The Loco Races 100 on 100 Relay, traditionally run in Vermont, is being moved to New Hampshire this year because of Vermont’s continuing Covid restrictions.
With a start line in Lebanon on the Northern Rail Trail, the course covers 46 miles to Franklin, then heads back 54 miles through Danbury to Lebanon. Our stretch of the course takes the runners down the length of Tuttle Hill Road from Grafton, turning left onto Cardigan Mountain Road.
The race organizer originally asked permission to go through Orange via Burnt Hill and Cardigan Mountain Road. But the Selectboard, road agent, and emergency management folks deemed the course too dangerous. The intersection with the access road to the state park, along with the dirt portion of the state road, gets a lot of traffic on a Saturday afternoon in August.
So expect to see as many as 150 teams of up to six runners, with a support van for each team. One racer per team will be running at a time. The race begins at 5:00am with most participants finishing around 11:00pm. We can expect to see them in Orange between 3:00 and 7:00pm.
Here’s a screen shot of the course. You can see the full interactive map in detail on the race site.
Loco 100 by 100 Relay