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Grand Tree Trail Race Series

What is the Grand Tree?

The Grand Tree is a New England trail race series that provides competition, community, and a measure of performance relative to one's peers or oneself over time. For beginning trail racers, it's an entry to races farther from home or of differing distance or character. For new trail races, inclusion in the series can help a race become established.

How the Series Works

Run as few or as many races as you like, at least six to officially complete the series. Each race earns you points proportional to your pace as a percentage of the winner's pace, with the winner getting 100 points, and, for example, a hypothetical runner at 75% of the winner's pace getting 75 points. Your best six races determine your final standing for the series. In addition, for the "Stonehead" competition, the points for all the races you run are summed. For dual-distance races, the longer race is the Grand Tree Race except for Pisgah and Peaked as noted.

Runners officially finishing the current season will be invited join an online forum to decide the next year's list of Grand Tree races.

Support the race directors and clubs who make these trail races possible!

Grand Tree Results Archive

Previous Grand Trees: 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

GT 2019 Season Final Results
For runners with two or more races:
Total points for you aspiring Stoneheads
Best 2,3...6 Races for Overall competition and seeing how you stand, pacewise
Everyone: Alphabetical Listing | spreadsheet in open document format

Overall, average of best six races run -
     Daniel Grip decisively won the men's overall Grand Tree with a 99.94% best of six races average, using only six races. Patrick Gee came in second with 80.3% in 6 races, and Andy Illidge third with 78.3% using best 6 of 7 races.
     Carolyn Wisnowski similarly had a decisive first place in women's overall, with 73.8% best six of seven races run. Katya Divari took second, with 55.7% in 8 races, and Mary Lou White third with 44% in 6 races.

In the Stonehead competition for greatest total points summed over all races run -
     Carolyn Wisnowski took first place in the women's Stonehead competition with 512 points, Katya Divari took second with 433 points. Alexandra Ross ran extraordinarily well, with 341 points in 4 races, third highest total points of the women despite not running the minimum six races for an official GT finish.
     Ted Cowles ran 17 of the 19 possible races one could run, for a whopping 1173 points and first place in the men's Stonehead. Thomas Parker took second, with 709 points in 11 races run, followed by Dan Grip with 600 points (well, 599.66) in 6 races.

Congratulations, 2019 Grand Tree series winners! And congratulations to all of you runners, for honoring the trails and the races by your participation.


2019 Grand Tree Schedule

** Additional races may be added to the series **

Snow, ice, hurricanes, etc. may affect trail conditions, if in doubt, check race website or GT section for race status
Last revised November 13, 2019

1

Bimbler's Bash 10K, 9am Sunday April 7, 2019
Guilford, CT
pre-reg: $25 (5 people for $100) until 8pm 4/5/19, $30 day-of
race website | runsignup | mail-in app
2019 GT Results | 2019 Results at RAT Race Timing
pre-GT Results at RAT Race Timing
mr.bimble (Jerry Turk) Race director
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2

Merrimack River Trail Race, 10 mi, 9am Saturday April 13, 2019
Back parking lot of Double Tree Hotel, Old River Rd, Andover, MA
pre-reg by 4/10: $10, day-of: $15
The Rivah! (race website)
2019 GT Results
2018 Results | 2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2014 Results | 2014 Cool Running
2013 Results | 2013 Cool Running | 2012 Results | 2012 Cool Running
2011 Results | 2011 Cool Running | 2010 Results | 2009 Results | 2008 Results
Dave Dunham's 2008 Rivah Story - pics, video!
2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results | 2006 Story in GT News
Race director
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Muddy Moose Trail Race, Half marathon (& 4 mi), 10am Sunday April 22, 2018 race cancelled for 2019
Kingswood Regional High School, 396 South Main St (Rt. 28), Wolfeboro, NH
Facebook announcement of race cancellation
"Hopefully this will just be a year off and the race will be back next spring." - Fergus
2018: pre-reg by 4/20: $15, day-of $20
Race website (2018) at RunReg
2018 Results | 2018 Cool Running | 2017 Results | 2017 Cool Running
2016 Results | 2016 Cool Running | 2015 Results | 2015 Cool Running
2014 Results | 2013 Results | 2012 Results | 2011 Results | 2010 Results
2009 Results | 2008 Results | 2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results
Fergus Cullen Race director
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3

