Trail Running
WATCH: Running the Great Range
The Great Range Trail in New York’s Adirondacks is one of the hardest day (or two-day) traverses anywhere in the country. The trail is 25 miles, summits 12 different mountains, and features a total elevation gain of roughly 10,000 feet. Trail runner Max Romey explored the trail in 2018 and documented his adventure in this […]
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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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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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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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Welcome to Northeast Trail Running
One of the things I love about trail and ultra races is they teach you life skills … whether you want to learn them or not. If you’re like me, you probably have a game plan in mind as you start a race. A neat and tidy mental map of how things are going to […]
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Bruins Great Chara Takes on 50K Race in MA
It looks like Bruins great Zdeno Chara still has that competitive fire. The Stanley Cup-winning defenseman might be retired from professional hockey, but now he’s scratching that competitive itch by taking part in trail racing. Chara, who stands 6-feet, 9-inches tall, recently took on the Watuppa Trail 50K in Fall River, Massachusetts, finishing in just […]
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New 13-Mile Trail System Coming To NY
Trail runners will soon be able to enjoy a new 13.5-mile trail system in New York’s Finger Lakes region. The Nature Conservancy is breaking ground on a new trail system at West Hill preserve in Naples. It will be the first multi-use trail system designed for hikers, trail runners, and mountain bikers to be offered […]
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