The June 20-22 weekend was the busiest of the year for the New England ultrarunning calendar, with three ultras in Massachusetts, and additional events in Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island. In Part I of this week’s roundup we highlighted results from events in other parts of the country, but here in Part II we turn to the Northeast. The Bay State events will have their own separate recaps, but we cover the additional three – Catamount in Vermont, Last Human Standing in Rhode Island, and 6 at the Springs in Maine – but we begin with the gnarly Manitou’s Revenge 53-miler in nearby New York where two Massachusetts women earned places on the podium while the Bay State’s Daniel Grip raced to another victory on the grueling course.

Manitou’s Revenge

There are no easy days at the Manitou’s Revenge 53-miler, but there are good days to be had on the gnarly point-to-point course with its 14,000+ feet of climbing on highly technical terrain through the Catskill Mountains. Daniel Grip knows this as well as anyone. The 45-year-old from Belchertown, Mass., had finished the race three times prior to this year’s race. Grip won the race in 2021 and 2023 and then placed third in 2024. Through those efforts he has learned where to push and where to show restraint. He has discovered the parts of the course that can break him if he isn’t at least a little bit careful.

Grip brought the lessons of the past with him to the starting line on Saturday, June 21, in Windham, N.Y. As he made his way through the daunting course and toward the finish line in downtown Phoenicia, Grip turned in a master class on the course despite enduring heat and humidity. He led from wire to wire and secured his third victory in 11:09:22.

Justin Lewandowski, 36, of Newton, N.J., finished second in 11:21:44. In a tight battle for third, 29-year-old Daniel Peterson of Boulder, Colo., edged 39-year-old Peter Bonito of Westmoreland, N.H., by two minutes with Peterson finishing in 11:31:34 and Bonito in 11:33:38.

In the female field, a pair of Massachusetts women earned places on the podium after a hard day of racing. Both Laura Ricci and Kehr Davis are veterans of the event, Davis as a five-time champion and Ricci having made her debut in 2024. Neither managed to catch 34-year-old Erica LuBera of Bangor, Pa., who earned the victory in 13:20:16, but Ricci improved by 96 minutes on her fourth-place finish of a year ago and surged to second this time in 14:08:40. Davis, 48, of Pittsfield, Mass., was third in 14:24:48. It was her seventh time placing on the podium, following victories in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023 and a runner-up finish in 2021.

Nine other New Englanders were among the 95 finishers within 24 hours. Tobias Tello, 21, of Cheshire, Conn., finished 42nd in 15:55:20, followed closely by 44-year-old Jesse Veinotte of Hubbardston, Mass., who was 43rd in 16:00:18. Shortly after, 48-year-old Marc Kelly of New Britain, Conn., finished in 46th place in 16:15:29. Additional finishers were Art Beauregard, 47, of Framingham, Mass. (49th, 17:10:39); Dennis Penna, 45, of Pittsfield, Mass. (53rd, 17:33:56); Robert Miller, 30, of Somerville, Mass. (54th, 17:37:38); Thomas Leo, 36, of Henniker, N.H. (57th, 17:57:11); David Hollenbaugh, 56, of Boston, Mass. (62nd, 18:17:53); and Christopher Agbay, 48, of Jefferson, Mass. (92nd, 22:17:24).

Catamount Ultra

The 10th edition of the Catamount Ultra saw a historic performance by local speedster Eric LiPuma on Saturday, June 21, in Stowe, Vt. The event once again offered both 50K and 25K distances on a 25K loop course consisting mostly of wide, hard-packed dirt trails with plenty of climbing. LiPuma, 32, of Richmond, Vt., opted for the 50K distance where he already held the course record. He hammered the loop hard for two trips and easily outdistanced the field, winning in 3:33:42. LiPuma broke his previous course record by 10 minutes and led the field of 172 finishers within nine hours.

Dylan Flewelling, 22, of Oakland, Maine, was second in 3:43:27, followed by 38-year-old Greg Azzaretti of Montpelier, Vt., in 3:58:23. Rounding out the male top five were Justin Neuman, 47, of New Haven, Conn., and Tyler McLaughlin, 25, of Portsmouth, N.H., who finished in 4:08:45 and 4:10:36, respectively.

In the female field, 25-year-old Liv Taber of Dover, N.H., finished first in 4:20:53 while placing eighth overall. Joanna Fortier, 35, of Richmond, Vt., also had a strong day, placing second in 4:27:52. In a close battle for the final place on the female podium, Hallie Schmidt edged Laura O’Brien. Schmidt, 31, of Catonsville, Md., secured the third position in 4:58:58 while O’Brien, 22, of Ann Arbor, Mich., followed 33 seconds later in 4:59:31. Nicole Fischetti, 30, of Wakefield, Mass., rounded out the top five in 5:05:59.

Another 202 runners finished the single-loop 25K race. Ben Harris, 32, of Burlington, Vt., and Rena Schwartz, 25, of Middlesex, Vt., went 1-2 overall and topped the male and female fields in 1:43:24 and 1:47:20, respectively.

Last Human Standing

Thirty-five runners gathered on private property near the Big River Management Area for the third edition of the Last Human Standing event on Saturday, June 21, in West Greenwich, R.I. They didn’t know how long they’d be there, though runners would loop the 3.8-mile course on the hour, every hour, until just one runner remained.

It took 16 hours to whittle the field down to one. All runners completed at least two loops. Eighteen runners completed at least eight loops for 30.4 miles, and nine of them made it at least 11 loops for 41.8 miles. The top five finished a 12th loop, but that’s when Igor Vishnepolskiy, 40, of Warwick, R.I., and Chris Young, 33, of North Grosvenordale, Conn., stopped with 45.6 miles on their legs. Two loops later, Andrea Mucchietto, 31, of Cambridge, Mass., was done with a 53.2-mile day, bringing the field down to just two runners. Daniel Teabo, 28, of Auburn, N.Y., and Zack Tseng, 25, of Cambridge, Mass., each completed the 15th loop, but that was Tseng’s stopping point. Teabo stepped back to the line and completed one more loop, finishing his 16th and final hour for 60.8 miles and the victory.

6 at the Springs

Dry conditions and warm weather made for ideal running conditions at the second annual 6 at the Springs time-based ultra on Saturday, June 21, in Poland, Maine. The event once again used a flat, 4-mile out-and-back course on a historic rail trail from Waterhouse Brook to Mechanic Falls and back and offered runners the opportunity to log major miles on a fast course. Lila Gaudrault’s overall course record of 44 miles from 2024 went untouched, but runner-up and top male Kyle Simmons’ male course record of 40 miles was toppled by 10 minutes.

Several runners logged ultramarathon mileage during the event, but nobody had a bigger day than Mike Conley, 41, of Gorham, Maine, who led the race wire-to-wire and was the only runner to complete 10 laps. His 40-mile performance matched Simmons’ record-setting mileage, but did so in 5:48. Simmons covered the same ground in 5:58 in 2024.

Conley was joined on the male podium by Jesse Draper and Andrew Kane, 31, of Canton, N.Y., who each completed nine laps for 36 miles. In the female field, Haley Acker and Ying Tao both logged eight laps for 32 miles, with Acker, 32, of Portland, Maine, finishing first and Tao, 40, of Maynard, Mass., placing second. Erin Haidu-Sylvia, 46, of Fryeburg, Maine, joined them on the female podium with seven laps and 28 miles.

The event showed considerable growth in 2025. After playing host to 80 runners in the inaugural year, 100 runners took part in this year’s race including five runners age 12 or younger.

*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.