TARC has an informal training run every Sunday (almost) at 7:00 am in the Blue Hills.  If you are a member you’ll get a weekly email from us a few days before telling you where to park and where and how long we’ll be running.  Usually we run as a group but if there are enough people with varying skills and/or desires, we break into two groups - long (3-4+ hours) and short (2-2+ hours).  The club has over 80 members and possesses a wide variety of interests and skills.  Some are ultra runners, looking to train for 50K and longer races.  Some are trail runners who like the shorter distances of the Grand Tree Series (5-15 miles).   Yet others are road runners giving trail running a try for cross training or because they are curious.  All shapes, skills, interests and size are welcome.  Men, women and sasquatch, waifs and clydesdales, neophytes and veterans. 

If you are interested in ultra running, a few members are in the midst of training for 100 mile events scheduled this summer and have begun running long every Sunday in the Blue Hills plus will be doing some road trips to Vermont in the later spring.

If you are a cross country trail runner we have many members who run the Grand Tree Series and find training in the Blue Hills ideal.

And if you are new to trail running and curious, TARC is a low key - high fun club so don’t be afraid to come out and find out what you’ve been missing.

That’s how we roll in our neck of the woods.

here for Blue Hill map   here for DRB50K map

Based upon this past weekend’s runs (3/8) in Blue Hills, we’re looking at a very promising Spring for trail running.  The trails on Sunday were in almost mint condition.  Traces of ice and snow, little mud, mostly clear, dry footing.  And this after a near-record season of snowfall and a good ice pack.  If tomorrow brings the warm up predicted for the rest of the week, this coming weekend (3/15) will be great.

We’ve begun to see new faces joining us every weekend as the weather turns for the good.  TARC membership is up to 85 strong, this starting from a dead start last October of three.  Clearly trail running has come into its own (and our search engine optimization actually works 

So we hope to see many of you out in the Blue Hills in the next fews weeks.  We run every Sunday at 7:00 AM - rain, snow or shine - and send an email out to all members a few days before detailing what we’ll be doing and where to park at Blue Hills.  Most of the runs cover parts of the DRB 50K and/or TARC 50 miler course.  So a great way to get out and enjoy the beautiful Blue Hills and learn the courses at the same time.

Go run in the dirt.