Happy Holidays you Animals!

As we wind down 2011 we wanted to thank all of our fellow TARC members for joining the pack.  We are 500+ strong now – that’s up from 30 members just 18 months ago – and growing consistently each month.  Many of you decided to come out of your lairs, dens, holes, etc. and join us for one of our weekend training runs in the Middlesex Fells or Blue Hills Reservation.

We had the pleasure of launching the brand spanking new TARC Trail Series in 2011 and seeing so many new and familiar faces come out and give trail racing a try.  In fact, we sold out 90% of our events.

Beyond runners and spectators galore we had an increasing number of incredible volunteers who gave all of us their time and smiling faces to make our events possible.  THANK YOU so much all TARC volunteers – you set an example for us all to be proud of!

We hope as winter sets in, you’ll come out of breath some fresh air with us on one of our weekend runs, or make a resolution to run your first trail race or simply just get motivated to come out and hang with us for a while – even though we’re all Animals, we don’t bite!

Now onto 2012………

We’ve got the TARC Trail Series returning for its sophomore year and there are a few exciting changes we hope you will like.  We’ve added three new races to the Series: a new summertime 50 miler in the Middlesex Fells (replacing the Fells races of March and December), the only 100 miler in New Hampshire in October and a great hibernation busting run north of Boston in March.

So mark your running calendars now and plan on joining us for a bunch of great events planned especially with you in mind.  And as always, if you are feeling like you’d rather watch than run, then come out and volunteer at one of our events – it’s fun and will make you feel better about yourself – we guarantee!  And you can use your time to towards fulfilling any volunteer hours you need to log as part of another event you’ve entered (i.e. VT100, Western States, etc.)

Here is the entire lineup for 2012 TARC Trail Series:

3/18   NEW! TARC Spring Thaw 6 Hour – Harold R. Rafton Reservation , Andover, MA (Registration is now open here)

4/15 Don’t Run Boston and TARC 50 Miler – Blue Hills, Milton, MA (An email will be sent to all TARC members in January regarding registration)

4/28 TARC Spring Classic – Weston, MA (Registration opens 1/1 here )

5/12 Wapack and Back – Ashburnham, MA (Registration opens in Q112 here )

6/?  NEW! TARC Summertime Fells 50 miler – Middlesex Fells, Winchester, MA (More details to come but it will be a good one!)

8/4 TARC Summer Classic – Noon Hill Reservation, Medfield, MA (Registration opens 4/1 here )

10/13 TARC Fall Classic – Landlocked Forest, Lexington/Burlington, MA (Registration opens 6/1 here )

10/26-27 NEW! Ghost Train Rail Trail Ultra, Lake Potanipo, Milford, NH (Check it out here)

Happy Holidays from all of us in the TARC Pack to you and yours!