Soapstone Mountain Trail Races, 24K (& Jerry Stage 6K), 9am Sunday May 19, 2019
Reddington Rock Riding Club (RRRC), 93 Handel Road, Stafford Springs, CT
Benefits Northern Connecticut Land Trust and Connecticut Forest & Parks Association
2019 GT Results
Shenipsit Striders race website | Full results at Rat Race Timing
2018 Results | 2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2014 Results | 2013 Results | 2012 Results | 2011 Results
2010 Results | 2009 Results | 2008 Results | 2008 Photos | 2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results
2004 Results
Dan Tourtellotte, Race director
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4

Powisset Farm Trail Run, 8.3 miles (& 5.6, 3.1, 1.5 mi), 9:25am Monday May 27, 2019
Dover MA
Benefits Powisset Farm
2019 GT Results
Results including 5.6, 3.1, 1.5 mi at Cool Running
Race website | UltraSignup
pre-GT Results at UltraSignup | Cool Running
Mark Walter, Race director, Sun Multisport Events
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5

Goodwin Forest Trail Runs, 30K (GT race) & 10K, 9am Sunday June 2, 2019
Hampton, CT
Benefits Friends of Goodwin Forest
2019 GT Results | Results including 10 K at Cool Running
Friends of Goodwin Forest info & app | webscorer.com online reg
2018 Results | 2018 Cool Running | 2017 Results | 2017 Cool Running
2016 Results | 2016 Cool Running | 2015 Results | 2015 Cool Running | 2014 pre-GT Results
Race director
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6

Nipmuck South Trail Race, 14.5 mi, 9am Sunday June 9, 2019
Mansfield Hollow State Park, Mansfield CT
Shenipsit Striders race website | Ultra-Signup
Timing by, and results posted at, RAT Race Timing
2019 GT Results
2018 Results | 2017 Results
2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2014 Results | 2014 Flier | 2013 pre-GT results.
Scott Edington, Race director
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7

Mount Greylock Trail Races, 13.5 (& 5K), 10am Sunday June 16, 2019
Greylock Glen, Gould Road, Adams MA
pre-reg (mail) by 6/8: $20, day of: $25
2019 GT Results | Info & app | Race Map
2018 Results | 2017 Results, Harry Potter Comes to Mt Greylock
2016 Results | 2015 Results | Photos by Ben Kimball
2014 Results | 2014 Photos | 2013 Results | 2012 Results | 2011 Results | 2010 Results | 2009 Results
2009 Photos | 2008 Results | 2008 Photos | 2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results
Race director
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8

Wolf Den Dash, 8 miles (& 4mi), 9am June 23, 2019
Pomfret Center, CT
2018: $20 until 6/9/19, $25 after that, including day-of
RunSignup race info & pre-reg
2019 GT Results | Full results at RAT Race Timing
pre-GT 2019 Results at RAT Race Timing
Shelley Olm, Race director
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Run with the Beavers Trail Race, 10 mi (GT race) & 5 mi, July xx, 2019 race cancelled for 2019
Chepachet, RI
2018 USATF-NE Trail Championship
2018: pre-reg by 1/20 $5, by 3/31 $10, by 7/11 $15, day-of $20
Race website | RunReg | USATF-NE mt-ultra-trail
2018 Results | Results including 5 mi at RAT Race Timing
pre-GT Results: 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012
Race director
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9

XTERRA French River Trail Run at Hodges, 21 K (GT race) & 10K,5K 8am Sunday July 14, 2019
Oxford MA
Same race as "Hodges Hoedown" in previous years
2019 GT Results | Results w/ 5K & 10K at mramultisport (link is no longer valid)
Race website | pre-reg at RaceReach
2018 Results | 2018 results including 5K & 10K at Webscorer
2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | non-GT 2014 Results
Race director
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10

People's Forest Trail Run, 7 mi, 9am Saturday August 3, 2019
Matheis Grove Pavilion on East River Rd, Barkhamsted CT
2019 GT Results | Results at Greystone Racing
Greystone Racing 2018 Results |
2018 Results | 2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2014 Results | 2013 Results | 2012 Results
2011 Results | 2010 Results | 2009 Results | 2008 Results | 2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results
Will Graustein (860) 485-1506, Race Director
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11

CDC Half Marathon, 13.2 mi (GT race) & relay, 10am Saturday August 24, 2019
Plainfield NH
2019 GT Results
UltraSignup race info & results | Facebook page
Race director
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12

Wapack Trail Race, ‘18 miles & 8 mountains’, 9am Sunday September 1, 2019
Windblown XC Ski Area, 1180 Turnpike Rd, New Ipswich NH
2019 GT Results | Paul's race story
Race website | online pre-reg at SignMeUp
2018 Results | Paul's 2018 race report
2017 Results | Paul's 2017 race report | 2016 Results | Paul's 2016 race report
2015 Results | Paul's 2015 race report | 2014 Results | 2014 race report
2013 Results | 2013 Race Report | 2012 Race Report | 2012 Results | 2011 Results | 2010 Results
2009 Results | 2009 Race Report | 2008 Results | 2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results
Race director
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13a

