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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Rollock Rolls to 100K Victory, Tracy Tops 50-Mile Field at Stone Cat
When the Trail Animals Running Club revived the Stone Cat Trail Race in 2023 and restored the event’s original 50-mile and marathon distances, a few new distances were added to improve access to those seeking to run fewer miles–and one was added to entice runners to go even farther. That latter distance, the 100K, has rewarded and–mostly–punished those who dared attempt it during the three editions. The most recent offering came at the 24th edition of the Stone Cat Trail Race – and third addition of its reincarnation as the TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival–on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at Willowdale State Forest in Ipswich, Mass.
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The 24th edition of the Stone Cat Trail Race – and third addition of its reincarnation as the TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival – took place on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at Willowdale State Forest in Ipswich, Mass. A gathering of 478 runners took on a variety of distances, including 100K and 50-mile ultramarathons, marathon, half marathon and 10K sub-ultra distances, as well as free youth fun run.
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Baker Victorious in Return Romp at Wompatuck State Park
A year ago, Jason Baker returned to his native Massachusetts and delivered a dandy of a homecoming performance at the Womp Romp 50K, setting a course record and becoming the first person to break the 4-hour mark. On Saturday, Oct. 25, Baker returned for another romp through Wompatuck State Park in Hingham, Mass., as the 27-year-old resident of Fort Collins, Colo., sought to defend his title.
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The Village Ultra Makes Big Impact for MIRA
The Village Ultra always values the mission more than the miles, though the miles certainly are a special part.
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