The fourth annual Free Spirit 50K took place on Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Leyden, Mass. The course consisted of dirt country roads in Massachusetts and Vermont with around 4,200 feet of climbing.

RESULTS

50K

Place; Name, Age; City, State; Time

1 Kayla Lampe, 33; Colrain, MA; 3:38:37

2 Jacob Varekamp, 52; Norwell, MA; 4:19:11

3 Brian Rusiecki, 47; Deerfield, MA; 4:22:42

4 Sean Meissner, 52; Perkinsville, VT; 4:33:24

5 Eric Ciocca, 48; Northampton, MA; 4:52:31

6 Alex Couture, 28; Webster, MA; 5:06:55

7 Ruben Figueroa, 51; Burlington, CT; 5:08:48

8 Amy Rusiecki, 46; Deerfield, MA; 5:11:07

9 Tomas Restrepo Velasquez, 34; Marlboro, MA; 5:14:23

10 Ana O’Callaghan, 26; Cumberland, RI; 5:18:51

11 Wayne Ball, 51; Feeding Hills, MA; 5:29:14

12 Joe Medeiros, 35; Lowell, MA; 5:31:44

13 Anna Cleveland, 37; Tolland, CT; 5:37:11

14 Drew Sparks, 32; Dedham, MA; 5:38:06

15 Kevin Cournoyer, 34; Wheelock, VT; 5:48:50

16 Jacob Fischer, 30; Reading, MA; 5:51:38

17 Emily Ashburn, 25; Rensselaer, NY; 6:01:39

18 Danielle Meunier, 51; South Hadley, MA; 6:02:45

19 Lauren MacArthur, 46; Marlboro, VT; 6:03:50

20 Kristina Siladi, 41; Perkinsville, VT; 6:16:22

21 William Stoval, 52; Acton, MA; 6:18:14

22 Jamie Shearer, 27; Burlington, VT; 6:22:43

23 Thomas Shearer, 62; Essex, VT; 6:24:41

24 Joe Mastrorio, 34; Worcester, MA; 6:26:21

25 Joshua Hardester, 44; Waltham, MA; 6:30:14

26 Andrew Ritz, 36; Longmeadow, MA; 6:30:19

27 Josephine Goodwin, 19; Lebanon, NH; 6:43:56

28 Sara Sargent, 23; Richmond, VT; 6:48:52

29 Fotini Lagos, 37; Gardner, MA; 6:55:15

30 Caleb Witkowski Despres, 17; Athol, MA; 7:45:05

31 Eric Despres, 50; Bernardston, MA; 7:45:09

32 Faith Raymond, 61; Springfield, VT; 8:15:06

33 Yuting Zhang, 30; Sunderland, MA; 8:25:27