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  • Relay
  • 42.5 km
  • Ashford
  • Event weekend starts
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NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
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Entry options

2026 edition

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

Modelled energy-cost change 4.3% versus flat · net elevation 15 m

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Data current as of

Decision summary

NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay at a glance

Route ascent
878 m

Lower than 23% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
11:18/km

8:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
78/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
11 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay, 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 NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay?

The NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay route has 878 m of ascent, 863 m of descent and an estimated 4.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay route go?

Underfoot, expect a trail course. The setting includes countryside and forest. Known for quirky finisher awards including blue-blaze painted trail sticks and homemade/Lyman Orchards apple pies for winners.

Race character

Scenery

  • Countryside
  • Forest
  • Parkland
  • Riverside

Atmosphere

  • Wilderness
  • Community

Terrain

  • Trail

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Field capped at 180 runners due to parking and trail capacity; no race-day registration.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off
8:00:00

Course facts

Notable features
  • Founded by race director Dave 'NipMuck Dave' Raczkowski, who directed it for its first 27 years before handing it to the Shenipsit Striders. Known for quirky finisher awards including blue-blaze painted trail sticks and homemade/Lyman Orchards apple pies for winners

How hilly is the NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay?

13%19%34%21%13%
  • Steep descent 13%
  • Descent 19%
  • Flat 34%
  • Climb 21%
  • Steep climb 13%
Total ascent
878 m
Net elevation
+15 m
GAP factor
4.3%
Longest climb
930 m at 5.2%
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?

  • 13°CTypical temperature
  • 23 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 78Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than 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 NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 4.3% slower than a flat course, with about 878 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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