Get your team together and join in the fun for the 5th Annual ECTAthlon on Saturday, June 6th! This unique event was envisioned as a way to bring diverse trail users together in a fun and exciting way, and to highlight the incredible network of trails in our area. The June 6th date also coincides with American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day, a series of nationwide events celebrating trails and trail access.
The event begins at 10:00 am at Bradley Palmer State Park. Runners will start off the relay with a 5-mile loop through the northern part of the park, returning to the start where they will pass their number over to their mountain biking teammate. Mountain bikers follow a similar course through the park and into nearby Black Oak Farm, about 5 miles. Riders and their equine counterparts will then follow a 4.2-mile course through private trails east of Winthrop Street. This “optimum time†course challenges riders to pace themselves to fall within a predefined time range – times too fast or too slow will be penalized. Finally, kayakers will meet their equestrian teammate at the north end of Winthrop Street where they will launch into the Ipswich River and paddle 4.4 miles downriver to Peatfield Street in downtown Ipswich.
For more information or to register, please visit the Event Page.