Pisgah Mountain Trail Races, 23K or 50K (both in GT), 8:45am Sunday September 15, 2019
Chesterfield School, Route 63, Chesterfield NH
Benefits New Hampshire Special Olympics
2019 GT Results
Race website | UltraSignup | Red Clover Rovers Club
2018 Results
2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2014 Results | 2013 Results | 2012 Results | 2011 Results
2010 Results | 2009 Results | 2008 Results | 2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results
Race director
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13b

Trails to a Cure, 8 miles (& 4mi), 9am September 15, 2019
Chester CT
2019 GT Results
SNERRO Timing | Facebook site
pre-GT 2018 Results at SNERRO timing
Race directors
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Peaked Mt, 10K or 4hr (both in GT), & 5mi, Rescheduled from September 22 to Sunday November 3, 2019
Peaked Mt Reservation Main Parking Lot, Butler Rd, Monson MA
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14

Nipmuck Trail Marathon, 26.4 mi (& relay), 8am Sunday October 6, 2019
Perry Hill Road, Ashford CT
2019 GT Results
Shenipsit Striders | Ultra-Signup,
2018 Results | results including 35mi and relay at Cool Running
2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2014 Results | 2013 Results | 2012 Results | 2011 Results
2010 Results | 2009 Results | 2008 Results | 2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results
Race director
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15

Monroe Dunbar Brook, 10.5 (& 3.5 mi), 10am Sunday October 13, 2019
Dunbar Brook Picnic Area, River Rd, Monroe/Florida town line, MA
2019 GT Results 2019 Race Info | 2019 Application | improved course map (thanks, Ben Kimball)
2018 Results | 2018 photos, Ben Kimball Photography
2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2014 Results | 2013 Results | 2012 Results | 2011 Results
2010 Results | 2009 Results | 2008 Results | 2008 Photos | 2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2006 Photos
2005 Results | 2005 Photos | 2004 Results | Ed Alibozek's History of Monroe Results, 1992-2005
Race director
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16

Groton Town Forest, 9.5 mi (& 3.4 mi), 12:30pm October 20, 2019
Groton Senior Center, 163 W. Main St, Groton MA
A Squannacook River Runners race - benefits the Groton Trails Committee
2019 GT Results | Race website w/ results including 3.4mi
2018 Results | 2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2014 Results | 2013 Results | 2012 Results
2011 Results | 2010 Results | Paul Funch's 2010 Race Report | 2009 Results | 2008 Results
2007 Results | 2007 Report | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2005 Race Report | 2004 Results
Rick Coveno and Bob Zanelli, Race directors
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17a

Mt. Toby Trail Race, 14 miles, 9am Sunday October 27, 2019
Sunderland Town Park, Park Rd, Sunderland MA
2019 GT Results |
info and app at RunReg | Facebook page | A SMAC race
Race course map | Ben Kimball Photography 2018 race photos
2018 Results | 2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2013 Results | 2012 Results | 2011 Results
2010 Results | 2009 Results | 2008 Results | 2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results
Patrick Pezzati, Race director
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17b

Busa Bushwhack Trail Race, 10.0 mi (& 5.3 mi), 9am Sunday October 27, 2019
Brophy School, 575 Pleasant Street (Rt 30), Framingham MA
2019 GT Results | GFRC Race website | Results including 5 miler at WebScorer
2018 Results | 2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2014 Results | 2013 Results | 2012 Results
2011 Results | 2010 Results | 2009 Results | 2008 Results | 2007 Results | 2006 Results
Pre-GT results: 2005 | 2004
Race directors
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18

Peaked Mt, 10K or 4hr (both in GT), & 5K, Sunday November 3, 2019
Peaked Mt Reservation Main Parking Lot, Butler Rd, Monson MA
Benefits Peaked Mt Reservation
2019 GT Results | Race info and results including 5K at Ultra-Signup
2018 photos, Ben Kimball Photography
2018 Results | 2017 Results | 2016 results (pre-Grand Tree)
Race director
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19

Upton State Forest Trail Run, 21K (GT race) & 10.5K, 9am Sunday November 10, 2019
Upton, MA
2019 GT Results | Race site | Results including 10.5K at Webscorer
2018 Results | 2017 Results | 2016 Results | 2015 Results | 2014 Results
Race director
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GT Series Contacts
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Race directors: Please let us know of any date changes or of any significant revisions to your race's results following their initial posting. - Thanks.