A big weekend of ultramarathon racing in New England with four events across three states. In Maine, the 10th and final running of the Riverlands 100 took place, as did the Big A 50K. In New Hampshire, the White Lake Ultras attracted hundreds of runners to do laps around the water. In Connecticut, technical trails were aplenty at the Blue 2 Blue Challenge 50K. Results from Big A and Blue 2 Blue were unavailable at the time of publication, but we have the other events – as well as more from beyond the region – covered in this edition of the roundup.

April came to a close with a pair of ultrarunning events in New England. On trail, runners took on the TARC Spring Classic in Massachusetts, which we will have covered in a separate article. On road, runners raced the historic Jack Bristol Lake Waramaug Ultras for the 52nd time. In this week’s roundup, we catch up on the action at Lake Waramaug, and then look beyond the region as New Englanders earned ultra finishes in Maryland, Georgia, Virginia and Utah.

While most of the New England running community eyed the upcoming Boston Marathon, some hearty ultrarunners from the region had their hearts set on running technical trails during the April 17-19 weekend. Some tackled the 30th edition of the Trail Animals Running Club’s “Don’t Run Boston” 50K and 50-Mile races on Sunday, April 19, at the Blue Hills Reservation. We will have that covered in a separate recap. But we lead off this week’s edition of the roundup with another tough New England race – the Traprock 50K in Connecticut, which saw prior champions reign again, on Saturday, April 18. Then we catch up on how New Englanders fared beyond the region as we catch up on results from New York, Pennsylvania, Arizona, California, and Missouri.