22nd Annual GFRC Busa Bushwhack Trail Races

About the Event

Location: Park, start, and finish at Brophy Elementary School, 575 Pleasant Street (Route 30), Framingham MA 01701 .
Please carpool if you can.

Check-In: Begins at 7:30 AM and closes at 8:45 AM. Registration closes at midnight the prior day. Sorry, no race day registrations.

Course Description: The natural trails (some hills, some rocks, & some roots) of Callahan State Park. The first 0.3 and last 0.6 mile of each race is on the road with a finish back at Brophy Elementary.

Safety Restrictions: Sorry but pets are not allowed on the race course. Headphones and Air Pods are discouraged.

Race Amenities: Indoor pre- and post-race festivities and use of facilities. Well-marked course with mile markers. There is one water stop on the 5.3 mile course and two water stops on the 10 mile course. See maps for locations.

Commemorative Gift: TBD - We will update soon

Awards: Log Trophy Awards for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place overall male and female finishers. Also, 1st place finisher log trophy awards for male and female age groups: 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80+. (No duplicate age group awards for the overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.)

For more information plus past results and photos, visit the Busa Bushwhack page at GFRCrun.org

Races Offered

10 Mile Trail Race

Nov 15, 2026

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Distance — 10 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$25.00

5.3 Mile Trail Race

Nov 15, 2026

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Distance — 5.3 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Framingham.

thermostat Temperature

1.7° / 10.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

-2.8° / 5.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 7m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

13.1 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

68.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:36

nightlight Sunset

17:24

About Framingham

Learn more about the host city, Framingham.

Framingham is a suburban city in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, with a population of more than 72,000 (2020). This former blue-collar manufacturing town is now a sprawling western suburb of Boston, known for its high density of white-collar technology and business professionals, as well as an ethnically diverse population.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of 22nd Annual GFRC Busa Bushwhack Trail Races.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Daniel Kurczy	M	22	Boston, MA	1:08:03.54
🥈	Milo Wilk	M	18	Boston, MA	1:08:24.46
🥉	Samuel Cohen	M	29	Cambridge, MA	1:08:32.58
4	Steve Brightman	M	56	Providence, RI	1:09:12.44
5	Patrick Daly	M	35	Easton, MA	1:09:50.84
6	Jared Nussbaum	M	27	Medford, MA	1:11:04.45
7	Evan Clifford	M	21	Boston, MA	1:11:17.26
8	nathan huppe	M	45	Dover, NH	1:12:28.89
9	Brian Kalwat	M	19	Boston, MA	1:13:06.84
10	Stephen Freiberg	M	34	Winchester, MA	1:14:57.85
11	Erik Kotsopoulos	M	40	Boston, MA	1:15:20.75
12	Kenichi Gomi	M	21	Boston, MA	1:15:44.08
13	Josh Detellis	M	36	FraminghamFramingham, MA	1:16:16.99
14	Matt Betten	M	34	Marlborough, MA	1:17:59.11
15	Ron Iacovelli	M	57	Marlborough, MA	1:18:34.11
16	William Paget	M	43	Arlington, MA	1:18:51.82
17	Bryan Brunelli	M	38	Marlborough, MA	1:19:31.13
18	Nick Crowley	M	41	Boston, MA	1:20:19.73
19	Jordan Farrell	M	36	Natick, MA	1:20:22.99
20	Conor Licklider	M	20	Boston, MA	1:20:41.5
21	Matthew Devlin	M	30	Framingham, MA	1:21:00.12
22	Cody Clifford	M	24	Boston, MA	1:21:04.84
23	Andrew Walther	M	30	Natick, MA	1:22:44.98
24	Laurindo Estevao	M	48	Leominster, MA	1:23:04.1
25	Alex Zambrowski	M	21	Boston, MA	1:23:23.76
26	Johanna Zawada	F	21	Boston, MA	1:24:03.12
27	Miguel Murrieta	M	42	Millis, MA	1:24:56.88
28	Zakarias Gomes	M	38	Framingham, MA	1:28:06.38
29	James Smith	M	60	Newton Center, MA	1:29:16.13
30	DAVID MITCHELL	M	53	Belmont, MA	1:31:59.73
31	Ryan Devlin	M	34	West Roxbury, MA	1:32:15.37
32	Carolyn Wisnowski	F	40	Shirley, MA	1:32:40.35
33	Paul Fillion	M	60	Marlborough, MA	1:34:24.53
34	Michael Moran	M	43	Natick, MA	1:34:47.41
35	Mitch McVey	M	53	Lexington, MA	1:36:08.06
36	Sadie Beres	F	19	Boston, MA	1:36:16.36
37	Annie Shea	F	23	Boston, MA	1:36:28.61
38	Zsolt Kalmar	M	55	Framingham, MA	1:36:53.76
39	Nia Quinn	F	21	Boston, MA	1:37:00.66
40	Charlotte Madden	F	18	Boston, MA	1:37:01.08
41	Sarah Lynch	F	47	Arlington, MA	1:37:12.27
42	Shay Begleiter	M	49	Newton Center, MA	1:37:24.26
43	Olga Kuznetsova	F	39	Brookline, MA	1:37:35.82
44	Lisa Maciorakowski	F	49	Sudbury, MA	1:38:05.91
45	Chrystal Thibedau	F	47	Ellington, CT	1:38:25.26
46	Jonathan Meltzer	M	62	Hopkinton, MA	1:38:33.37
47	Emma Drumm	F	20	Boston, MA	1:38:48.38
48	Kate Bevec	F	21	Boston, MA	1:38:48.98
49	Ryan Strawbridge	M	21	Boston, MA	1:38:49.1
50	Natali Lindenmeyer	F	19	Boston, MA	1:38:49.83

