Date
Sat, 8 May 2027
Start
05:00
Venue
DCR Mount Watatic Reservation entrance / Mount Watatic Trailhead, Ashburnham, Massachusetts
Ashburnham, Worcester County
Countdown
May
The full 50 miler: the 43 mile out-and-back plus about 7 more miles, with over 3,200 m of climbing. A big day, and the cut-offs keep you honest.
Key facts
01Cut-off at Windblown is 15:30
02Cut-off at Watatic on the return is 17:00
03Course closes at 19:30
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The course
The route
Ashburnham
Distance80km
Total climb3,291m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate71.5 km
Weather
Early-May, Ashburnham
18°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
37%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 37% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Lara Matthias04:07:4019.5 km/h
02Lorena Duquette04:39:3017.3 km/h
03Kara MacGibbon05:16:1615.3 km/h
21
Women finishers
6:53:00
Median time
11.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserTrail Animals Running Club
Websitetrailanimals.com
Instagram@trailanimalsrunningclub
Running since2007
Training
Training for the TARC Wapack and Back 80 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a TARC Wapack and Back 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 3,291 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
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