A New England trail- and ultrarunning classic event will return in 2026 after all.
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Results: Seth’s Fat Ass 50K
The 15th edition of Seth’s Fat Ass 50K took place on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Springfield, Mass. Runners took on a 5K paved loop course in Forest Park that had to be completed 10 times within seven hours. Seventy runners took part in the event, and 40 completed the 50K.
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Return of 40-Miler Highlights TARC Winter Classic
As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. To put that theory to the test, the Trail Animals Running Club brought back a popular distance at the TARC Winter Classic to close out the 15th edition of the TARC Trail Series on Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Stoneham.
Continue reading Return of 40-Miler Highlights TARC Winter ClassicResults: TARC Winter Classic
The 15th season of the TARC Trail Series concluded with the annual TARC Winter Classic on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Stoneham, Mass. It was the 16th running of the event overall, 14th edition under the TARC umbrella, and third year with the new Winter Classic format that offered an 8-mile single-loop race on the Skyline Trail alongside a 32-mile, four-loop race. Additionally, after two years without it, the event’s other traditional ultra distance – the five-loop 40-miler – returned to the lineup.
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Reynolds Feasts on Whipple Hill Trails, Earns TARCkey Trot Victory
WINCHESTER, Mass. – Two weeks before Thanksgiving, the Trail Animals Running Club kicked off the holiday season with the ninth running of the TARCkey Trot 6-Hour Ultra on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Wright-Locke Farm. Nobody savored the trail-running feast more than Donal Reynolds.
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Bauer Outlasts Everyone, Earns Race for DFL Victory
Running 100 miles is nothing new to Anthony Bauer. He has two hard-earned belt buckles as proof of his ability to go the distance, one from the 2023 Indiana Trail 100 and another from the 2024 Idaho Mountain Trail Ultra Festival 100, better known as IMTUF.
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G.A.C. Fat Ass 50K Discontinued for 2026
After 25 years of kicking off the ultrarunning new year in New England, the Gil’s Athletic Club is hanging up its sneakers, so to speak. In a post to the club’s website, Race Director Roger Martell announced that the GAC Fat Ass 50K will not return in 2026.
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Results: Race for DFL
Beast Coast Trail Running and Race Director Amy Rusiecki played host to the sixth edition of the Race for DFL last person standing event on Nov. 8-9, 2025, at the Kenty Farm in Winchendon, Mass. Runners took on a 4.17-mile loop course through the farm’s wooded trails, on a nearby rail trail, and on a rocky farm road until only one runner remained. In addition to the last person standing race, the event also offered 24-hour, 12-hour and 6-hour options and a fastest lap competition. The time-based races included an additional mini-loop for runners to tack on additional distance if time remained on the clock.
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Results: TARCkey Trot 6-Hour Ultra
The Trail Animals Running Club played host to the ninth running of the TARCkey Trot 6-Hour Ultra on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester, Mass. A field of 106 runners had six hours to complete as many 3.5-mile loops as they wanted on the trails of the farm and neighboring Whipple Hill.
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Photos: TARCkey Trot 6-Hour Ultra
The Trail Animals Running Club played host to the ninth running of the TARCkey Trot 6-Hour Ultra on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester, Mass. A field of 106 runners had six hours to complete as many 3.5-mile loops as they wanted on the trails of the farm and neighboring Whipple Hill. The following are a small sample of photos from the day by MassUltra Editor Chris Wristen. A full gallery can be viewed on the MassUltra Flickr page.
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