The 13th edition of the Ghost Train Rail Trail Race took place Oct. 15-16, 2022, on the Milford and Brookline Rail Trail in Brookline, N.H. The following are just a sample of photos taken by MassUltra Editor Chris Wristen. A full gallery of more than 350 photos can be viewed on the MassUltra Facebook page at this link.
Gina Ryan of Millbury, Mass., cranks out the miles early in the Ghost Train Rail Trail Race. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.How do you spend your 70th birthday? If you’re Beth Shiff, right, you gather your friends and run 30 miles on trails! Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Adu-Gyamfi Stella (left) of Jefferson, Mass., and Andrea Berger (right) of Holden, Mass., cruise through the Ghost Train course together during their ultramarathon journey. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Skeletons play cards and drink Fireball while runners crank out the miles at the Ghost Train Rail Trail Race. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Volunteer Carolyn Harper refills a runner’s hydration pack during the Ghost Train Rail Trail Race. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Ghost Train legend Yuki Chorney was unable to attend the 2022 race to continue her costume dominance, but Lindsey Bristol stepped up and wowed the course with her festive costume for 30 miles. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Ann Alexion of Waterboro, Maine, marches on toward another ultramarathon finish at the Ghost Train Rail Trail Race. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Seng-Lai Tan of Sudbury, Mass., was fired up by the warm weather and fall foliage at the Ghost Train Rail Trail Race. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.It wouldn’t be Ghost Train without trick-or-treaters on the course. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Spectators? Or runners who didn’t survive a previous year of Ghost Train? Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Jenny Kenty of Medford, Mass., races to another 100-mile victory at the Ghost Train Rail Trail Race. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Jenny Houlahan of Newburyport, Mass., was feeling good as she clicked away the miles on the Ghost Train course. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.A group of runners work together to pass the miles at the Ghost Train Rail Trail Race. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Lisa Chaput of Westford, Mass., was all smiles on her way to her first 100-mile finish at the Ghost Train Rail Trail Race. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.Sean Haggerty of Wellesley, Mass., was out in front during the early laps of the Ghost Train Rail Trail Race. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.From left, Abby Bent McKie, Brian Walfield, Alan Yen, and Karen Hoch close out another loop of the Ghost Train course. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra.