MOUNTAIN BIKE AND TRAIL RUNNING WEEKLY RACE SERIES
Related: CYCLOCROSS SERIES & DUAL SLALOM
2025 Weekly Mountain Bike & Trail Running Race Series
Join us this year and be part of the longest-running Weekly Race Series in the country! The weekly races at Catamount OFC have a rich history and provide a fun, relaxed atmosphere for everyone. Whether you’re new to racing or a seasoned pro, you won’t want to miss the excitement at Catamount!
Our mission is to promote family and community wellbeing through activity and education in the Catamount Community Forest which is why our race series is participation-based. At the end of the season, we award sponsor prizes based to the folks with the highest participation counts of the summer. While winning is exciting, we focus on personal bests and meaningful connections!
As in previous years, we’ll be hosting our Tuesday evening Trail Running Series and Wednesday evening MTB Series from mid-May through early September. The weekly in-person races will kick off at 6:00 PM sharp.
Check out the Race Series FAQs and Race Course Descriptions below for all the details. We can’t wait to see you there!
Current Race Course:
Coming soon
Trailforks.com
Virtual Submission Links
Registration options for 2025
Register for the full 17 weeks of the MTB or Trail Running series!
Anticipated start dates: May 13th (TR) & 14th (MTB)
Anticipated end dates and celebrations: September 2nd (TR) and 3rd (MTB)
Day of registration is available at Catamount’s Hub between 4:30pm and 5:45pm each race night.
This option has a higher rate due to the fast turn around and staff time needed to support this registration option.
$25: Adult
$20: Youth/Student
2025 In-Person, Virtual, and Choice Series Options: We have decided to remove the fully virtual race series option for 2025 due to low participation. Understanding that the choice format provides more flexibility for our community, we are now offering a fully “Choice” format for our race series. This means you’re welcome to race with us in person every week. However, if you can’t make it or if the weather isn’t ideal on race night, you can still participate by racing on another day during the week and submitted your results online.
Please note that non-members will need to purchase a day or annual membership to race on a non-race night.
We hope this new format works better for everyone and allows for even more opportunities to race!
Cancellation Policy: Catamount OFC’s weekly race series registration is non-refundable at the time of purchase. Once your registration is submitted and payment is processed, it cannot be refunded under any circumstances. We understand that unforeseen situations can arise, but we are unable to offer refunds due to the planning and resources dedicated to each race. Under certain circumstances, your race series entry can be transferred to another person if you are unable to participate. Please contact us in advance to arrange a transfer. Thank you for understanding and for supporting our race series!
| 17 Week Race Series Types | 17 Week Race Series Rates |
|---|---|
| Adult MTB or Trail Running Series | $150 |
| Adult Both Series | $220 |
| Youth/Student MTB or Trail Running Series | $100 |
| Youth/Student Both Series | $150 |
| Family MTB or Trail Running Series | $230 |
| Family Both Series | $400 |
The Race Courses
The race course for each week will be announced Sunday night at the top of this webpage. You may also check our social media and ‘The Hub’ in the parking lot for weekly race course information. Runners can choose between a 2.5k “Half Lap” course or a 5k (with 10k options on the first Tuesday of each month) for the season. Bikers can choose between a 2.5k “Half Lap” or one to four 5k laps. Distances are approximate and may vary each year based on the course.
2025 courses will be announced this Spring!
2024 Black Arrows on White Squares
The Goose Hill race course is always a fan favorite for Catamount’s weekly running series. This year the course will start heading west towards Farm Road and Applesauce trails. A trip around the Garden field gives racers full views of the Greens, Adirondacks, and the Lake. Then it’s into the woods for a quick uphill on Monster Berms followed by all of Shovelhead. Catch your breath on Black Bridge and Bobolink fields before climbing the grassy hill and descending the open field into the finish area.
