ultrarunning
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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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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April Race Calendar
The following are some of the trail and ultra events happening in the Northeast next month. Know of an upcoming event we should include? Tell us about it. People’s Park UltraPittsgrove, New JerseyApril 1 While this race is billed as having a “last person standing” format, there might be multiple runners standing at the end. […]
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New 100K to Launch in New York
The Northeast is getting a brand new 100K. Ironwood Adventure Works recently announced they’ll hold a new 100K, the Great Hill Ultra, in New York’s Finger Lakes region this July. This point-to-point 62-mile trail race set for July 9 will cover a large section of the scenic Finger Lakes region. According to the race description, […]
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#TrailsRoc’s Unique Spin on the Backyard Ultra
When backyard ultras (a.k.a. last person standing races) debuted more than a decade ago, they were considered a wildly creative twist on traditional running races. Since then, race directors have continued their creative ways, putting their own unique spins on the format. One of those unique spins takes place in Rochester, New York on March […]
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