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2009 Results:
 10 Miles       5.3 Miles 

6th Annual GFRC Busa Bushwhack Trail Race
10.0 and 5.3 Mile Course 
Sunday, October 31, 2010 – Save the Date.
Thank you runners, sponsors and volunteers

for supporting us in 2009!



 Rich Busa turns 80 on October 30th and we're going to celebrate on race day - please join us for the festivities!

Here's a recent Worcester Telegram article about Rich and the race
Here's another article from the Nashua Telegraph
And another article from the Marlborough Enterprise
 An interview with Rich!  

 

   Run honors the venerable Rich Busa - 
trail runner extraordinaire!

Timing by Team GFRC; results to be posted at Coolrunning.com

Listed in the WMAC Grand Tree Trail Race Series & the Eastern New England Trail Race Series
 We encourage you to register online at no added cost!  
 or please use this mail-in application

 Entry Fee:  $10 if received or registered on-line by Friday, October 30
Register on Race day for $15 beginning at 8:00am  
 Entry fee is non-refundable
Entry fee waived for Trail Series Race Directors with mail in application.

Location:  Trails in Callahan State Park (DCR).  Park and start at Brophy School, 575 Pleasant Street (Route 30), Framingham, MA  01701. Please carpool as parking is limited. In turn, save gas and enjoy the company.

Course Description:  Natural trails (rocks & roots) of Callahan State Park (DCR).  The 5.3 miler is a flat and double-track course with one steep hill; the additional 4.7 miles for the 10.0 miler has four additional hills with both double and single track trails.  Enjoy your trail run and please be careful not to leave litter behind!

Course Maps:  10 mile and 5.3 mile
Amenities: Use of school bathrooms & lots of good post-race food indoors at the school.Water stops on the course,  but we recommend that you be self supporting.
 
Running Gloves: Busa Bushwhack/Performance Health Running Gloves while they last. 

Valuable Prizes:  For 1st place overall male/female finishers and 1st male/female finishers age 65+ in both races.  No duplicates.

Log Trophy Awards:  For 1st place overall male/female finishers and 1st place male/female finishers age 19 & under and each subsequent 10-year age group in both races.  No duplicates.


Directions: From Route 9 in Framingham, take Temple Street North (near Gulf Gas Station).  Go to the end of Temple Street and take a left onto Pleasant Street (Route 30).  Brophy School is about 1/2 mile down the road on the right after Hickey Drive.  Or, Check out Google Maps for directions.   Questions, please email Run Director:
barry[at]gfrcrun.org   

 Safety Restrictions: Headphones, ear buds, mp3 players, I pods, strollers, bicycles and pets not allowed in the race.