The massive March 21-23 weekend of ultramarathon racing was so busy for New Englanders that this week’s roundup merits not one, not two … but three parts to capture it all. Part I focused on results from out West. Part III will recap results from the Southeast, but here in Part II we turn to the Northeast, with results from ultras in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland, and Connecticut’s Blake Hayden gets top billing for his 12-hour victory at the Dogwood Ultra.

Dogwood Ultra Marathons

Blake Haden was the lone New Englander at the Dogwood Ultra Marathons, but the 22-year-old from Ridgefield, Conn., turned in a memorable ultrarunning debut during the multi-day event March 21-23 in Green Bay, Va. The event offered 48-hour, 24-hour, 12-hour daytime and 12-hour nighttime ultras. Haden took on the 12-hour night race and pushed hard on the 3.35-mile loop course, ultimately finishing first among six runners with 61.88 miles in 11:53:19. William Springer, 27, of Norfolk, Va., was a distant second with 54.6 miles in 11:53:08.

Bullshit Backyard Ultra

Ryan Horne has been a regular at the Bullshit Backyard Ultra, racing every year since the event was created. Horne, 29, of Hadley, Mass., returned for another strong performance at the fifth annual event on March 22-23 in Lenoxville, Pa.

The event follows a traditional backyard ultra format where runners must complete a 4.167-mile course, starting a new loop on the hour, every hour, until just one runner remains. Horne won the inaugural event in 2021 with 45.87 miles. He returned and was the third-to-last runner standing in 2022 with 50.04 miles. He returned to the top as the 2023 champion with 79.23 miles before finishing 11th in 2024 with 20.85 miles. This year, Horne was one of 43 participants and he tied for eighth with 54.21 miles before being eliminated.

Scot Snell, 45, of Egg Harbor Township, N.J., was the last runner standing with 91.74 miles. Daniel Teabo, 28, of Auburn, N.Y., got the assist with 87.57 miles. Top female Mary Namestnik, 30, of Downers Grove, Ill., was fifth with 66.72 miles.

Horne was one of two New England residents in the field, and one of two former top performers from New England. Elizabeth Cohen, 37, of Madison, Conn., finished ninth overall and was the last female standing at the 2022 event with 29.19 miles. She returned two more times after that but did not repeat her feat. This year, Cohen finished 17th overall and was the third-to-last female standing with 37.53 miles.

Terrapin Mountain 50K

Doug Schuch earned his first ultramarathon at the Terrapin Mountain 50K in 2012. He has returned a number of times since then, and he earned his fifth finish of the race at the 17th edition of the event on Saturday, March 22, in Sedalia, Va.

Schuch, 57, of Durham, Conn., and his fellow runners tackled the scenic trails of Terrapin Mountain, Goff Mountain, and White Oak Ridge on their way to the finish line. Eighty runners ultimately completed the race within 9 hours, including Schuch who placed 31st overall in 6:34:34.

Patrick Wachter, 27, of Roanoke, Va., led all runners in 4:16:45 while Steph Hill, 34, of Alexandria, Va., was the first-place female and 11th overall in 5:28:09.

HAT Run

The HAT Run has a special place in the ultrarunning hearts of Micaela Dorf and Sam Conlogue. The New Englanders ran the race in 2018 – it was Conlogue’s first ultra and Dorf’s second. They then returned and ran it together in 2022. Dorf, 46, of Woodstock, Vt., and Conlogue, 30, of South Portland, Maine, returned again for the 36th edition of the event on Saturday, March 22, in Havre de Grace, Md.

The Maryland classic 50K saw 269 runners toe the starting line and 230 ultimately finish within 9 hours.Patrick Blair, 43, of Catonsville, Md., and Karen Smith, 46, of Abingdon, Md., led the male and female fields in 3:55:59 and 5:15:35, respectively. Dorf and Conlogue ran together and tied for 162nd in 7:18:04.

*Editor’s Note: Results are found on a variety of sites, including ultrasignup.com, UltraRunning Magazine, and official race websites. We do the best we can to find as many results as possible to report on and recognize the local ultrarunning community.