NEW IPSWICH, N.H. – Corin Kwasnik and Dan Grip hadn’t met prior to the Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-miler, nor had they shared a race course, but they weren’t exactly strangers. In fact, they’d done battle before.
Continue reading After FKT Faceoff, Kwasnik and Grip Duel at Midstate MassiveCategory Archives: Northeast Race Management
East End Trail Races Canceled
Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Northeast Race Management, LLC announced earlier this year that the East End Trail Races 50K, 30K and 10K would return in 2022. The race was scheduled to take place on Sunday, Aug. 7, at Borderland State Park in North Easton, Mass.
Continue reading East End Trail Races CanceledHeely Crushes Course Record in Return of Watuppa 50K
During the first two years of the Watuppa 50K, runners showed up ready to throw down fast times.
Continue reading Heely Crushes Course Record in Return of Watuppa 50KResults: Watuppa Trail Races
The Watuppa Trail Races returned from a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic with the eighth running of the event on Sunday, May 15, at Watuppa Reservation in Fall River, Mass. Runners took on 50K, 30K and 10K distances.
Continue reading Results: Watuppa Trail RacesWatuppa Trail Races to Return in May
After five years as a short-distance event, starting as a 5-miler before switching to a 10K, the Watuppa Trail Race went long in 2018 with the addition of a 30K race and a 50K ultramarathon. Both options proved popular, and the 50K provided a welcome addition to the growing ultra scene in southern Massachusetts.
Continue reading Watuppa Trail Races to Return in MayRecord-Setting Weekend for Women at Midstate Massive 100
One thing was certain at the first running of the Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail in 2019: course records would be set.
Continue reading Record-Setting Weekend for Women at Midstate Massive 100Results: Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail
The third annual Midstate Massive Ultra-Trail 100-mile, 50-mile and 30-mile trail ultramarathons took place Oct. 9-10 on the Midstate Trail traversing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from north to south, beginning at the Windblown Cross Country Ski Area in New Ipswich, N.H., and concluding at Douglas State Forest in Douglas, Mass.
Continue reading Results: Midstate Massive Ultra-TrailMassasoit Trail Race 50K is 22nd MA Ultra Canceled Due to COVID-19
After a one-year hiatus due to construction at Massasoit State Park, the Massasoit Trail Race 50K was slated to return in 2020 with a race date of Sunday, Oct. 25. The COVID-19 global pandemic threatened to keep that from happening, but race organizers from Northeast Race Management LLC held out hope for several months that the event would ultimately take place. They paused the processing of registration fees, allowing runners to continue signing up for the race while avoiding the hassle of a tedious refund process should that ultimately become necessary.
Continue reading Massasoit Trail Race 50K is 22nd MA Ultra Canceled Due to COVID-19East End Going Virtual Due to Pandemic
After holding out hope for several months that it could take place as an in-person race, the East End Trail Races are going virtual according to the event’s registration page on UltraSignup. Continue reading East End Going Virtual Due to Pandemic
Massasoit 50K, Formerly Known as Big Bear, Set for October Return
When Northeast Race Management played host to its first 50K – then known as the Big Bear 50K – at DCR Massasoit State Park in East Taunton in 2017, a spirited race unfolded and ultimately went down to the wire with Cambridge resident Padraig Mullins holding off Andover’s Joe Loureiro by less than two minutes. Continue reading Massasoit 50K, Formerly Known as Big Bear, Set for October Return