FALL RIVER, Mass. – Sean Blythe crafted a masterpiece of a performance for four loops of the 50K at the 10th edition of the Watuppa Trail Races on Saturday, May 11, at Watuppa Reservation. But the race goes for five loops, and the final trip through the course was a doozy for Blythe that required him to dig deep, battle hard and rediscover his mojo in the most unlikely of ways.

Northeast Race Management played host to the 10th edition of the Watuppa Trail Races on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Watuppa Reservation in Fall River, Mass. Runners took on 50K, 30K and 10K races on a 10K loop course. For more photos from the race, check out the MassUltra Facebook page.

The 10th running of the Watuppa Trail Races took place on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Watuppa Reservation in Fall River, Mass. Runners took on a 10K loop course for 50K, 30K and 10K distances.

FALL RIVER, Mass. – When Becca Pizzi completed the World Marathon Challenge in 2016, becoming the first American woman to do so, it was no surprise that the ultramarathon world quickly came knocking.

Pizzi fielded calls and emails from race directors inviting her to their events, but the native of Belmont, Mass., wasn’t yet ready to venture beyond the 26.2-mile distance. Ultras would have to wait.

The ninth running of the Watuppa Trail Races and fourth edition of the Watuppa 50K took place on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Watuppa Reservation in Fall River, Mass. Runners took on 50K, 30K or 10K distances on a 10K loop course consisting of a mix of doubletrack trails, singletrack dirt, some pavement and gravel road.

The ninth edition of the Watuppa Trail Races and fourth running of the Watuppa 50K took place on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Watuppa Reservation in Fall River, Mass. The following are a small sample of photos from the day. A full photo gallery by MassUltra Editor Chris Wristen with more than 125 photos can be found here on Facebook.