FLRC Trail Circuit

The FLRC Trail Circuit offers something for everyone. Long or short, hilly or flat, gorges or lake views, spring, summer, or fall—the choice is yours! For best results, run them all, recover, and then repeat annually.

How It Works

For each race, every runner gets a score determined by dividing the winning time by their time, then multiplying by 100. So the winner gets 100 points, and everyone else gets a score under 100.

• Pebblehead: The Pebblehead rankings are based on each runner’s top three races, and the Pebblehead awards are usually won by runners who have won or placed high in three races—Pebbleheads are our speedsters. Awards are given to the top man and woman.
• Stonehead: For the Stonehead rankings, all qualifying races count, and scores are tallied cumulatively. The more races in the circuit you run, the more points you garner. Stoneheads may not be the fastest, but they’re our quintessential trail runners, grinding out solid race after solid race. Awards are given to the top man and woman.
• Boulderhead: The Boulderhead rankings use a simpler scoring system—1 mile equals 1 point, regardless of finishing place. The runner—and there’s only one—who notches the most miles wins. Run the longest distance in each of our trail races and you’ll hit 150 miles.

Results appear on the Trail Circuit leaderboard right after the race.

2022 Races

2021 Rankings and Winners

Congratulations to the 2021 winners! For the full rankings in each category, click the headings below or check out the 2021 Trail Circuit leaderboard.

• Pebblehead (F): Ellie Pell — 296.36 points
• Pebblehead (M): Adam Pacheck — 300.00 points
• Stonehead (F): Sarah Ridenour — 453.1 points
• Stonehead (M): Gerrit Van Loon — 558.4 points
• Boulderhead: Gerrit Van Loon — 137.5 miles

Pictured above: 2019 awards. Big thanks to Steve Supron and Michael Xiao of Rev, Ithaca’s business incubator, who put in hours of work helping us create 2019’s awards on Rev’s Glowforge laser engraver.

List of Winners 1997 – Present:

# Won Pebblehead by tiebreaker  |  * Overall Boulderhead winner  |  ** Tie

Note that Boulderhead only awards the overall winner and was not part of the series prior to 2007.

Races that were previously included in the circuit:

• Tanglefoot Trail Race (removed in 2019)
• Highland Forest 1-2-3 (removed in 2017)
• Finger Lakes Snowshoe Race (last run in 2008)
• Empire Haven Clover Leaf 4.8 mi or 16.8 mi (last run in 2005)
• Mountain Madness (last run in 2010)