Trot in the Trees 5k Trail Race and Fun Run

About the Event

Trot In The Trees 2026:
Registration is Now Open!! The Oyster River Youth Association, Durham Parks & Recreation and Madbury Recreation Commission have teamed up again for the 6th Trot in the Trees 5K Trail Race and 1 mile Fun Run. The race will be held on Sunday Oct.4th, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. at Tibbetts Field in Madbury, NH. The trail will wind through local trails surrounding Tibbetts Field, including a 2-mile loop through Powder Major Forest, giving participants a great fall experience. Runners will have to negotiate natural terrain, roots, mud, plenty of fall leaves and the “hay-bale hurdle” to finish the race! The 1-mile Fun Run course will test our younger participants giving them a real trail running experience.

Here For The Community:
In light of the recent Long Family tragedy, we will be donating a portion of this year’s race proceeds to the remaining Long family member through the GoFundMe page that has been established by the Friends of The Long Family and supported by the Lee Fire Department's collection efforts and many others.

Register for the Trot:
You can pre-register for the race or register in-person between 9:00-9:45am the morning of the race to participate. Race shirts will be given to our first 75 5K registrants. We look forward to seeing you on the course!!

Thank you!

Rachel Gasowski

Park & Recreation Director

Town of Durham

(603) 817-4074

durhamrec.recdesk.com

Races Offered

Fun Run

Oct 04, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$20.00

5k Trail Run

Oct 04, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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10:30

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$25.00

ORYA Cross Country

Oct 04, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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10:30

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Madbury.

thermostat Temperature

7.9° / 17.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

5.0° / 14.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 18m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.4 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

73.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:58

nightlight Sunset

17:59

About Madbury

Learn more about the host city, Madbury.

Madbury is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,918 at the 2020 census.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Trot in the Trees 5k Trail Race and Fun Run.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Davio DeLuca	M	21	Nottingham, NH	17:55.3
🥈	Fergus Cullen	M	47	Dover, NH	18:34.4
🥉	Keane Swiesz	M	14	Durham, NH	19:30.5
4	Mitchell Norris	M	18	Portsmouth, NH	19:41.5
5	Michael Wernig	M	20	Gilford, NH	19:53.2
6	Theo Fleischer	M	15	Durham, NH	21:12.7
7	Jake Pleadwell	M	26	Dover, NH	21:56.5
8	Will Cashman	M	35	Durham, NH	22:12.3
9	Jeremy Gill	M	49	Candia, NH	23:04.9
10	Kevin Ebaugh	M	31	Dover, NH	23:16.3
11	Owen Perra	M	14	Barrington, NH	24:52.5
12	Anne Lightbody	F	42	Durham, NH	25:14.3
13	Dominick LaCoste	M	36	Durham, NH	25:15.1
14	Paul Laird	M	36	Lee, NH	25:15.5
15	N. Lane	M	12	Eliot, ME	25:25.3
16	Christopher Knaver	M	—	Merrimack, NH	25:27
17	Angela Monahan	F	36	Lee, NH	25:27.6
18	H. Peters	F	8	Portsmouth, NH	25:46.8
19	Aaron Peters	M	45	Portsmouth, NH	25:47.8
20	Jonathan Cheyne	M	33	Durham, NH	25:56.5
21	STEVEN SPIEGEL	M	36	Ashland, MA	26:12
22	John Pierce	M	41	Durham, NH	26:18.6
23	Beth Janelle	F	30	Madbury, NH	26:30.5
24	Jesse Simonin	M	42	Lee, NH	26:40
25	Melissa Veroneau	F	38	Lee, NH	27:11.9
26	Erik Johnson	M	39	Lee, NH	27:31.2
27	Stephen Tall	M	57	Lee, NH	27:36.4
28	Katie Fanning	F	24	Epping, NH	27:50.8
29	Benjamin Hedges	M	32	Hopkinton, MA	27:55.7
30	J. Howey-Clark	M	8	Durham, NH	27:59.9
31	Brian Gallagher	M	69	Rochester, NH	28:07.6
32	Michael Penney	M	69	Durham, NH	28:12.7
33	C. Jumper	M	9	Durham, NH	28:49.4
34	Jason Shattuck	M	38	Durham, NH	29:48
35	Rosa Bailey	F	19	Plymouth, NH	29:51.4
36	Gordon Davenport	M	38	Madbury, NH	29:51.7
37	Sammy Hale	M	14	Durham, NH	29:52.5
38	Justin Trudell	M	37	Durham, NH	29:52.8
39	S. Trudell	M	8	Durham, NH	29:52.8
40	M. Rogers	M	9	Madbury, NH	29:59.6
41	A. Arp	F	9	Greenland, NH	30:04.3
42	A. Goldsmith	M	9	Durham, NH	30:06.8
43	David Goldsmith	M	44	Durham, NH	30:07.1
44	Derek Bourgoine	M	49	York, ME	30:09.1
45	Molly Steele	F	42	Durham, NH	30:11.7
46	Kelly Arp	F	42	Greenland, NH	30:14.4
47	Scott Gordon	M	48	Dover, NH	30:19
48	M. Gordon	F	12	Dover, NH	30:19.3
49	Jennifer Martell	F	30	Hopkinton, MA	30:25
50	Steve Andersen	M	39	Madbury, NH	30:38.1