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MassUltra Roundup: July 17-19 Weekend

If it’s the middle of July in New England, that means one thing for ultrarunners: it’s Vermont 100 weekend. Hundreds of runners gathered for the historic race on the trails and dirt roads in and around West Windsor, Vt., and the race leads off this edition of the roundup. But Vermont 100 wasn’t the only show in town. In Massachusetts, the second running of 12 Hours of Lawrence Woods played out at the Middlesex Fells, and we’ll have that covered in a separate recap. Additionally, Vermont played host to a second event – the Aliza Lapierre Fan Club 50K in Richmond, which we also have covered here. Though it was a big weekend in the region, several runners also ventured across the country to take on races, from New York, to Nevada and Washington state for other classic 100-milers, and we have those covered here, too.

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MassUltra Roundup: July 10-12 Weekend

The July 1-12 weekend was one of the busiest of the year for ultramarathons in New England with events in four of the region’s six states. In Massachusetts, the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service played host to its popular multi-day Notchview Ultra, which we will have covered in a separate article. Additionally, the Back Cove Backyard Ultra took place in Maine, the Spaulding Woods 50K was held in New Hampshire, and the inaugural The Revolution 12-hour was run in Connecticut. We have all of those events featured in this edition of the roundup, along with several other ultras from across the country and another in Iceland.

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MassUltra Roundup: June 26-28 Weekend

Most of the trail- and ultrarunning world spent the June 26-28 weekend focused on the Western States Endurance Run in California, but here in New England there was plenty of ultra action taking place. In Massachusetts, the Moonwacker 12-hour All-Night Trail Race took place in Wrentham, though results from the run are unavailable. Additionally, a pair of ultras were held in Connecticut with the Centurion Ultra Trail Event and the Brooksvale 12-Hour Run. Results from Brooksvale were also unavailable as of the time of publication. Here in this week’s roundup we catch up on the action at Centurion, as well as New Englanders’ performances at a few races in the West, from the Black Hills 100 and the Copper Kings 100 to the Wy’East Wonder Ultras. New Englanders’ results from Western States will be included in a separate recap, but there is plenty to read in this edition of the roundup.

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MassUltra Roundup: June 19-21 Weekend

Maine and Vermont were the places to be for ultramarathon racing in New England during the June 19-21 weekend as runners gathered for 6 at the Springs and the Catamount Ultra. Beyond the region, New Englanders scattered across the country for more than a dozen other ultras. Though results from some of those events are not yet available, we have many of them covered in this edition of the roundup.

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MassUltra Roundup: June 12-14 Weekend

A busy weekend of ultramarathon racing in Massachusetts didn’t contain New Englanders from racing elsewhere during the June 12-14 weekend. In addition to the Flat Rock Trail Race 6-hour in Dunstable and the Edge Hill Trail Race in Ashfield, runners from the region tackled the Ansonia 6-Hour in Connecticut and the Last Human Standing event in Rhode Island. They also scattered to nearly a dozen events across the country. While many events – including Last Human Standing – don’t yet have results available, we have as much of the action covered as possible in this edition of the roundup.

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MassUltra Roundup: June 5-7 Weekend

Summer hasn’t officially arrived in New England yet, but it felt like it during the first weekend of June for ultrarunners from the region who took on the Connecticut Ultra Traverse. In addition to that event, runners from the region traveled all across the country to race, and a few earned podium finishes, including Shae Regan at the Great Divide Ultra in Colorado and Samuel Couture at the Malibu Canyon 50K in California. We have all of that covered–and more–in this edition of the roundup.

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MassUltra Roundup: May 29-31 Weekend

May came to a close with several big ultramarathon efforts from New Englanders close to home and across the country. Some put up big miles at the Chesterfield Gorge Ultra in Massachusetts, which we will have covered in a separate recap. Others ran for up to 10 days straight at Infinitus in Vermont. Still others ventured to the rugged and remote trails of Pennsylvania for the Worlds End Ultra, and as far west as Oregon. While results of some events (such as Cayuga Trails in New York) weren’t available at the time of publication, we have plenty covered in this edition of the roundup.

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MassUltra Roundup: May 22-24 Weekend

Memorial Day weekend was light on ultramarathon racing across the United States, but New Englanders found their way to several starting lines – including two in the region. The Drummer Hill Trail Races welcomed runners in New Hampshire, while the Trail Festival at Pineland Farms once again played host to a large endurance festival in Maine. We have both of those events covered, as well as a few others across the country in this edition of the roundup.

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MassUltra Roundup: May 15-17 Weekend

May 15-17 was a big weekend for ultramarathon running in New England with a pair of ultras in Massachusetts and a few more throughout the region. We will have the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service’s Tails & Trails State Forest Run and the Free Spirit 50K covered in separate recaps, but in this week’s roundup we catch up on other results from throughout the region, as well as across the country. New Englanders took part in at least 14 other ultras from coast to coast, and we have results from several of them included here.

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