ENETRS Completes Its 22nd Race of the Series
With the running of the Edaville Rail Run 5M Trail Race this past weekend the Eastern New England Trail Race Series has nearly completed its season. The two remaining races are the Rhody Runaround 8M Trail Race November 22nd and the Fells 8M Trail Race on December 5th. There have been nearly 2000 runners who have participated in this year's series. I believe this is an indication of the health and continued interest in trail running. For a newcomer to the sport I hope it has offered an alternative to road running and training. Training runs in the woods offers some peace and solitude a runner can enjoy away from traffic and its accompanying noise. The races provide a level of challenge unlike road racing. Practically each step requires some sort of strategy. Road racing may depend on pace and speed while trail running often relies on agility and adapting to the changing terrain. With the winter coming many of us will lose our favorite trails and will be back on the pavement. What I look forward to are those occasional days when there might be a thaw and I can get back into the woods in the middle of the winter and reexperience that natural serenity of off road running.
As always, many thanks to Rob MacDonald who has worked tirelessly to calculate results and standings. Check them out.
