August 11th – 13th Barkley’s Baby ultra marathon, New Ipswich

Again, brought to you by our friends at Valhalla Running Club, this ultra marathon is modelled after the infamous Barkley marathons event in Tennessee. The race will consist of 5 – ten mile loops through the wilds of New Ipswich on unmarked trails looking for ten checkpoints spread over the course. The race begins at 8am on Saturday the 12th and is officially finished at 2pm on Sunday the 13th. Mandatory map reveal is on evening of

Friday the 11th. GPS is allowed. It is suggested all interested contestants view the documentary “the Barkley marathons” on Netflix if they want to enter.

Interested? Contact Mike Smith at msmith@mascenic.org