The Blue 2 Blue Challenge

Event overview

The Blue 2 Blue Challenge is listed as a 50K trail event in New Haven, Connecticut, with an out-and-back course starting at West Rock Playground. Registration is managed by a waitlist and entry is contingent on the organizer vetting prior race results; the organizer requires a recent qualifying trail 50k or a comparable technical race within the previous 12 months.

Course

The route follows blue-blazed trails, linking the Regicides Trail (West Rock) and the Quinnipiac Trail. The course includes rocky, technical sections, climbs such as High Rock and Mt. Sanford (around mile 12), and a turnaround near Cornwall Avenue in Prospect (approximately mile 16.4). The finish is reported at Amrhyn Field at about mile 32.8. Total climbing is stated as about 6,350 feet. The organizer describes the course as "graduate level" and emphasizes technical terrain.

Aid, rules and logistics

Aid stations are listed at about miles 4, 8.1, 11.5, 16.4 (drop bag), 21, 24.5 and 28.5; water-only stations are indicated at miles 4 and 28.5. One drop bag will be shuttled to the turnaround and should be compact. The event enforces a strict 10-hour overall cutoff, specific intermediate cutoffs (reach mile 16 in 4.5 hours and mile 24 in 7 hours), and prohibits pacers and crews; receiving unauthorized aid can result in disqualification. Hoodies and trucker hats are noted as available items. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.