2023 Grand Tree trail series series schedule posted! 2023 Grand Tree - schedule, so far as presently known
Coming up: double-header weekend Merrimack River (31st year) 10 mi, 9am Saturday, April 1, 2023 Back parking lot of Double Tree Hotel, Old River Rd, Andover, MA
North Medford club |
The Rivah! canonical race blog
pre-reg by March 29, $15 on Runreg Bimbler's Bash 9am Sunday April 2, 2023 A.W. Cox School, Guilford, CT
Pre-registration required, RaceRoster,
$30 through 29 March then $35
On deck: Soapstone Mountain 25K (& Jerry Stage 6K), 9am Sunday May 21st Reddington Rock Riding Club (RRRC), 93 Handel Road, Stafford Springs, CT
Shenipsit Striders
pre-reg required, $25, Ultra-Signup
Among Stoneheads, in the men's competition for total points, Ted Cowles
ran 14 of the 19 races for 899 points, 120 points ahead of David Achenbach,
who ran 15 races, the most of anyone this year.
And in the women's competition for total points, Carolyn Wisnowski following an excellent run at Upton
on the final race of the season, finished with 430 points in six races, fourth overall among Stoneheads and
about 100 points ahead of second and third place Kelsey Eng and Katya Divari.
Congratulations to Ted and David for commendable persistence worthy of Stoneheads of yore,
and to Carolyn for a well run season.
Although overall title this season was set to best four races, had it been a best six race season,
Carolyn Wisnowski with a 72% average would have placed first woman and second overall, behind
Daniel Rogoz with 88%.
The official season overall title as average of best four races goes, among women to Carolyn Wisnowski with
with 77.3%, ahead of Sarah Connor with 74.3%, and among men to Brian Rusiecki with 93.4%,
ahead of Daniel Rogoz with 90.9%.
161 runners raced at least two races in the series this year, and 26 runners
ran at least four races and completed the series. Congratulations runners!
Misc. Resources Photos for many trail and road races at
Ben Kimball Photography Ben's Trail Running Western Massachusetts is available in bookstores and online.
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Wednesday fun runs...
From Oct. 12th and on thru the chilly season, Wednesday
fun runs start at 5:30pm from the Visitor's Center on Hoosac Street in Adams.
Runners of all abilities are welcome.
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