The Cross-Connecticut Run for Mental Health Awareness

Race completed

90 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

4.5 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 90 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 4.5 as a floor, not a verdict.

41.9915° N, 72.7014° W© OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~15 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (56mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, September

Daytime high 24°C

Night low 12°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 12 h 41 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 159 m. Not a forecast.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

By UltraHub Expert

Gear for this race

Chosen for 90 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes90 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition90 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration VestsFlask capacity for 90 km, without the bounce.
Headlamps90 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS WatchesBattery life first — a 90 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

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