For the fourth year in a row, “The Goat” presented a tough test to ultrarunners when MRA Multisport played host to the fourth annual durtyfeets Trail Run Series Goat Hill 50K on Saturday, May 18, in Uxbridge, Mass.
Seventeen runners accepted the challenge this year, and 12 ultimately completed all four trips around the eight-mile loop course on a sunny day where the temperature rose into the 70s. The race threw plenty of rocks and roots at the runners, but also mixed in some sections of smooth singletrack dirt. Along the way, they endured 1,000 feet of vertical gain per loop – 250 feet of it coming during the course of a quarter-mile climb courtesy of “The Goat.” Continue reading Karp Pulls Away Late for Win at Goat Hill; Fuller Tops Men’s Field →
The durtyfeets race series’ Goat Hill 50K and 24-, 16- and 8-mile trail races took place Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Uxbridge, Mass. Runners took part in 50K, 24-mile, 16-mile and 8-mile trail races. Continue reading Results: durtyfeets Goat Hill →
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 →
It’s called “The Goat” for a reason.
Runners at the durtyfeets Trail Run Series’ Goat Hill races take on an eight-mile loop that lulls runners in with some easy running through a field toward the start of the singletrack trail. For three quarters of a mile the running is relaxed and comes almost effortlessly.
“Then they turn left,” said race director Alex Rogozenski, “and they see ‘The Goat.’” Continue reading Uxbridge’s Goat Hill 50K Encourages Runners to Embrace Inner Mountain Goat →
The Durtyfeets Trail Series played host to the second annual Goat Hill 50K on Sunday, April 23, in Uxbridge, Mass. The following are the final results. Continue reading Results: Durtyfeets Goat Hill 50K →
Patrick Caron hasn’t been running ultramarathons very long, but the 19-year-old has accumulated quite the impressive resume in a short period of time. Continue reading Caron Cruises at Goat Hill →
Going beyond the marathon in Massachusetts