New champions stood tall at ultramarathons across New England during the first weekend of August, with solid results on the trails of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Additionally, runners from the region scattered across the country and earned successful finishes from the Ridge Reaper in New York to Badwater 135 in California. We have it all covered in this edition of the roundup.

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.