The Trail Animals Running Club has postponed the TARCtic Frozen Yeti 30-Hour Ultra and 15-mile night trail race by one week, the race directors announced in an email to runners at 6:11 p.m. today.
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MassUltra Roundup: Coldwater Rumble and HURT 100
A first-time 100-mile finisher in Arizona and a 100-mile champion in Hawaii highlight this early-2022 edition of the roundup.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Coldwater Rumble and HURT 100A Year After COVID Cancellation, Snow Doesn’t Stop G.A.C. Fat Ass 50K
Since 1998, the G.A.C. Fat Ass 50K has kicked off the new ultrarunning year in New England all but three times. The 2004 and 2018 events were canceled due to dangerous weather – severe cold or blizzard-like conditions – and the 2021 race was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The 22nd running of the G.A.C. Fat Ass 50K took place on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at Bradley Palmer State Park in Topsfield, Mass. Around 100 runners took part in the event with 19 successfully completing five loops of the course for a 50K finish.
Continue reading Results: G.A.C. Fat Ass 50KMassUltra Roundup: Bandera
The 2022 ultramarathon racing season kicked off locally on Saturday, Jan. 8, with the return of the G.A.C. Frozen Fat Ass 50K. While around 100 New England residents took part in that classic event as it celebrated its 22nd running, a handful of runners from the region journeyed south to Texas to take part in the 100K and 50K ultras at the Bandera Endurance Runs. Included among the field was former Boston resident Joe McConaughy who made a fierce attempt to secure a Western States Golden Ticket before coming up just minutes short. McConaughy’s performance and those of the New England crew at Bandera are included in this week’s roundup.
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Registration Opens for TARC Spring Classic
The resurrection of the Trail Animals Running Club’s TARC Trail Series continued this morning with the opening of registration for the TARC Spring Classic.
Continue reading Registration Opens for TARC Spring ClassicMassUltra Roundup: Across the Years
A handful of New England residents were among the final runners to finish an ultramarathon in 2021 or the first to complete one in 2022. That was the case – as it has been for a few decades – for runners at Across the Years in Phoenix, Ariz. It was one of the few events to take place that overlaps the turning of a new year, and it kicks off the 2022 edition of the roundup.
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Trail Animals’ Wapack and Back Set to Return in May
Though the Trail Animals Running Club’s Wapack and Back Trail Races officially offer 50-mile and 21.5-mile events, runners are offered the option of signing up for the 50-miler but stopping after 43. That somewhat unofficial race distance represents the successful completion of a full out-and-back of the Wapack Trail, so it is a significant feat. In fact, the last time runners toed the starting line at Wapack and Back, the most dazzling performances were delivered in that most unusual of race distances.
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BURCS’ Vegan Power, Free to Run Races to Return in 2022
After two years of cancellations or virtual-only options, two Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) trail- and ultrarunning events are resurrecting their in-person options in 2022.
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