2013
Grand Tree Trail Race Series

• "There’s no such thing as a bad carbohydrate."
   - Don Kardong
  
  
• Spring is here!
  along with the start of the 2013 Grand Tree season, under the guidance of Grand Tree Coordinator Fred Pilon.
  
  
• Next race -
  Soapstone Mountain Trail Races, 24K (GT distance) & 6K Sampler, 9am Sunday May 19th
  Reddington Rock Riding Club (RRRC), Handel Road, Stafford Springs, CT
  
  
• On deck -
  Mount Greylock Trail Races 13.5 & 3 mi, 10am Sunday June 16th
  Greylock Glen, Gould Road, Adams MA
  Entry Form | Race Map
  
  
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  Wapack and Back GT Results posted for the Wapack and Back Trail Races.
  21.5 mi (GT distance) & 50 mi, held on Saturday, May 11th in Ashburnham MA.
  
  
• 2013 Grand Tree - Standings after Three Races
  Alphabetical by Name Results
  For runners with two or more finishes: Total Points | Best 2,3,... Races so far
  
  
• Help wanted
  Manitou’s Revenge Ultramarathon, 50 mi, June 22nd, in the Catskills, starting in Windham, N.Y.
  Aid station volunteers needed for a "grueling, gnarly, nasty course with approximately 12,000 ft. of climbing, much of it rocky and precipitous." A good way to have fun in the woods or to check out some parts of the course if you are looking to run it next year.
  Contact RD Charlie Gadol.
  
  
• Results for the informal trail training run/self-timed Shenipsit Old School Trail 10K & Half-Marathon on Saturday, March 30th, in Vernon, CT. (trail map)
  and some photos, pg1, pg2, pg3, pg4.
  - courtesy of Ron Starrett & Todd Hobson.
  
  

Newsletter

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  Trail Running News, spring 2013 - Thanks again, Will!
  
  

WMAC & Notes

• Wednesday night fun runs...
  From this Wednesday, April 17th on into October, fun runs start from the parking area next to Hoosac Valley High School on Route 116 next to the Adams / Cheshire town line.
  Runners of all abilities are welcome.
  
  
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  NE Distance Community 5K May 19th in historic downtown Woonsocket. Proceeds benefit the NE Distance Athlete-in-residence fellowship. NE Distance is “a New England based non-profit organization with a unique dual mission to promote health and wellbeing among children in while providing support to post-collegiate athletes on a training path to top-level competition”.
  
  
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  Summer Winery 5k Fun Trail Run Series
  June 15th, Hilltop Orchard/Furnace Brook Winery, Richmond MA;
  July 13th, Harvest Spirits Farm Distillery, Valatie NY;
  August 24th, Goold Orchard/Brookview Station Winery, Castleton, NY;
  November 9th, Notchview Reservation, Windsor, MA.
  
  
• Youth Center Inc. & Adams Friends of Animals Trail Race 5K run and 1 mile walk, on the Ashuwilticook Rail Trail in Adams, MA, Saturday June 1st.
  
  
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  Domarski Farm in Ware MA has a trail 5K on June 8th and a “Pattaquattic Heart Attack Teddy Roosevelt Challenge” trail-less 1.5 mile up and down hill run on June 15th.
  
  

Boston

• A sad end to the day in Boston. With sympathy for those hurt by the bombs at the marathon, here's hoping that the running community will rally, and next year's Boston will be strong.
  
  An attack on runners is an attack on all of us. Running, like science, music, mathematics, art, craftsmanship of any kind, spans all countries, races, religions, and politics. Running is part of life itself, an ability evolved in the chemistry of life and the ecosystem of plants, microbes, and animals, shared by any creature with legs: elephants, horses, deer, tigers, dogs, cats, mice, and mites.
  
  Such is the unseen base upon which the Boston Marathon, as big as it is, is just a nub. But that little nub is important to a lot of our folk and to Boston. So if you sometimes think about maybe getting a qualifying time and running Boston, now is a good time to put on the running shoes and get in some miles for the 2014 Boston.
  
  
• Team Achilles - Boston Strong, is a program specifically intended to help people injured in the Boston bombing to participate in a Team Achilles – Boston Strong to compete in next year’s Boston. The Achilles International Track Club exists to encourage people with disabilities to participate in long distance running. They’d welcome donations, but also volunteers as guide runners and such.
  
  

2013
Dion Snowshoe Series

• Click the snowshoes for the 2013 Dion Racing Series website.