The 18th edition of the Trail Animals Running Club’s Wapack and Back Trail Races took place Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Ashburnham, Mass. Runners took on a 43-mile out-and-back of the Wapack Trail, a 50-mile race that included the 43-mile out-and-back plus an additional 7 miles, or a 21.5-mile one-way journey through the course. Since its founding in 2007 by Bogie Dumitrescu, the event has been held annually with the exception of 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It rained steadily for much of the race for the second straight year.

RESULTS

50-Mile

Place; Name, Age; City, State; Time

1 Conor Brown, 24; Manchester, NH; 9:03:38

2 Jacob Cohen, 29; Hudson, NY; 9:57:39

3 Matt Naughton, 27; Groton, MA; 10:30:11

4 Thomas Leo, 37; Henniker, NH; 11:07:36

5 David Herr, 61; Canaan, VT; 11:27:02

6 Chad Macdonald, 39; New Boston, NH; 11:51:58

7 Christian Steinmetz, 30; Cambridge, MA; 13:09:16

8 Timothy Segur, 46; Rutland, MA; 13:57:12

9 Madison Brooks, 27; Nashua, NH; 13:57:13

43-Mile

Place; Name, Age; City, State; Time

1 Walter Muhonen, 30; Peterborough, NH; 7:02:27

2 Jason Smith, 35; Cambridge, MA; 9:12:10

3 Steven Hodgson, 32; Jaffrey, NH; 9:35:57

4 Jonathon Western, 41; Topsfield, MA; 9:45:58

5 Caitlin Sheasley, 38; Concord, MA; 10:45:29

6 Chris Bernier, 27; Auburn, MA; 11:13:26

7 Bryce Sady, 49; Concord, MA; 11:22:08

8 Keith Bourassa, 42; Keene, NH; 11:33:49

9 Dave Lane, 38; Haverhill, MA; 11:33:57

10 Joe Wojcik, 56; Belchertown, MA; 12:00:39

11 Joel Port, 48; Carlisle, MA; 12:08:39

12 Sarah Nelson, 49; Florence, MA; 12:41:18

13 Julia Magnusson, 54; Maynard, MA; 12:59:54

14 Dan Hurley, 40; Everett, MA; 13:09:39

15 Allison Drain, 34; Arlington, MA; 13:10:08

16 Savannah Wojcik, 25; Belchertown, MA; 13:17:49

17 Bernard Cabrera, 42; Brookline, NH; 13:20:30

18 Dima Feinhaus, 63; Newton, MA; 13:39:35

19 Maarten Alexander Van Weezenbeek, 27; Boston, MA; 13:53:23

21.5-Mile

Place; Name, Age; City, State; Time

1 Travis Muhonen, 32; New Ipswich, NH; 3:01:23

2 Stieg Bertram, 17; Rindge, NH; 3:32:09

3 Philip Carcia, 41; North Woodstock, NH; 3:49:00

4 Marc Almanzan, 43; Dedham, MA; 4:02:27

5 Lara Matthias, 28; Sharon, NH; 4:07:40

6 Dan Flynn, 47; Somerville, MA; 4:13:26

7 Timothy Blais, 44; New Ipswich, NH; 4:17:56

8 Keith Bennett, 35; Mason, NH; 4:36:47

9 Nick Hill, 46; Bennington, NH; 4:39:13

10 Lorena Duquette, 49; Berlin, MA; 4:39:30

11 Eric German, 51; New Ipswich, NH; 4:42:48

12 Robbie Shade, 41; Belmont, MA; 4:47:08

13 Peter Montigny, 35; Windham, NH; 4:47:09

14 Juan Santos, 38; Arlington, MA; 4:47:16

15 Eli Miller, 31; Watertown, MA; 4:47:32

16 Chad Rautiola, 51; New Ipswich, NH; 4:50:14

17 Warren Isfan, 53; Ottawa, ON; 4:55:12

18 Cody Marnell, 46; Chelmsford, MA; 4:57:52

19 Elisha Hodgson, 30; Rindge, NH; 4:58:52

20 Jason Gray, 46; Hopedale, MA; 5:00:02

21 Brook Burke, 56; Northwood, NH; 5:01:25

22 Bryan Schnittjer, 46; Boston, MA; 5:02:30

23 Andy Porter, 51; Belmont, MA; 5:05:57

24 David Boudreau, 54; Lowell, MA; 5:07:39

25 Whitney Hanschka, 61; Vineyard Haven, MA; 5:11:33

26 Kara MacGibbon, 29; Hartland, VT; 5:16:16

27 Shayni Cutter, 34; Temple, NH; 5:16:34

28 Sasha McGurrin, 51; Beverly, MA; 5:24:35

29 Melissa Alajajian, 40; Rindge, NH; 5:31:05

30 Andrew Alajajian, 41; Rindge, NH; 5:31:06

31 Matt Schiller, 49; Sterling, MA; 5:35:19

32 Matthew Brown, 46; Arlington, MA; 5:38:51

33 Richard Benoit, 58; Greenfield, NH; 5:40:33

34 Ilya Bass, 52; Weston, MA; 5:42:13

35 Jeffrey Bunten, 52; Burlington, MA; 5:43:12

36 Kerrie-Ann Briguglio, 55; Townsend, MA; 5:44:28

37 Gary Goldmuntz, 51; Brookline, MA; 5:44:38

38 Sam Farnsworth, 65; Stow, MA; 5:44:42

39 Sebastien Godard, 51; Lexington, MA; 5:50:06

40 Xiali He, 50; Weston, MA; 5:53:53

41 Jeremy Thomas, 44; Arlington, MA; 5:58:16

42 Matthew Daniels, 30; Manchester, NH; 6:02:06

43 Chi Wang, 51; Lexington, MA; 6:08:40

44 Evan Emanuel, 29; Brighton, MA; 6:11:08

45 Mike McCall, 47; Arlington, MA; 6:12:25

46 Oliver Heynes, 45; Arlington, MA; 6:12:26

47 Sean O’Connor, 56; Boston, MA; 6:15:52

48 David Huang, 42; Watertown, MA; 6:21:50

49 Dave Smith, 47; Hudson, MA; 6:23:32

50 Meghna Swamy, 47; Arlington, MA; 6:26:36

51 Bobby Griffis, 48; New Ipswich, NH; 6:27:01

52 Leanne Sargent, 35; Mason, NH; 6:27:27

53 Jonathon Pasquale, 36; Gardner, MA; 6:29:08

54 Jessica Blais, 42; New Ipswich, NH; 6:30:49

55 Robert Breckenridge, 55; Keene, NH; 6:48:57

56 Amanda Cabrera, 39; Brookline, NH; 6:53:00

57 Jeffrey Johanson, 68; Ayer, MA; 6:53:06

58 Melissa Arnold, 44; Framingham, MA; 7:27:25

59 John Berlinger, 50; Ashby, MA; 7:28:16

60 Zachary Brumbaugh, 47; Groton, MA; 7:28:17

61 Cheryl Wong, 44; Arlington, MA; 7:33:51

62 Shawn Bryan, 61; Wellesley, MA; 7:38:14

63 Sheila Wilson, 46; Acworth, NH; 8:17:03

64 Liz Berman, 52; Natick, MA; 9:01:31