The holiday season is upon us, winter is closing in and the 2023 ultrarunning season is quickly nearing its conclusion. Only a handful of events remain, but a few New England residents made their way to starting lines during the Dec. 16-17 weekend. Beyond Seth’s Fat Ass 50K in Springfield, Mass. (separate recap), runners from the region tackled events in Arizona, Pennsylvania, California and New Jersey. Among that group, none had a bigger weekend than Woburn native Scott Traer whose “Run Fastah” mission was on full display as he scorched the track at Desert Solstice in Arizona. His big victory leads off this edition of the roundup.
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Results: Seth’s Fat Ass 50K
The 13th edition of Seth’s Fat Ass 50K took place on Saturday, Dec. 16, at Forest Park in Springfield, Mass. Runners had to complete 10 laps of a 5K loop course.
Continue reading Results: Seth’s Fat Ass 50KRevamped Winter Classic Closes Out TARC Season
The Trail Animals Running Club’s 2023 TARC Trail Series came to a close as it always does with runners tackling loops at the Middlesex Fells on Saturday, Dec. 2, in Stoneham, Mass., but this year’s event featured a few tweaks to the traditional format.
Continue reading Revamped Winter Classic Closes Out TARC SeasonMassUltra Roundup: Hellgate and Beast of the East
The 2023 ultrarunning season is quickly nearing its conclusion. Ultras are fewer to find throughout the United States, and especially in New England. Just a handful of runners from the region raced during the Dec. 9-10 weekend, but we have them covered. One runner you can always count on to be racing in early December is Jerry Turk. The Connecticut resident was back at the Hellgate 100K for the 21st straight year, and his consistent effort landed him in the lead-off position for this edition of the roundup.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Hellgate and Beast of the EastMassUltra Roundup: Ray Miller, Anza Borrego Cuyamaca, and San Joaquin River Trail
The first weekend of December saw ultrarunners from New England go global, with two runners from Massachusetts taking on the IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Taiwan, while many others toed starting lines throughout the United States. We featured several of those events from the Dec. 1-2 weekend in a separate roundup, but this one catches up with the New England residents who tackled three separate courses in California. Welcome to the West Coast in this edition of the roundup.
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It was a strong start to December for ultrarunners from New England. Runners took part in at least 10 ultra events, most in the United States but one all the way in Taiwan. Massachusetts resident Jenny Hoffman – fresh off of her transcontinental world record run – represented Team USA at the IAU 24-Hour World Championships, as did Bay State native Scott Traer. We lead off with their efforts before returning closer to home at the Krampuslauf 9-Hour Ultra in New Hampshire, and then head to Virginia, North Carolina and New York for more results from the Dec. 1-2 weekend. Additionally, several runners from the region headed west to California and took part in a trio of ultras. We’ll have those captured in a separate roundup tomorrow.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: IAU 24-Hour World Championships, Krampuslauf, Freight Train, Lake Norman, and PPTC Endurance FestResults: TARC Winter Classic
The Trail Animals Running Club (TARC) played host to the 12th edition of the TARC Winter Classic on Saturday, Dec. 22, at the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Stoneham, Mass. The event took on a bit of a new look this year as it varied from its traditional Fells Winter Ultra lineup. Gone was the five-loop 40-mile ultra, but the four-loop 32-mile ultra remained and a new one-loop 8-mile race was added to the lineup.
Continue reading Results: TARC Winter Classic10 New England Residents Selected in 2024 WSER Lottery, 3 More on Waitlist
It didn’t take long for the first New England resident to be selected for the 2024 Western States Endurance Run. The wait lasted just one pick.
Continue reading 10 New England Residents Selected in 2024 WSER Lottery, 3 More on Waitlist181 New Englanders Await WSER Lottery
Hopes may be high, but the odds will once again be stacked against entrants in the Western States Endurance Run’s lottery on Saturday, Dec. 2, as 9,389 runners from around the world vie for 250 of the race’s 369 spots. The remaining positions in the 2024 race field will go to those who placed in the top 10 in 2023, earned a Golden Ticket, or secured a spot in the field provided by a sponsor.
Continue reading 181 New Englanders Await WSER LotteryMassUltra Roundup: Fountain City 5
Thanksgiving weekend was primarily reserved for turkey trots and limited ultramarathon racing, but one New England resident found his way to the start of an ultra. Michael Pereiro of Shelton, Conn., took on the Fountain City 5 50K in Georgia for the second straight year and had another speedy performance. He gets this edition of the roundup all to himself.
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