Summer Solstice Trail Run

Summer Solstice Trail Run
Date Jun 2025 (TBD)
Distance 8k/5mi, 3mi, 8mi
Course Type Trail

Race Information

Celebrate the summer solstice with a beautiful early morning trail run in Gay City State Park with three race distances to choose from: 3 mile, 5 mile or 8 mile. The 8 Mile race is part of the 2024 Blue-Blazed Trail Running Series and the USATF-CT Mountain, Ultra and Trail (MUT) series — a competition for teams of three to run the trails with a chance to win prize money.

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