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This Saturday I ran the Cranmore Mountain Race, a 10K consisting of two loops straight up and down a ski mountain. I felt pretty nervous about putting myself out there, and it lived up to my expectations of being really, really hard. But, every race is an opportunity to learn about yourself: what’s going well and what needs some work. My race report is up now at the link in my bio!

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BUBBAS BACKYARD ULTRA 2026

October 3-6, 2026

65 laps, 227.5 miles, 5th place

The race I run every year! Imagine someone telling you last year 65 laps would only get you 5th place at Bubba’s? The field definitely came to play this year! It was super cool and such an honor to be a part of the “Final Five” that were battling it out for a total of 25 hours together!

This course is so brutal, but I’ve learned from last year to not die in the chair. I refused. There were so many opportunities for me to just walk away but I knew I could go more. My calf got super tight starting around lap 45, right after night 2 ended, and it just kept getting worse from there. But there is always more in the well. Before the race, I said I was ready to bury myself.

Then at night 3 I kept falling asleep on trail. But I kept going to the point where I collapsed in the field. I died on the course, and not in the chair. It wasn’t how I expected the result to be, but at least this year at bubbas I can say that I gave it my all.

The support this year was insane. My crew, pacers, and the whole community really showed up like they always do but this year seemed different. My crew and I improve on our strategies every year and I can’t thank them enough for staying with me for so long and taking care of me for hours on end, knowing what I’d need after each lap.

I had a total of 11 pacers which is absolutely incredible, some came up all day, or all night, some came multiple times and some were surprises!

And for the community, man people showed up. More people than ever, there had to be an overflow parking lot which is the first I’ve seen in my 4 years of running this race. And there was also a fundraiser that @runthewhites set up for the Final Five! Thank you everyone for a wonderful and successful Bubba’s Backyard Ultra!

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I’m still not really sure how to sum up 80 (+1) laps at Bubba’s, especially since I don’t remember a lot of them. That many laps leaves room for many many highs (especially Sunday night, which was a fever dream of Christmas lights, blue razzmatazz slushies, and haikus) and many many lows (spending most of the day on Sunday feeling like I was floating outside of my body, having a full mental breakdown (this did fix the floating feeling though lol), spending several days running on a busted knee, and falling asleep on my feet). This all ended with me not knowing where I was, who I was, or what I was supposed to be doing, and seeing (and smelling??) lots of things that were not there.

I was really hopeful that this would be the year we would finally see a woman win this event. That didn’t end up being the case, but I still got to spend a whole 3.5 days being silly in the woods and being supported by my friends. At this point, the most important Bubba’s magic for me is that this race led me to this weird little group of people who like running around in the woods together and are always ready to support one another, even if it’s in doing something kinda stupid.

Bubba’s will always have a special place in my heart, but I think it’s time to try doing some fun things that don’t make me so anxious that I throw up before even leaving my apartment.

Very very obviously this would not have been possible without @waltonrea and @jacob.of.ohio who put up with my bullshit, helped me keep the ship as on-course as possible, spoon-fed me things I didn’t really want to eat, collected my jacket from me on about a billion laps, filled and refilled and refilled my flask with “blue,” and stayed focused and encouraging. And @kate.j.moynihan @russjgrant and @post.wild who jumped in to provide extra crewing support.

Thank you also to friends who talked at me for many laps when my brain was too tired to entertain itself but not yet tired enough to come up with new entertainment in the form of forgetting what the heck I was even doing: @acopeland603 @russjgrant @amanda_j_fisher @post.wild @danbrownontrail @hilarymccloy @colincwilson @chipolich and of course Jacob and Walton who someh

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After 64 hours of running 3.5-mile loops in the woods outside Conway, New Hampshire, none of the five remaining participants at Bubba’s Backyard Ultra had any intentions of quitting.

A pair of participants had stopped after 40 laps, leaving Conor Brown, Mike Conley, Ryan Hunter, Katie Melsky, and Corin Kwasnik to endure pain, discomfort, and sleep deprivation while pushing past the 53-hour course record and grinding into uncharted territory during a third night at the rugged event. For 24 hours, the final five ran laps on Jim “Bubba” Drummond’s property in Center Conway, wondering who would be the first to throw in the towel.

Tap the link in our bio to read about this year’s record-breaking Bubba’s.

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#running #ultra #backyardultra #northeastexplorer

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A busy start to October with running and traveling and it’s not over yet!

Did 18 hours/64 miles at Bubbas Backyard Ultra for my 6th year competing there. I felt great and got harassed by @mmcindoe when I wanted to bail but I knew it was the right call with the Chicago Marathon the following week.

A few months ago I told @natedoggsgp that I would go to Chicago with him just to hang out and watch him run the marathon, but that turned into me registering for it and running it myself(who saw that coming?). I was able to pick up a bib from the same foundation he was running for and it worked out great. Race day was much warmer than expected but I felt recovered and prepared for the 26.2. I made it 24 miles with almost no issues and hit the wall at mile 25, which honestly was surprising I made it that far with how hot it was. I was still able to cross the finish in 3:32 which wasn’t too far off my goal time of 3:25.

The marathon is always a humbling experience for me and I’m sure everyone that endures it. I’ve had much more bad than good but I think that’s why I always come back to it. I know I’m capable of running a fast marathon but there’s always something that can hinder that and it’s up to you to figure it out and roll with the punches. For now, it will be good to take some time off from training and hang with Cam! (@bollabeans and Win too!)

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Apparently I took my first ultra super serious

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#trailrunning #ultramarathon #runthewhites

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Bubbas Backyard Ultra: a 3.5 mile loop every hour on the hour until there is 1 person left! This was my first time doing this type of race and it was an absolute blast. The community at Bubbas was like no other. Everyone was so supportive, encouraging, and there for a good time💃✨

I managed to find a group of 3 rad girls who were also doing this race for the first time! We ran all 36 miles together over the course of 10 hours. I seriously could not have pushed that long without our group especially coming off of Run Rabbit 50 two weeks prior!

Thank you @runthewhites for putting on such an epic event!

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#arcteryx #arcteryxmarketstreet #arcteryxnewyork #bubbasbackyardultra

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Bubba's Backyard Ultra 2026

Like a family reunion for trail runners in New England, and everybody's favorite DNF

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a few more shots from @cirqueseries! • #trailrunning #snowboarding #skiing #runtrails #cirqueseries

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We are proud of our all-inclusive vibes at our races, but we wanted to give a special shout out to the athletes that finished on top @jaypeakresort.

For the women, @sabthurber and @laurelmoyer went stride for stride before Laurel pulled away in the descent, landing herself a spot back on top of the podium. Fresh off her win at Crystal, Sabrina finished in second, followed by @miranda.kielpinski, making her Cirque Series debut.

On the men’s side, @remi_leroux_ went full gas, building a gap early on and never letting it go. He was followed by hometown hero @nowawill and Kevin Robertson in second and third, respectively.

Congratulations to our Jay Peak pro podium! #pushpeaks

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i could not have asked for a better weekend at jay peak for @cirqueseries • #trailrunning #snowboarding #skiing #runtrails #cirqueseries

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10/10 recommend entering your hometown trail race for your first one! 🦞 had such a fun day and came in 8th woman overall in the 10k!

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