If it’s the middle of July in New England, that means one thing for ultrarunners: it’s Vermont 100 weekend. Hundreds of runners gathered for the historic race on the trails and dirt roads in and around West Windsor, Vt., and the race leads off this edition of the roundup. But Vermont 100 wasn’t the only show in town. In Massachusetts, the second running of 12 Hours of Lawrence Woods played out at the Middlesex Fells, and we’ll have that covered in a separate recap. Additionally, Vermont played host to a second event – the Aliza Lapierre Fan Club 50K in Richmond, which we also have covered here. Though it was a big weekend in the region, several runners also ventured across the country to take on races, from New York, to Nevada and Washington state for other classic 100-milers, and we have those covered here, too.

The July 1-12 weekend was one of the busiest of the year for ultramarathons in New England with events in four of the region’s six states. In Massachusetts, the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service played host to its popular multi-day Notchview Ultra, which we will have covered in a separate article. Additionally, the Back Cove Backyard Ultra took place in Maine, the Spaulding Woods 50K was held in New Hampshire, and the inaugural The Revolution 12-hour was run in Connecticut. We have all of those events featured in this edition of the roundup, along with several other ultras from across the country and another in Iceland.

The holiday weekend was relatively quiet on the ultrarunning scene, but that didn’t stop a few New Englanders from turning in strong performances. Runners from the region earned podium finishes on both coasts during a light July 3-5 weekend of racing, and we have it covered in this edition of the roundup.

Most of the trail- and ultrarunning world spent the June 26-28 weekend focused on the Western States Endurance Run in California, but here in New England there was plenty of ultra action taking place. In Massachusetts, the Moonwacker 12-hour All-Night Trail Race took place in Wrentham, though results from the run are unavailable. Additionally, a pair of ultras were held in Connecticut with the Centurion Ultra Trail Event and the Brooksvale 12-Hour Run. Results from Brooksvale were also unavailable as of the time of publication. Here in this week’s roundup we catch up on the action at Centurion, as well as New Englanders’ performances at a few races in the West, from the Black Hills 100 and the Copper Kings 100 to the Wy’East Wonder Ultras. New Englanders’ results from Western States will be included in a separate recap, but there is plenty to read in this edition of the roundup.