The 2018 Blue-Blazed Trail Running Series Schedule is posted below. Sign up early and invite you friends to join you. Thank you for supporting CFPA and the Blue-Blazed Trails.
The Blue-Blazed Series offers a diverse selection of races for runners of all skill levels. The Series brings greater awareness to the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails and the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA), whose volunteers build and maintain the trails on which so many love to run.
The 2018 Blue-Blazed Trail Running Series:
| DATE | RACE | DISTANCE | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/14/18 | Traprock | 50K/17K | https://www.traprock50.com/ |
| 5/20/18 | Soapstone Mt. Trail Races | 24K/6K | www.shenipsitstriders.org |
| 6/3/18 | Goodwin Forest | 10K/30K | www.friendsofgoodwinforest.org |
| 6/10/18 | Nipmuck South | 22.7K | |
| 7/29/18 | Soapstone Assault | 8.9K | www.shenipsitstriders.org |
| 8/4/18 | People's Forest | 12.1K | www.greystoneracing.net |
| 8/25/18 | Tunxis Trail Ultramarathon | 30K/60K | http://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=56002 |
| 9/16/18 | Trails to a Cure/Cockaponsett | 12.9K | www.snerro.com |
| 9/30/18 | NipMuck Trail Marathon | 42.5K | www.shenipsitstriders.org |
| 10/21/18 | Bimbler's Bluff | 50K |
What is the Blue-Blazed Trail Running Series?
The Blue-Blazed Trail Running Series is a sequence of races in Connecticut that are run entirely or in part on the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails (BBHT). The BBHT are maintained by the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA). The goals of the series are:
- To promote and create greater awareness of trail running on the BBHT System
- Attract more runners to Connecticut trail running races
- Strengthen the running community
- Raise awareness for CFPA's trail maintenance efforts
- Enhance the experience for the runners who already support our races through series points and recognition
- Oh…and to have fun running in the woods!
Register at each race in which you participate and they will give the results to CFPA for posting.
Blue-Blazed Race Series Point System
1. Participants receive 3 points for finishing, plus an additional 1 point for winning their age group
- Age Groups include: 0-9 / 10-18 / 19-29 / 30-39 / 40-49/ 50-59 / 60-69 / 70-79 / 80+
2. Overall winners receive 2 additional points. Therefore, someone who takes part and wins their age group would receive 4 points; the overall race winner would receive 6 points allother competitors receive 3 points
3. At the end of the series we will publish overall results and age group winners (M/F) for each age group as defined above.
4. At the conclusion of the series, an overall tie will be resolved by:
- distance completed and then
- average pace calculated from cumulative distance / time
Check out the 2018 Men's and Women's standing so far in the downloadable PDFs below!
2018 Women's Overall Current Standings
2018 Men's Overall Current Standings
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 2017 Overall Series Standings for Women | 228.84 KB |
| 2017 Overall Series Standings for Men | 1.07 MB |
| 2016 Overall Series Standings for Women | 809.71 KB |
| 2016 Overall Series Standings for Men | 1.16 MB |
| 2016 BBTRS Series Details and Point Assignments | 269.97 KB |
| 2015 Series Overall Standings for Women | 703.09 KB |
| 2015 Series Overall Standings for Men | 1.05 MB |
| 2014 Series Overall Standings for Women | 63.33 KB |
| 2014 Series Overall Standings for Men | 69.89 KB |
