TARC To Hale and Back

Winters can be long in New England. Very long. In year’s past, the Animals would shake off the sleepy eyes of a winter spent hibernating at the Spring Thaw. This year, the Animals will be crawling out of hibernation to welcome dirt and longer days, back at Hale Reservation, at the TARC: To Hale and Back 5K & 6-Hour!

Moved a couple of weeks later in March in the hopes that we can avoid feet of snow pack and maybe get a chance to feel some fresh dirt under our paws (er, shoes), the 6-hour race will now be held in March, starting at 8:05 AM. The 5K (TARC’s first ever!) will get started 5-minutes prior, right at 8:00, to give all those super-fast people a chance to motor up ahead.

So come on out, shake all that winter snow off your back, and join the pack to run To Hale and Back! AHHHHHWWWWOOOO! This event will be (or is) sanctioned and insured by USA Track & Field – those guys are the best!

The course is certainly not the easiest 5K you’ve ever run! It is largely singletrack, with a few short/stout climbs, but overall, just a general flow of up/down/side-to-side. There is technical footing, but the reward is following the shores of two idyllic ponds (dare you to jump in!), and getting out onto nice stretches of singletrack.

There will be ONE aid station at the start/finish. We’ll have Tailwind electrolyte drink, and, depending on the weather, some hot soups to serve. YOU ALL will provide the crazy assortment of sweet, salty, fruity deliciousness you’ve come to know and love at TARC events!

Given the time of year though, we may have to adjust the course because of parking. If, like in 2015, we get some 100+ feet snow again, it will severely limit where we can park, which may also require adjusting the course and adding in some sections of road to let you actually run a little more!