To qualify for the Ultimate Award, you must meet the following qualifications:
Qualify for Iron Runner
Complete two races of marathon distance (26.2 miles) or longer
Complete either a duathlon or triathlon
Complete any four of the following Challenge Races:
- Derry Boston Prep 16-Miler (January) – 16 miles; Derry, NH
- Martha’s Vineyard 20-Mi. (February) – 20 mi; Vineyard Haven, MA
- Stu’s 30K (March) – 18.6 miles, Clinton, M
- Frank Nealon Boston Tune-Up (March) – 9.3 miles, Upton, MA
- Run Through The Pines (April) – 13.1 miles, Carver MA (New race for 2024)
- Pack Mondanock 10-Miler (May) – 10 miles; Wilton, NH
- Watuppa Trail Races (May) – 30K or 50K, Fall River, RI (New race for 2024)
- Completion of the 50K event can be counted towards fulfilling either the Challenge Races requirement or the “two races of marathon distance or longer” requirement, but not both.
- Yankee Homecoming (July) – 10 miles; Newburyport, MA
- John and Jessie Kelley Half Marathon Road Race Ocean Beach (August) – 13.1 mi. New London, CT
- New Hampshire 10-Miler (August) – 10 miles; Auburn, NH
- Run to the Rock 1/2 (September) – 13.1 miles; Plymouth, MA
- Around Cape Ann 1/2 Marathon (October) – 13.1 miles; Gloucester, MA
- Busa Bushwack (October) – 10 miles; Framingham, MA
- Monson Memorial Classic 1/2 (November) – 13.1 mi; Monson, MA
- Tough Ten Mile Turkey Trot (November) – 10 miles; Marlboro, MA