Shawangunk Ridge Trail Run

09/12/2026

With our cloud- based accountability system, everyone on the race team can see the status for each checkpoint in real time. At 1:50.am, we have 27 runners still on the course, with 12 on the way to checkpoint 2 and 15 headed to checkpoint 3

Deputy RD Alison Aaron is checking them in!

09/12/2026

Photos from the start of the 2026 Shawangunk Ridge Trail Run 70 Mile Event.

All the official race photos will be available for viewing and downloading from this Flickr Album:

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD4D8n

09/12/2026

29 runners have started the 70-mile race in two waves at 6:30 and 7:30 pm on a dry clear mild evening

Deputy RD and night crew report first runner through Greenville Turnpike at 7:20 pm

NJSAR en route to CP #1 in Otisville

RD getting coffee at McDonalds ☕

09/11/2026

The course is marked! Meaning the last 6 miles from Checkpoint #6 to the Trestle.

We marked the intersections using pink and striped tape and pink stakes. There are some occasional reflective white dots in tree trunks in the swampy section.

Be advised there is some surveyor work going on -- don't follow orange tape off into the woods!

The trail is pretty clear and easy to follow, so we marked the intersections, but did not put continuity markers in between. If you're not sure, just check whatever map app you're using to see if your dot is still on the line. But don't use AllTrails - for whatever reason, they deleted this section of the SRT from their app. We've submitted a request for them to restore it

Best practice/pro tip - download the GPX file from our website. It was last measured in 2025 and in checking with NY NJ Trail Conference star cartographer Jeremy Apgar, there have been no material changes since then

09/06/2026

6 hours 37 minutes left to register for the 70- and 30-mile divisions. The 1/2 is sold out.

These four musketeers headed out today to take care of some last-minute trail work. By SRT standards, the trail is now in manicured condition. At least the first couple miles -- after that, the adventure begins.

https://www.runwildhv.org/srt

09/01/2026

Hey folks, we're super excited to bring you the 12th edition of the SRT Run -- and we're ready to rock and roll on race day!

The volunteer roster is filled out, and we've bolstered the leadership team with SRT veterans to ensure this is once again a smooth operation. Trail Conference volunteers have been out on the course making sure it's clear and marked and ready for you. The permitting process is complete, with nearly 20 insurance certificates issues to the various landowners and agencies who manage the patchwork of public and private lands through which the SRT wends its way. This year's winner's prizes -- traditional Navajo knives -- are on hand, ready for the first male, female, and non-binary in each division, as well as the oldest finisher, too ("old is cool").

But if you'd like to run, you better sign up soon -- we close registration five days before the race in order to prevent any last minute administrative issues. No exceptions.

And we're sorry to report that the 1/2 marathon is sold out. No exceptions here, either.

For more info and to register, visit https://www.runwildhv.org/srt

Also: we've got a final trail maintenance trip planned for this Sunday at High Point State Park to do some trimming near the start of the 70-miler and could use a couple of helpers. Please DM us if you'd like more info

08/30/2026

More great news for the Shawangunks.

https://www.chronogram.com/river-newsroom/trn_environment/osi-mt-cathalia-minnewaska-state-park/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUBD2xwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAGJyaWQRMXJ5dElMQ242RGRzV2RRUHZzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKTa5zA8orrHyuWaBJhMyhKTP9p9_03fVG_BGYEmblH3Ds9tpLPWdJg1tkqo_aem_w7ObZ62a0N0nn3p4xIWE0Q

The Open Space Institute has acquired the historic 440-acre Mt. Cathalia property in Ellenville for addition to Minnewaska State Park Preserve.

08/12/2026

Call for volunteers!

Hey everyone, with the race one month away, we're looking for a few more race day volunteers on Saturday September 12:
- chill at one of our luxuriously appointed checkpoints to track runners passing through (you don't have to feed them)

- help eat and serve pizza at the finish line

- sweep team members needed, on foot and on bicycle, to trail the back of the pack while maintaining radio contact with SAR teams for extraction (if needed)

- we'd love to have a marketing/PR expert posting race updates with pix and live action videos if you know how to do that (we don't)

Also, we're organizing some trail work outings to clean up parts of the trail in the southern sections (near Port Jervis)
- August 20 and September 6 are two possible dates

Also, if you're interested in trail work, the NYNJ Trail Conference is looking for volunteers to adopt sections of the SRT and help us take care of this race course/regional connector trail

If any of this sounds like fun, then post a comment or DM us and we'll get right back to you

And if you want to run in the race and maybe win a knife, SIGN UP NOW because we close registration a week before the race and don't be one of those people we have to disappoint cause we can't let you in last minute

https://www.runwildhv.org/srt

07/26/2026

This year, the winners' prizes are traditional bone-tipped knives crafted by Cybil Smith, who is a Navajo artisan.

We have twelve knives for the race.

For each division in the race, a knife will be presented to the first female, first male, and first non-binary athlete.

Additionally, for each division in the race, a knife will be presented to the oldest finisher.

For more information on the race visit https://www.runwildhv.org/srt

To see what the competition looks like, go to our UltraSignup page list of entrants
https://ultrasignup.com/m_entrants_event.aspx?did=130108

Reminder: early registration discounts expire on July 31 and prices go up August 1

See you in September!

06/08/2026

Last night Zack had to hunker down during a 🌩️ storm but now the Gunks are behind him. Shown here on 209 heading out on Lundy Road with Scott as pacer and his wife Elizabeth crew chief

determined, steady, moving

Go Zack