The Feb. 15-16 weekend was cold and snowy in New England, and the freeze kept some ultrarunners from the region from traveling to ultras throughout the country. That made for a light weekend of racing, but there were still a few runners who made it to the starting line – and ultimately the finish line. That includes the FarmDaze 24 in Georgia, the Jackpot Ultras in Nevada, and the Sylamore 50K in Arkansas. We have them all covered with some light reading in this edition of the roundup.

The eyes of the ultrarunning world were on Arizona during the Feb. 8-9 weekend where more than 1,000 runners took on the 100K or 50K options at the Black Canyon Ultras. That included more than a dozen New Englanders, as well as former Boston resident Joe McConaughy who earned one of the event’s biggest prizes. From there, we head to Maryland where four New Englanders completed the Algonquin 50K. Finally, we turn our attention to an ultra of a different kind – on skis – with a look at the multi-day Last Skier Standing race in Maine.

The TARCtic Frozen Yeti was the place to be in New England for ultrarunning during the Feb. 1-2 weekend as runners took on a 15-mile snow- and ice-coated course at Hale Reservation in Massachusetts. A handful of runners from the region ventured elsewhere to race, however. Several headed to Texas for the Rocky Raccoon 100, a few headed to Florida, while others traveled to Arizona. One even ventured to Missouri to race. We’ll have the Frozen Yeti featured in a separate story, but we have the events from beyond the region covered in this edition of the roundup.

It was cold and quiet on the trails of New England during the January 24-26 weekend, but the racing was hot for runners from the region who headed to the South or out West. New Englanders raced ultras in Florida and North Carolina, as well as Arizona and Utah, but nobody had a better weekend than New Hampshire’s Peter Christopher who won the 50K race at the Monroe Cross Trail Ultra in Florida. His victory leads off this week’s edition of the roundup.

Cold temperatures and snow snuck into New England during the Jan. 17-19 weekend, but several ultrarunners from the region escaped to warmer climates to race. That included Maine’s Ben Grasso who journeyed to Arizona to complete 100K at Coldwater Rumble, and New Hampshire’s Rick Horton and Aaron Sylvain who ran 100 miles in Florida at the Long Haul 100. A handful of others raced for 34 hours at Dark Anchor in Georgia, while Connecticut’s Lauren Defeancesco tackled a backyard ultra in Tennessee. We have it all covered in this edition of the roundup.

The 2025 ultrarunning season is underway, and the New Englanders are here for it! That much was certain during the January 10-12 weekend as runners from the region snagged several podium finishes even though just a handful of early-season ultras were held. The biggest show was at Bandera in Texas, which relocated to a new venue but still saw Stephen Bennett of Swampscott, Mass., and Lila Gaudrault of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, deliver third-place finishes while being joined in the men’s and women’s top 10 by a few more New Englanders. Additionally, William Clifford of Chatham, Mass., earned a podium finish in his ultra debut for 50 miles at the Frozen: H3 ultras in South Carolina. Read all about it in this edition of the roundup.

The 2025 ultrarunning season kicked off in New England with the 25th edition of the G.A.C. Fat Ass 50K in Topsfield, Mass. We will have that covered in a separate recap, but a handful of runners from the region also welcomed in the new year with big performances at ultras out West. Nobody went bigger than Rhode Island’s Cole Crosby who eclipsed the U.S. National 24-Hour Running Team’s qualifying standard with his course record-setting 24-hour victory at Across the Years in Arizona, while Massachusetts resident Shae Regan earned a podium finish in her ultra debut at California’s San Tan Scramble. We have them both covered in this happy new year edition of the roundup.

The 2024 ultrarunning season is officially over, but a few-dozen New Englanders squeezed in one last ultra finish before the ball dropped, or shortly after. Several took advantage of the last ultra in New England, with rising star Lila Gaudrault of Maine securing one final victory and course record at the West Rock Winter Fat Ass Extravaganza in Connecticut to close out a magnificent season. Meanwhile, New Hampshire’s Justin Blais conquered the cold at the Tuscobia Winter Ultra in Wisconsin, and Massachusetts residents Seng-Lai Tan and Heidi Mendoza earned ultra finishes at the Run Undead Ultra Trail Party in Alabama as the new year rang in. Read all about it in this edition of the roundup.

The holidays are nearly upon us, and the ultrarunning calendar was accommodating with a pretty light load of races across North America during the Dec. 20-22 weekend. One New England resident took time to take on a course out West. Maggie Swanson made her ultrarunning debut, and she gets this edition of the roundup all to herself.

The 2024 ultrarunning season came to a close in Massachusetts during the Dec. 14-15 weekend with the 14th running of Seth’s Fat Ass 50K in Springfield. While a few dozen New Englanders logged miles on the road at Seth’s, several others ventured beyond the Bay State to squeeze in late-season ultras. Around 60 runners logged miles at the Jingle My Frosty Balls Fat Ass in New Hampshire, though results were unavailable. Additionally, a few others traveled farther to run. From Virginia to Washington, and Arizona to Pennsylvania, New Englanders tackled tough and scenic courses across the country. Some, like Brian Burke, put up most of those miles in the dark, while others, like Isabel Lane, soaked up the sights while racing to victory. Read all about it in this edition of the roundup.