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Tim Milich	M	20	Boston, MA	35:08.96
🥈	Jeremiah Payeur	M	21	Boston, MA	35:09.08
🥉	Daniel Gorelik	M	28	Cambridge, MA	36:01.24
4	Phin McGovern	M	34	Framingham, MA	36:56.88
5	Alexander M Grabau	M	48	Framingham, MA	38:54.86
6	Christian Zarka	M	24	Derry, NH	39:09.92
7	Laura Petrillo	F	43	Newton Center, MA	39:14.17
8	Andrew Burnett	M	54	Hudson, MA	39:43.46
9	Joseph Meuse	M	32	Franklin, MA	39:56.57
10	Mark Burr	M	32	East Weymouth, MA	40:15.31
11	Nicole Terry	F	32	Framingham, MA	41:30.29
12	Laura Betten	F	33	Marlborough, MA	41:52.38
13	Christine Crowley	F	58	Wellesley, MA	42:27.87
14	Gonzalo Gonzalez Abad	M	46	Wellesley, MA	42:43.83
15	Scott Pettingell	M	44	Framingham, MA	43:02.2
16	Nathan Busa	M	48	West NewtonNewton, MA	43:25.57
17	Patrick Medek	M	22	Boston, MA	44:09.55
18	Stephen Sullivan	M	60	Uxbridge, MA	44:27.42
19	Benjamin Atchison	M	44	Wayland, MA	45:10.07
20	Siddharth Nizamuddin	M	27	Newton, MA	45:27.73
21	Andrew Messinger	M	40	West Roxbury, MA	45:51.58
22	A.J. Fedor	M	61	Grafton, MA	45:59.8
23	Eliza Mauhs-Pugh	F	31	Marlborough, MA	46:18.51
24	Tom Akie	M	41	Northborough, MA	46:24.4
25	Ben Uhl	M	32	Marlborough, MA	46:31.06
26	Sergei Bobronnikov	M	58	Wayland, MA	46:51.82
27	Prentice Zinn	M	61	Jamaica Plain, MA	47:23.28
28	Samuel Streisand	M	36	Marlborough, MA	47:42.36
29	Alex Crystal	M	25	Somerville, MA	48:00.8
30	Jacob Vigran	M	26	Somerville, MA	48:00.92
31	Rafael Rivera	M	42	Cambridge, MA	48:12.78
32	Cristiane Pepper	F	48	Marlborough, MA	48:18.16
33	Kevin Desmarais	M	52	Framingham, MA	48:21.09
34	Helen Tretiak	F	46	Framingham, MA	49:11.41
35	Karolyn Welch	F	59	Framingham, MA	49:27.34
36	Scott Christensen	M	50	Framingham, MA	50:00.1
37	Andrew Fotos	M	35	Framingham, MA	50:26.49
38	Marques Lipton	M	43	Framingham, MA	50:33.16
39	Molly Pistrang-Gomes	F	35	Framingham, MA	51:15.06
40	Julie Kujawski	F	44	Hudson, MA	51:23.66
41	Lizzy Cahill	F	43	Wellesley, MA	51:49.35
42	Rob Daly	M	68	Ashland, MA	52:11.51
43	Cody Kennedy	M	26	Millbury, MA	52:39.55
44	Jeff Ganz	M	59	Arlington, MA	52:45.16
45	Greg Gowaski	M	56	Marlborough, MA	53:01.03
46	Dave Hojlo	M	63	Wayland, MA	53:22.54
47	Sudhanshu Raj	M	43	Westborough, MA	53:25.58
48	Matthew Shapiro	M	53	Chelmsford, MA	53:38.13
49	Christina Slitt	F	46	Ashland, MA	53:48.66
50	Gillian Magni	F	43	West Newton, MA	53:54.11