Ultimate Award

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 (bike/run, swim/run, swim/bike) or triathlon (swim/bike/run), of any distance

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, MA (Ending in 2025)

• New Bedford Half Marathon (March) – 13.1 Miles, New Bedford, MA (New for 2026)

• Frank Nealon Boston Tune-Up (March) – 9.3 miles, Upton, MA

• Run Through The Pines (April) – 13.1 miles, Carver MA

• Pack Monadnock 10-Miler (May) – 10 miles; Wilton, NH

• Watuppa Trail Races (May) – 30K or 50K, Fall River, RI

  • 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 (Ending in 2025)

• Run to the Rock 1/2 (September) – 13.1 miles; Marshfield, 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 miles; Monson, MA

• South Shore Half-Marathon (November) – 13.1 miles; Hingham, MA (New for 2026)

• Tough Ten Mile Turkey Trot (November) – 10 miles; Marlboro, MA

• Nooseneck 18K (December) – 11.18 miles; West Greenwich, RI (New for 2026)