The Trail Animals Running Club played host to the fifth edition of the TARCtic Frozen Yeti 30-Hour Ultra and 15-Mile Night Race on Feb. 3-4, 2024, at Hale Reservation in Westwood, Mass. Runners enjoyed some of the best weather in event history with with no precipitation, a temperature around 30 degrees at the start on Saturday, sunny skies and a high in the mid-30s, overnight temperatures in the mid-20s, and a sunny Sunday morning that crept above freezing for the final hours before reaching the upper-30s by the time the race ended on early Sunday afternoon. All photos in this gallery by MassUltra Editor Chris Wristen (who was running the race and didn’t take many). To view a full photo gallery from the event, check out the great work by Garrett Simon who was out on the course and took nearly 500 photos.
Runners gather at the starting line for the 2024 TARCtic Frozen Yeti 30-Hour Ultra on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltraRunners cruise through the early miles of the 2024 TARCtic Frozen Yeti 30-Hour Ultra at Hale Reservation. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltraJordan Kostiuk of Providence, R.I., navigates a few rocks on a moss-covered section of trail during the TARCtic Frozen Yeti. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltraDeirdre Lowe leads a pack of runners through the Red Loop on the TARCtic Frozen Yeti course. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltraRunners cruise through the woods of Hale Reservation during the 2024 TARCtic Frozen Yeti 30-Hour Ultra. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltraRunners work their way up a quick climb on the Red Loop of the TARCtic Frozen Yeti course. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltraJulian Casola of Revere, Mass., and Stephen Fleck of Mendon, Mass., encounter a rare bit of remaining snow on the course at the 2024 TARCtic Frozen Yeti 30-Hour Ultra. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltraDenise Klatt and Laura Ricci lead a pack of runners through the Red Loop at the 2024 TARCtic Frozen Yeti 30-Hour Ultra. Klatt went on to finish 75 miles while Ricci ran 105 miles. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltraLaura Ricci follows Pete Despres over a rocky clearing and back into the woods of Hale Reservation during the TARCtic Frozen Yeti 30-Hour Ultra on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Photo by Chris Wristen/MassUltra