The July 25-27 weekend was jam-packed with ultramarathon races in the Northeast, and we have them covered here in Part II of this week’s roundup. A handful of New Englanders raced the Squatchy Surprise in New Jersey, and many more took on the Moosalamoo 36-miler and Magnificent Bastards Last Person Standing race in Vermont. But we begin in Rhode Island where the inaugural Ocean State Ultra crowned its first champion.

Late July brought a trio of New England ultras, with two in Vermont and a new 100-mile offering in Rhode Island. We’ll have them all covered in Part II of this week’s roundup, but here in Part I we look to the West where several New Englanders took on tough courses and secured hard-earned finishes. No New Englander shined brighter than Shane Berry, whose ultramarathon debut resulted in a podium finish at the Standhope 60K in Idaho. He leads off this edition of the roundup.

Big miles and massive performances were aplenty on the trails of New England during the July 11-13 weekend. A number of runners surpassed the 200-mile mark and various course records fell at the Notchview Ultra in Windsor, Mass., which will be featured in a separate story. Additionally, records were smashed at both the Spaulding Woods 50K in New Hampshire and the Back Cove Backyard Ultra in Maine, both of which are featured in this edition of the roundup. One more regional race also took place last weekend, but results from the 7-11 Slurpee Day Ultra 60K in Connecticut were unavailable at the time of publication.

Mid-July is here, and the heat is turning up on the ultrarunning season in New England. The popular Notchview Ultra was the biggest event in the region during the July 11-13 weekend, with additional ultras taking place in Maine, New Hampshire in Connecticut. Notchview will have its own separate recap, and we’ll have a second roundup for the additional New England races, but here in Part I we look West to ultras in Colorado, Idaho and Oregon. We begin in Colorado, where Maine native Katie Schide turned in a stunning performance at the Hardrock 100-Mile Endurance Run. In the course of 13 months, Schide has won three of the sport’s most prestigious ultras and eclipsed two of Courtney Dauwalter’s course records, solidifying her position as one of the sport’s great female ultrarunners. Read on for more in this edition of the roundup.

The July 4-6 weekend was a celebration of American independence, but we begin this edition of the roundup north of the border at the Quebec Mega-Trail in Canada. A handful of New Englanders took part in the event’s multiple ultra distances, and Vermont’s Eric LiPuma and Britta Clark earned spots on the podium in the 80K to lead the way. Beyond Canada, the ultra slate was relatively quiet across the United States, but New Englanders also raced in New York and Minnesota. We have it all covered in this edition of the roundup.