The Blue-Blazed Trail Running Series offers a diverse selection of races for runners of all skill levels. The Series brings greater awareness to the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails and the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA), whose volunteers build and maintain the trails on which so many love to run.
Runners earn points for each race they participate in. These points are tallied, and at the end of the series the top runners in each category will receive a unique award in recognition of their accomplishment.
Participation is easy and automatic - register as you normally would at each race in which you will participate and the race will give the results to BBTRS for posting.
To simplify the season, we have streamlined the race lineup. However, don't fret, all your favorites are still included for 2024! We have 12 race options included for 2024 with distances ranging from 10k to 50k. Additionally, for events with multiple distance options, we have selected one distance from each race event that will score you points in the BBTRS - please check which distance gets you points!. These changes will make it easier to select the races to participate in.
The Blue-Blazed Trail Running Series has 3 categories of recognition:
The points are calculated as follows:
Race winners receive 100 points. Subsequent finishers receive points equal to the winner's time in minutes divided by their finish time.
As an example: