Join us for the 2024 Trail Animals Running Club Fall Classic at Great Brook Farm State Park, with 10K, half marathon, 20 mile, 50K, and 50 mile distance options, and the free youth fun run!
Course Details:
The DCR Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle, Massachusetts offers the perfect New England fall setting for running trails with friends. Our beginner friendly courses wind through scenic woods and cornfields, featuring the typical roots, rocks and other "trippables" with which to contend. This event caters to both novice trail runners and veterans, and is family friendly, offering multiple distances for everyone to get involved. 50M and 50K participants start at 6:00 a.m., and the 20M, Half, and 10K start at 8:00 a.m. The free youth fun run will begin at 10:00 a.m. Lighting/headlamps is advisable for 50K and 50M runners to bring on their first loop of the course, with sunrise welcoming the runners at 6:17 a.m. Mandatory trail briefings are at 5:45 a.m. for the 50M/50K and at 7:45 a.m. for the 20M, Half, and 10K. Join TARC for an unforgettable trail running experience in the heart of New England this September!
50M, 50K, & 20M: The 50M/50K/20M course will consist of 10 mile loops with aid stations every 3 to 4 miles. 50K participants will do two loops around the open field at the start of the race before rejoining the 10 Mile Loop (this provides the extra mile). Volunteers will direct 50M participants left and 50K participants right at the start of the event, but be sure to take the proper turn for your registered distance. 20M participants will do the 10 mile loop twice.
Half, & 10K: The course will consist of 10K loops with aid only at the Start/Finish area. Half Marathon participants will do one loop around the open field at the start of the race before rejoining and completing two laps of the 10K Loop.
Schedule:
​Saturday, September 7, 2024 | Race Day
05:10 a.m. - Bib Pick Up Opens at the Hart Barn
05:45 a.m. - 50M & 50K Prerace Briefing
06:00 a.m. - 50M & 50K Race Start (& Yeti Howl!)
06:17 a.m. - Sunrise
07:45 a.m. - 20M, Half, & 10K Prerace Briefing
08:00 a.m. - 20M, Half, & 10K Race Start (& Yeti Howl!)
10:00 a.m. - Free Youth Fun Run Start
04:00 p.m. - Last Loop Cutoff at the Start/Finish Area
05:00 p.m. - Last Loop Cutoff at the Road Crossing Aid Station (On Way Out)
06:00 p.m. - Last Loop Cutoff at the Road Crossing Aid Station (On Way Back)
07:00 p.m. - Course Closes for All Participants
07:08 p.m. - Sunset
Start/Finish Location: Hart Barn Ski Center & field at 1018 Lowell St, Carlisle, MA 01741