1/2 Lap cuts left before going into Elliots Oaks down Sumac
2024 Red Arrows on Black Squares
Red on Black course will take racers all the way to the forgotten Cow Path and back for 5km laps across some of Catamounts drier and smoother trails. After a lap around Elbow racers will go down Woodstrace road to Porcupine turnoff. Then working back towards Hawk and Moose Poop using the gravel Sandmans trail. The tough climb up Rock Ridge will be rewarded with a fun and turny decent down Newts and Twister. From there the course heads up to Fred and Ethel on its way to Night and then the finish back in the event field.
1/2 Lap will cut from Porcupine up Rock Ridge to Newts
2024 Yellow Arrows on Green Squares
The Lookout course is always a tough ride that rewards the long climb up Bear Run with an equally long descent down Pops and Trout Lily. The course this year heads from the firepit start area straight towards Gravy Train and then all the way around Slalom before the Bear Run climb. This course has a lot of single track, so pass when you can and be polite.
1/2 lap cut off is the top of Power lines over to start of Trout Lily
2024 Race Series Sponsors
Check out our FAQ’s and Course Descriptions below for more information.
Attendance credit is earned for both in-person and virtual races. You will NOT get 2x credit if you race in person and virtual. Make sure you see your name in the results posted each week and you will know that you received credit. If you do not see your name in the results for a week you raced, email members@catamountoutdoor.org
Tuesday Trail Running start times are:
- 6:00 Half Lap race
- 6:05 Cubbies (~5 yrs and under)
- 6:15 5k (10k option will also start at this time on the 1st Tuesday of each month)
Wednesday MTB start times are:
- 6:00 1 lap
- 6:03 Half Lap
- 6:05 Cubbies (~5 yrs and under)
- 6:15 2 lap
- 6:27 4 lap
- 6:30 3 lap
Yes! We will run 10K races on the 1st Tuesdays of each month.
Everyone who has registered for the full race series will be given a racer packet and assigned a race number for the whole series. These are typically ready for pick up the second week of May.
For all single night race entries, please stop by the Hub to get your number each race night before 5:45pm. If you arrive after 5:45pm, your number will ether be waiting at the Hub for you or with our Race Director at the start line. You will be issued a new number each week if you do multiple single night entires.
If you want to avoid potential lines on race night, you can stop at the Hub at Catamount, during business hours, to pick it up ahead of time.
Come to the Hub and/or email members@catamountoutdoor.org to let us know. We will give you new or temporary number to wear and update our timing system. It is critical you use the correct race number for the timing system and race results.
People will not be allowed to race without a number as this negatively impacts our timing and results.
Yes, we will post race results each week. We are using a timing system called Webscorer, and in person results will be posted to the Catamount page at Webscorer.com. Virtual and in person will have separate race results on the Catamount Race Series page.
Please contact members@catamountoutdoor.org with any result correction requests. Please note that we will only change your results. If you notice an issue with another persons results, they must reach out to us directly.
COFC uses the Weather Underground Hourly Forecast to make weather-related decisions. If the forecast is showing a 60% chance (or higher) for thunderstorms between 5:30-7:30pm, we will cancel the race for that evening. We will make cancellation decisions between 4pm and 5pm the day of the race, and will announce it on our Facebook page and instagram story.
Should thunder occur while you are waiting for the race to start or while the race is underway, we kindly ask that you return to to your vehicle for everyone’s safety.
When racing on a non-race night, you can choose the timing app that works best for you! Some of the more popular ones include: Strava, RunKeeper, Endomondo, GoogleFit and MapMyFitness.
- You can find the Virtual Submission link on our race series page.
- Each week we will announce the course late Sunday afternoon
- Virtual results must be entered by 12pm on Friday
- We will post results!
Adult, Youth/Student, and Family race series options are available for 2025. This means you can race in person with us every week. If you can’t make it or we have to cancel the in-person race, you have the option to make up the race on your own another day that week and submit your results virtually to us. Racing both virtual and in-person in one week with NOT double your participation points.