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!
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
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:
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2012
Race director
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
Contact
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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.
