Joe English Twilight Challenge

The Joe English Twilight Challenge is an evening/night trail run hosted by Freestyle Farm in Amherst, NH. The event consists of a marathon, a half-marathon and a 6-hour ultra-marathon. The marathon and half-marathon may be run individually or by relay teams. The relay teams (half or full marathon) consist of 2 or 5 runners completing either 5 or 10 laps on a 2.62-mile loop beginning at 7:00 p.m. The 6-hour ultra-marathon begins at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. Ultra participants run the 2.62-mile loop continuously for 6 hours.

Expect to experience a unique event featuring a festive music, food, and lighted horse barn serving as “Twilight Central.” Your spectator-friendly hosts, from the Amherst Land Trust and Freestyle Farm LLC, are donating all proceeds to land conservation.

The Twilight Challenge is a nighttime event run mostly in darkness, with the aid of moonlight, signal fires, and glowsticks. The running surface is dirt or grass groomed for runners. Moonrise is early on race day (1:17 p.m.) so if the night is fair, expect bright moonlight on the course.