One thing is certain when Matt Veiga toes a starting line: he’s there to race. Continue reading Healthy Veiga Hangs on for Victory at Goat Hill 50K
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Roundup: Traprock, Lake Sonoma, and Beyond Limits
Two in-state races April 14-15 meant few Massachusetts ultrarunners hit the road for out-of-state ultras, but that didn’t mean every ultrarunner from the Bay State stayed home. A few drove to nearby Connecticut—including South Deerfield’s Brian Rusiecki who defended his title at Traprock, and Northampton’s Jake Dissinger traveled cross-country to take on some of the nation’s best at Lake Sonoma in California. Additionally, we went back and tracked down results from the Beyond Limits Ultra on April 5-8 where Kim Vanyo and Michael Saporito delivered 48 hours of ultrarunning in California. Read on for more details from the Traprock 50K, the Lake Sonoma 50, and the Beyond Limits Ultra in this week’s roundup. Continue reading Roundup: Traprock, Lake Sonoma, and Beyond Limits
Results: Goat Hill 50K
MRA Multisport played host to the third annual Goat Hill 50K took place on Saturday, April 14, in Uxbridge, Mass. Runners tackled the eight-mile loop course four times, making for a “heavy” 50K of 32 miles with around 4,000 feet of vertical gain. Continue reading Results: Goat Hill 50K
Another Darn Good Weekend for Davis Square Runners at 6-Hour Race
After two years as an eight-hour event, the 2018 Not the Worst Weekend Fat Ass Run trimmed two hours off the time limit but didn’t cut back on the fun. Continue reading Another Darn Good Weekend for Davis Square Runners at 6-Hour Race
New Champions Crowned at Cape Cod 50K
One thing was certain when runners gathered at the starting line for the Cape Cod Trail Race 50K on Sunday, April 8: the outcome would be different from any of the four prior editions of the race.
Rob Levy and Kara Spera – back-to-back winners in 2016 and 2017 – weren’t in the field this year. Neither were 2015 winners Jake Dissinger and Anne-Marie Monette nor 2014 winners Eric Ahern and Kelly Manchester. That cleared the path for new champions to be crowned. Continue reading New Champions Crowned at Cape Cod 50K
MassUltra Roundup: Runamuck, Bull Run Run, Mad City, Umstead, Mountains-to-Sea, and Oriflamme
After a quiet March, April has opened with a flurry of Massachusetts ultrarunners hitting the road or taking to the air to travel to out-of-state races. Runners tackled trails all across the country, from Vermont, Virginia, and North Carolina out east, to California out west and Wisconsin in the heartland. We chased them all down – and likely missed a few along the way – in this week’s roundup. Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Runamuck, Bull Run Run, Mad City, Umstead, Mountains-to-Sea, and Oriflamme
Results: Not the Worst Weekend 6-Hour Fat Ass
The Davis Square Runners played host to the third annual Not the Worst Weekend 6-Hour Fat Ass Run on Saturday, April 7, in Somerville, Mass. Twenty-four runners took part in the “choose your own adventure”-style event where runners determined their own course. Continue reading Results: Not the Worst Weekend 6-Hour Fat Ass
Results: Cape Cod Trail Race 50K
The fifth annual Cape Cod Trail Race 50K took place on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Crane Wildlife Management Area in Falmouth, Mass. Continue reading Results: Cape Cod Trail Race 50K
Fall 50 Won’t Return in 2018
One of Massachusetts’ new ultramarathons in 2017 won’t return for a second year.
The Fall 50 Cape Cod, which made its debut in the Bay State last year on Sept. 30, will not take place in 2018. Organizers of the event made the announcement on the Fall 50 Facebook page. Continue reading Fall 50 Won’t Return in 2018
Snow-Packed Trails Test Runners Again at To Hale and Back
WESTWOOD, Mass. – The To Hale and Back 6-Hour Ultra was born of the best intentions. Specifically, those intentions were to avoid the snow.
Originally known as the Spring Thaw and held in mid-March, the Trail Animals Running Club’s season-opening event enjoyed a few years of seasonably good weather. In 2015, however, a late-winter snowstorm pummeled Massachusetts for weeks on end. When all was said and done, more than seven feet of snow had fallen, and runners at the Spring Thaw found themselves at times a foot or two above the actual trail because the snowpack was so thick. Following that year, the Trail Animals pushed the race back a few weeks, changed venues from Andover to Hale Reservation, and rebranded as To Hale and Back with hopes of benefitting from a legitimate thaw. Continue reading Snow-Packed Trails Test Runners Again at To Hale and Back
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