Eastern New England Trail Race Series

The overall standings are being completed and the overview is that there is no shortage of obsessively motivated runners who prefer to spend their days and in some cases their nights in the woods following the roads/trails less followed. Perhaps there is a slight antisocial vein running through our community. I prefer to see it as a return to ourprimitive origins when running was necessary and somehow pleasurable. Maybe there is the genetic imprint somewhere that recalls the satisfaction of running down prey and the rewards. I like to think there is a shadow of that same prehistoric flash in time that stays with us and manifests itself in our satsifaction for a ribbon, trophy, tee shirt or a bagel. Or it could simply be that we enjoy the peace and quite of our steps on dry leaves, the creeking of overhead limbs moved by the wind, and an occasional woods creature moving about.

Much thanks goes out once again to Rob MacDonald for the unenviable job of scoring this series. Until you have attempted it you may not realize how envolved it is. He has mastered the program but it still requires hours that are not often free time. We are truly indebted to Rob. After two years I have asked him to relinquish the responsibility feeling that he wouldn't voluntarily do so. This is certainly not a reflection on his work which has been outstanding. I believe it is time for him to do more running and less data imputting. Therefore, the series is looking for a replacement for the upcoming year. There is a written out program for calculating individual races as well as one to keep the overall standings. For someone with computer skills it should not be a steep learning curve. Anyone interested can contact me at rainman52@verizon.net. The site is paid up for another year and I will be willing to maintain the schedule and load results, standings, and applications.