Magazine - I'm an Ultrarunner

Ultrarunning Magazine - Psyche of a DNF (Did Not Finish)

Ultrarunning Magazine - A Race Director's Perspective
 

Ultrarunning Magazine - Bonds forged in Ultrarunning 

Ultrarunning Magazine - Dark 2 Dawn Night Trail Race: That Finish Line Feeling

 
Ultrarunning Magazine - Are Virtual Races the New Normal?

Terrain Magazine - Barkley Marathons 2018 - Recap!

Ultrarunning Magazine - STL Women’s Trail Summit: On Equal Ground

Ultrarunning Magazine - After Midnight: The Dark 2 Dawn Night Trail Race
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