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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Half Marathon
  • 21.1 km
  • Ipswich
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 1.7% versus flat · net elevation 0 m

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Decision summary

TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
262 m

Lower than 26% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
39:49/km

14:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
80/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
25 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon?

The TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon route has 262 m of ascent, 262 m of descent and an estimated 1.7% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon route go?

The TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon route starts at Paul F. Doyon Memorial School, 216 Linebrook Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938 and finishes at Paul F. Doyon Memorial School, 216 Linebrook Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938. Underfoot, expect trail - a mix of double track and single track with roots and rocks throughout, on a 12.5-mile loop. It passes Willowdale State Forest and carriage roads. A deliberately low-cost, no-frills volunteer-run trail festival.

What should runners know on race day for the TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon?

Drop bags / gear can be left at the start/finish area; runners pass it every 12.5-mile loop. Personal tents up to 10x10 are permitted with volunteer approval. Pacers are not allowed for any distance. A deliberately low-cost, no-frills volunteer-run trail festival.

Race character

Scenery

  • Parkland
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Mountain
  • Waterfront
  • Riverside

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Trail

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Event reliably sells out; no fixed field cap is published on the official page.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off
14:00:00

Race day logistics

Pacers
Pacers are not allowed for any distance.
Bag drop
Drop bags / gear can be left at the start/finish area; runners pass it every 12.5-mile loop. Personal tents up to 10x10 are permitted with volunteer approval.
Race village
Yes

Access and course status

Start
Paul F. Doyon Memorial School, 216 Linebrook Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938
Finish
Paul F. Doyon Memorial School, 216 Linebrook Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938

Course facts

Course type
Laps
Surface
Trail a mix of double track and single track with roots and rocks throughout, on a 12.5 Mile loop.
Landmarks
Willowdale State Forest, carriage roads
Notable features
  • A deliberately low-cost, no-frills volunteer-run trail festival
  • entry of $25 across all distances is framed as a donation to the trails, with proceeds supporting Rising Hearts, the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Essex County Trail Association, and Greenbelt: Essex County's Land Trust
  • Cupless race - runners must carry their own hydration. The 12.5-mile loop has one aid station at the start/finish and one aid station roughly halfway through
  • the 10K has no aid stations apart from the start/finish

How hilly is the TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon?

21%50%20%
  • Steep descent 4%
  • Descent 21%
  • Flat 50%
  • Climb 20%
  • Steep climb 5%
Total ascent
262 m
Net elevation
+0 m
GAP factor
1.7%
Longest climb
560 m at 4.1%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 9°CTypical temperature
  • 24 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 80Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 1.7% slower than a flat course, with about 262 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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