Eastern New England Trail Race Series

The series is inspired by the popular and successful Grand Tree Trail Race Series run by the Western Massachusetts Athletic Club. This series includes races located in the western portion of Massachusetts as well as New York State. Trail runners in the Eastern and Central parts of Massachusetts were looking for a similar challenge that would extend throughout the calendar year but was within easy driving distance. A small number of trail race directors began communicating with each other and with the encouragement and guidance of the directors of the Grand Tree Series contacts were made with many established trail races and a schedule of twenty-two trail races was compiled for the inaugural running of the Eastern New England Trail Race Series. Distances range from 3 miles (Trav’s Trail Run) to 17.5 miles (Wapack 17.5M Trail Race). While most races are located in Massachusetts there are two being run in Rhode Island, the Lil’ Rhody Runaround 8M Trail Race and the Diamond hill 22.5K and two in New Hampshire, The Moose on the Loose 10M Trail Race and Relay and the Wapack 17.5M Trail Race. Scoring for the series will be a calculated percentage of the winner’s time. A runner who participates in a minimum of six events will qualify for an end of series award and recognition. Results of each race as well as the series standings will be posted on the series’ website www.easternnewenglandtrailraceseries.org. Awards will be presented to both male and female age groups ranging in age from 0-19 to 70+. Applications for each race can be accessed on the series website. Some online registration will be available.

The average trail runner is unique among the running community in that the environment that they run in is as important as the activity itself. The series hopes to provide new venues for our fellow trail runners as well as an opportunity to participate in a structured race format.