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Inaugural White Mountain Endurance Cup Kicks Off in June

A new trail racing series designed to showcase the best of New Hampshire’s White Mountains kicks off in June and will feature races throughout the summer. The White Mountain Endurance Cup from Aravaipa Running will include four sub-ultra endurance events. The races will be the 23K Chocorua Mountain Race on June 1, the 20K Jigger […]

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Western Mass Running Company 4Run3 Closes

Western Massachusetts running company and race promoter 4Run3 closed its doors on Monday, May 13, citing bankruptcy in a post on social media. The business, located in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, provided shoe fittings, training programs, and hosted several races throughout the year, including a trail run series that included 13 weekly trail meetups between early […]

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Plattekill Mountain Race Set for June 1

Some trail runners like races that are flat and runnable. For others, no vert means no fun. For those who enjoy the burn of vertical climbs, the Plattekill Mountain Race will take place in Roxbury, New York, on Saturday, June 1. This year will be the second edition of the Plattekill Mountain Race, created by […]

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XTERRA Trail Run Championship Returning to Sugarloaf

After an electric 2023 event, XTERRA has announced their Trail Run World Championship is returning to Maine’s Sugarloaf Resort in 2024. The 15th edition of this ultimate event is set to take place over Labor Day weekend, from August 30 to September 1, 2024, offering a festival-like atmosphere and a world-class racing experience The XTERRA […]

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CT’s Traprock 50 Set for April

I’ll never understand road runners; people who actually prefer the mind-numbing boredom of running on a flat, paved road. (Bleck!) I even know at least one sicko who almost always runs on a treadmill … even if it’s 70 degrees and sunny out. (Clearly, a psychopath.)  Trail runners like variety. We like dirt under our […]

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Registration Set To Open For TARCtic Frozen Yeti

The Trail Animals Running Club’s ultra popular mid-winter race, the TARCtic Frozen Yeti, will open for registration on Thursday, October 26 at 7 p.m. The event features a 30-hour race and a 15-mile race that will take place overnight. The race is scheduled for February 3-4, 2024, with the following weekend being the scheduled backup […]

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Spring On The Trails Event Set For March 23

CTW Endurance has announced their Spring on the Trails event will take place March 23, 2024 in Lagrangeville, New York. This will be the fourth year of the event, which features a 12-hour, 6-hour, and 3-hour race. Participants will run on a 5K trail loop and attempt to complete as many loops as they can […]

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Squatchapple Trail Race Announced for March in NJ

Two months might be left in 2023, but the 2024 trail race calendar is already rapidly taking shape. The folks at Sassquad Trail Running recently opened registration for the Squatchapple Trail Race, which will be held March 9, 2024. The race will be held at South Mountain Reservation in West Orange, New Jersey, and will […]

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John Kelly Sets New FKT on Long Trail

Two-time Barkley finisher John Kelly recently set a new men’s supported fastest known time on Vermont’s rugged 273-mile Long Trail. Kelly completed the run in four days, four hours, and 25 minutes, beating out the previous men’s supported FKT of four days, 11 hours, and 44 minutes set by Ben Feinson in 2021. Kelly completed […]

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River Road, at Mile 15 of the Vermont 100 in Woodstock, Vermont. (Vermont 100 Photo)

Historic Flooding Forces Cancellation of Vermont 100

This week’s historic and dangerous flooding throughout Vermont has devastated roads and communities, and now it has forced the cancellation of the iconic Vermont 100. The event’s race director, Amy Rusiecki, made the difficult announcement last night in a message posted on the Vermont 100 website and sent to registered participants. “It breaks my heart […]

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