The fourth annual Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-mile, 50-mile and 30-mile ultramarathons took place Oct. 8-9, 2022. Runners in the 100-miler started at the Windblown Cross Country Ski Area in New Ipswich, N.H., traveled across Massachusetts from north to south on the Midstate Trail, crossed into Connecticut and Rhode Island and then traveled to the finish line at Douglas State Forest in Douglas, Mass. The following are a select few photos from the race. A full photo gallery with 142 photos can be found on the MassUltra Facebook page at this link.
Runners in Wave 1 begin their 100-mile journey from New Ipswich, N.H., to Douglas, Mass., at the Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2022. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-mile runners Emily Tessier (bib 095) of Middletown, R.I., and Jamie Miller (bib 92) of North Haven, Conn., snap a photo with friends prior to beginning their 100-mile journey on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Co-race director Andy Marx gives final instructions before sending 100-mile runners on their way at the fourth annual Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail on Oct. 8, 2022. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Runners in Wave 2 of the 100-mile race make their way to the Wapack Trail to begin their journey toward – and then across – Massachusetts at the 2022 Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-miler. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Lost in the shadows of the fall foliage were a pack of runners early in the 100-mile race at the 2022 Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.A group of runners stick together early in their 100-mile journey at the 2022 Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Michael McDuffie of Ashland, Mass., makes a final check of his pack prior to starting the Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-miler on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Sara Tannenbaum of Brookline, Mass., cruises through the early miles of the 2022 Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-miler. It was Tannenbaum’s second 100-mile race; she finished the Vermont 100 earlier this year. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Joe Loureiro of Andover, Mass., on his way to finishing the Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-miler for the fourth time in four tries. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Solomon Tsegai of Somerville, Mass., cruises through the early miles of his 100-mile race at the 2022 Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Surrounded by fall colors, a pack of runners works together early in the Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-miler on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Daniel Grip of Wendell, Mass., enjoyed a moment of calm prior to the start of the Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-miler on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Grip went on to finish second overall. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Runners in the Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail follow the yellow blazes. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Clorice Reinhardt of New Haven, Conn., early in her 100-mile race at the 2022 Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Corin Kwasnik of Boston, Mass., leads a pack of runners early in the 2022 Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-miler. Kwasnik went on to win the race and set a new course record. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.
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