During the first two years of the Watuppa 50K, runners showed up ready to throw down fast times.
Continue reading Heely Crushes Course Record in Return of Watuppa 50KMonthly Archives: May 2022
MassUltra Roundup: Cruel Jewel, Massanutten, Highlands Trail Festival, and Quicksilver
In this second roundup installment from the May 13-15 weekend we catch up on the non-New England races and journey to Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey and California.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Cruel Jewel, Massanutten, Highlands Trail Festival, and QuicksilverMassUltra Roundup: Big A, Riverlands, and Runamuck
Runners at the Big A 50K in Maine enjoyed comfortable temperatures and good trail conditions thanks to the benefit of the calendar – Big A was held on May 7. A week later, those who toed the line at Maine’s only 100-miler, the Riverlands 100, or any other races in the Northeast were far less lucky. Merciless conditions on May 14, from high heat to humidity, took their toll on runners at Riverlands, as well as those at Vermont’s Runamuck 50K. In this edition of the roundup we catch up with those New England events.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Big A, Riverlands, and RunamuckWapack Proves Just as Tough after 2-Year Hiatus
During its pandemic-forced two-year hiatus, the Trail Animals Running Club’s Wapack and Back race course didn’t get any easier.
Continue reading Wapack Proves Just as Tough after 2-Year HiatusResults: Watuppa Trail Races
The Watuppa Trail Races returned from a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic with the eighth running of the event on Sunday, May 15, at Watuppa Reservation in Fall River, Mass. Runners took on 50K, 30K and 10K distances.
Continue reading Results: Watuppa Trail RacesRunners Gather for Community, Friendly Competition at Needham Backyard Ultra
NEEDHAM, Mass. – The inaugural Needham Backyard Ultra wasted no time having its first down-to-the wire, cutoff-eluding experience.
Continue reading Runners Gather for Community, Friendly Competition at Needham Backyard UltraResults: TARC Wapack and Back
After a two-year hiatus, the Trail Animals Running Club once again played host to the Wapack and Back 50-mile and 43-mile ultramarathons and 21.5-mile trail race on Saturday, May 7, in Ashburnham, Mass.
Continue reading Results: TARC Wapack and BackMassUltra Roundup: Manchester 2 Monadnock, Hellbender, Dirty German, Quad Rock, and Strolling Jim
The May 6-8 weekend was jam-packed in Massachusetts with the return of Wapack and Back and the inaugural Needham Backyard Ultra, but those local events weren’t the only attractions to lure New England ultrarunners. Some headed north to New Hampshire, including Harvard’s Roy Van Cleef who followed up his shared victory at the 2021 Manchester 2 Monadnock 55-miler by setting a course record this year. Meanwhile, Stow’s Sophia Farnsworth secured her first 100-mile finish at the grueling Hellbender 100 in North Carolina. Others headed to Pennsylvania for the Dirty German Endurance Festival, to Colorado for the Quad Rock 50, and Tennessee for the legendary Strolling Jim 40-miler. All of those events are featured in this edition of the roundup.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Manchester 2 Monadnock, Hellbender, Dirty German, Quad Rock, and Strolling JimPhotos: Needham Backyard Ultra
The first edition of the Needham Backyard Ultra took place Saturday, May 7, at Needham Town Forest. Twenty-six runners started the day, and the last runner standing completed 12 hours on the course. The following are a handful of photos from the race. A full photo gallery can be viewed on the MassUltra Facebook page.
Continue reading Photos: Needham Backyard UltraResults: Needham Backyard Ultra
The inaugural running of the Needham Backyard Ultra took place at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Needham Town Forest. Twenty-six runners took part in the race, which used a 4.17-mile course that runners raced hourly until one runner remained.
Continue reading Results: Needham Backyard Ultra