The 2023 ultrarunning season is quickly nearing its conclusion. Ultras are fewer to find throughout the United States, and especially in New England. Just a handful of runners from the region raced during the Dec. 9-10 weekend, but we have them covered. One runner you can always count on to be racing in early December is Jerry Turk. The Connecticut resident was back at the Hellgate 100K for the 21st straight year, and his consistent effort landed him in the lead-off position for this edition of the roundup.

The first weekend of December saw ultrarunners from New England go global, with two runners from Massachusetts taking on the IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Taiwan, while many others toed starting lines throughout the United States. We featured several of those events from the Dec. 1-2 weekend in a separate roundup, but this one catches up with the New England residents who tackled three separate courses in California. Welcome to the West Coast in this edition of the roundup.

It was a strong start to December for ultrarunners from New England. Runners took part in at least 10 ultra events, most in the United States but one all the way in Taiwan. Massachusetts resident Jenny Hoffman – fresh off of her transcontinental world record run – represented Team USA at the IAU 24-Hour World Championships, as did Bay State native Scott Traer. We lead off with their efforts before returning closer to home at the Krampuslauf 9-Hour Ultra in New Hampshire, and then head to Virginia, North Carolina and New York for more results from the Dec. 1-2 weekend. Additionally, several runners from the region headed west to California and took part in a trio of ultras. We’ll have those captured in a separate roundup tomorrow.