The Needham Running Club played host to the second annual MetroWest Backyard Ultra – known in 2022 as the Needham Backyard Ultra – on Sept. 16-17 at the Needham Town Forest in Needham, Mass. Despite weather warnings due to a hurricane, race conditions were mild and comfortable as 30 runners took on a 4.17-mile loop course with a new loop starting on the hour, every hour, until one runner remained.

RESULTS

Place; Name, Age; City, State; Laps; Miles

1 Jason Kaplan, 40; Boston, MA; 17; 70.89

2 Mike Martineau, 32; Sandown, NH; 16; 66.72

3 Daniel Leonard, 35; Brighton, MA; 15; 62.55

T4 Oscar Wilmerding, 20; San Francisco, CA; 13; 54.21

T4 Ryan Pfenning, 25; Boston, MA; 13; 54.21

T6 Benjamin Tammany, 30; Sandown, NH; 12; 50.04

T6 Nicholas Mangiameli, 27; Suffield, CT; 12; 50.04

8 Molly Karp, 41; Natick, MA; 10; 41.70

9 Bruce Leung, 58; Natick, MA; 9; 37.53

T10 Joan Francesc Garcia, 33; Boston, MA; 8; 33.36

T10 Chris Wristen, 43; Norwood, MA; 8; 33.36

T10 Michael O’Connor, 28; Waltham, MA; 8; 33.36

T 10 Max Chapmick, 32; Allston, MA; 8; 33.36

T14 Kevin McClaren, 23; Somerville, MA; 7; 29.19

T14 Philip Crider, 45; Needham, MA; 7; 29.19

16 Alexandra Brinkert, 37; Norwood, MA; 6; 25.02

T17 Rong Hu, 57; Framingham, MA; 5; 20.85

T17 Stephen Galloway, 60; Framingham, MA; 5; 20.85

T17 Steven Belitzky, 26; Weymouth, MA; 5; 20.85

T20 TJ Poole, 44; Medford, MA; 4; 16.68

T20 Eric Saint-Amour, 62; Dedham, MA; 4; 16.68

T20 Phyllis Lowry, 56; Framingham, MA; 4; 16.68

T20 Jeff Hattem, 72; Natick, MA; 4; 16.68

T24 Alice Blake, 22; Needham, MA; 3; 12.51

T24 Robert Blake, 60; Needham, MA; 3; 12.51

T24 Mike Keegan, 57; Needham, MA; 3; 12.51

T24 MaryBeth Mittaz, 57; Needham, MA; 3; 12.51

T28 Debra Galloway, 63; Framingham, MA; 2; 8.34

T28 Rafal Boni, 49; Needham, MA; 2; 8.34

T28 Eugene Rohrer, 29; Natick, MA; 2; 8.34