2013
Grand Tree Trail Race Series

• "Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have nature and that is much better."
   - Juha Väätäinen, Finland
  
  
• Spring is here!
  along with the start of the 2013 Grand Tree season, under the guidance of Grand Tree Coordinator Fred Pilon.
  
  
• 
  Soapstone Mountain GT Results posted for the Soapstone Mountain Trail Races.
  24K, held on Sunday May 19th in Stafford Springs CT.
  
  
• 
  2013 Grand Tree - Standings after Five Races
  Alphabetical by Name Results: Results A-L | Results M-Z
  For runners with two or more finishes: Total Points | Best 2,3,... Races so far
  
  
• Next race -
  Mount Greylock Trail Races 13.5 & 3 mi, 10am Sunday June 16th
  Greylock Glen, Gould Road, Adams MA
  Entry Form | Race Map
  
  
• On deck -
  Blue Hills Skyline Trail Run, 12K, 8am Sunday July 7th
  Blue Hills Reservation ski area, Rt.138, Milton MA
  
  
• Non-GT trail race -
  Nipmuck South Trail Race, 14mi, 10am Sunday June 30th
  Mansfield Hollow State Park, Mansfield CT
  
  

Newsletter

• 
  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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  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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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.